DNAC Activation and Assurance (DNACAA) - Lab Topology

 

Lab Topology

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