Course Overview
This course is designed for network operators who are responsible for Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) operations using Nuage Networks Virtualized Network Services (VNS). The course provides hands-on operations experience with Nuage VNS including troubleshooting and log file management.
Prerequisites
- IP networking experience is essential
- Experience with Linux and MPLS VPN services is helpful
- Experience with Nuage Networks VSP is helpful
Credit Toward Certification
Sample Courseware
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Self-paced learning
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Course Objectives
After completing the course, students should be able to:
- Describe Nuage Networks VNS, and the function of each of its components, including the Virtualized Services Directory (VSD), Virtualized Services Controller (VSC) and Network Services Gateway NSG)
- List the different networks in a VNS-managed system (management, underlay, and overlay), and their roles
- Describe IP reachability requirements between VNS elements over the management, underlay, and overlay networks
- List the protocols used by different network elements (XMPP, OpenFlow, BGP), and test that the proper sessions have been established
- Configure statistics collection and threshold crossing alerts
- Use system tools and log files to troubleshoot and correct issues affecting the operation of a VSP-managed datacenter
- Access the VSD and retrieve information using the REST API
- Backup and restore the VSD database
Course Modules
Module 1 – Nuage Networks Product Portfolio Introduction
- Nuage Networks Product Portfolio
- Virtualized Services Directory (VSD)
- Virtualized Services Controller (VSC)
- Network Services Gateway (NSG)
- NSG deployment
- NSG Border Router and Underlay Border Router (BR/UBR)
Module 2 – Management Network Maintenance
- Management network concepts
- Configuration of management interfaces
- NSG management
- XMPP session requirements
- XMPP session encryption
Module 3 – Underlay Network Maintenance
- Underlay network concepts
- OpenFlow session requirements
- BGP session requirements
- NSG and VSC BGP Verification
- NSG control security
- NSG Underlay Connectivity Tests
Module 4 – Overlay Network Maintenance
- Overlay network concepts
- VXLAN transport tunnels
- Backhaul VPLS
- NAT Traversal
- NSG DHCP
Module 5 – Statistics Collection and AAR
- Statistic collection rules
- Flow logging per ACL entry
- Virtualized Security Services (VSS) Analytics
- Application Aware Routing (AAR)
- Application Signature Library Updates
Module 6 – Troubleshooting Tools
- VSD Monit Service Manager
- VSD Monitoring Console
- VSD Alarms
- VSD and NSG Logs
- Logs for SR-OS-Based Components
- Accessing the VSD using REST APIs
- VSP Software Programming Kit (VSPK)
- Traffic Mirroring
- Overlay Syslog and Overlay OAM Tools
Module 7 – Backup and Restore Procedures
- Backup and restore of the VSD database
Class Schedule and Registration
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