This is a 4-day instructor led workshop aimed at Cisco partners and customers who are/have deployed Cisco DNA / Catalyst Center. This class will help enable Cisco DNA / Catalyst Center adoption in a brownfield environment utilizing Assurance as a feature to manage and troubleshooting both a wired and wireless environment, followed by migrating to Software Defined Access for both Wired and Wireless.

This workshop will be a mix of theory (30%) and labs (70%) and is aimed at a technical audience. Theory based on latest version of DNA – continually updated content to reflect the latest version of the product.

The DNACAA course is part of Cisco Black Belt Academy Aligned Content. It belongs to the stage: EN - Cisco DNA Deployment Stage 2.

Labs

Lab Topology includes;

Physical DNA 2.3.7.6 (subject to change, as we update continue to update DNA / Catalyst Center)
2 x Physical 9300 Switches
vISE
v9800 Controller
vRouter
AD Server
Management PC
Wired Client
Wireless Client
Lab 1: Configure Catalyst Center Design

Task 1: Configure the Core Switch
Task 2: Examine the Catalyst Center
Task 3: Verify Network Devices Configuration
Task 4: Create Sites and Buildings in the Catalyst Center
Task 5: Configure Network Settings
Task 5: Discover Network Devices
Task 7: Manually add other devices to the DNA Center
Task 8: Add Devices to Sites
Lab 2: Automate Network Using Catalyst Center

Task 1: Configure PnP
Task 2: DayN Templates
Task 3: Use the Command Runner
Lab 3: Policy Application

Task 1: Creating an Application Policy
Task 2: Security Advisories
Lab 4: Provision the WLC

Task 1: Creating Wireless SSIDs
Task 2: Wireless LAN Controller Provisioning
Task 3: Access the WLC to Verify Site Provisioning
Task 4: AP and Verifying client Connectivity
Task 5: Add Access Points to the Floor Map
Task 6: Wireless Validation
Lab 7 Troubleshooting Tools and Assurance

Task 1: Cisco Catalyst Center Assurance
Task 2: Troubleshooting Tools Catalyst Center
Task 3: Verify Devices
Task 4: Verify Tasks
Task 5: Reasoner
Task 8: Cisco Catalyst Center Assurance Health Scores Configuration
Task 9: Operational Insights (Optional using your pod)
AI Driven Data (Optional using your pod)
Device Health (Optional using your pod)
Task 10 Reports - PDF
Lab 6: Automate Network Using Catalyst Center

Task 1: Use the Catalyst Center LAN Automation
Task 2: Creating IP Pool
s Lab 7: ISE and Active Directory Integration

Task 1: Initial Login and Initial Message Management
Task 2: Configure Active Directory Integration
Task 3: Catalyst Center to ISE Integration
Task 4: AAA Server Integration
Task 5: Create and Manage Fabric
Task 6: Adding Devices to the Fabric
Task 7: Using the Catalyst Center Policy Application
Task 8: Apply a Layer-3 Contract
Task 9: Apply a Layer-4 Custom Contract
Lab 8: SD-Access Overlay

Task 1: Catalyst Center Host Onboarding
Task 2: Using VRF leaking
Task 3: ISE Policy configuration
Task 4: End Point Validation Configure the Windows supplicant
Lab 9: Provision the WLC to the SD-Access Fabric

Task 1: Creating Wireless SSIDs
Task 2: Wireless LAN Controller Provisioning
Task 3: Access the WLC to Verify Site Provisioning
Task 4: Adding the WLC to the Fabric
Task 5: Provision Wireless Fabric Host Onboarding
Task 6: Add the Access Points
Lab 10: Use Catalyst Center to Provision SSIDs

Task 1: Create a dedicated VN for CAMPUS 802.1X
Task 2: Wireless Validation
Task 3a: Verify IP Connectivity within a Virtual Network
Task 3b: Verify IP Connectivity within a Virtual Network
Task 3c: Employee and Contractor Validation
Lab 11: Create a dedicated VN for Guest Internet Access

Task 1: Create Guest WLAN
Task 2 Verify Wireless Configuration
Task 3: GUEST Route Leaking
Task 4: Wireless Validation
Lab 12: Catalyst Center – Exploration of Applications

Task 1: Enable and use Intelligent Capture
Task 2 AI Endpoint Analytics
Task 3: AI- Enhanced RRM
Task 4: Software Upgrade