Cisco - Designing and Implementing Enterprise Network Assurance ENNA

Duration

Duration:

Only 3 Days

Method

Method:

Classroom / Online / Hybrid

Next date

Next date:

24/6/2024 (Monday)

Overview

This accelerated Cisco Designing and Implementing Enterprise Network Assurance ENNA certification, validates your knowledge of: network assurance design and implementation including platforms and architecture data collection and implementation data analysis insights and alerts

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the Cisco exam, and achieve your Cisco Designing and Implementing Enterprise Network Assurance ENNA certification. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get certified at twice the speed of the traditional training and get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

 

Audience

This course is ideal for:

  • Network Administrators
  • System Engineers
  • Network Analysts
  • NOC Operators
  • IT Professionals

Benefits

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

  1. Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
  2. You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
  3. Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
  4. Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
  5. You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
  6. You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
  7. You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals
  • * For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
  • ** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

Curriculum

  • Module 1: Paltforms and Architecture 20%
  • Determine agent types, such as synthetic user agent, scripting agent, and local collection agent to meet network assurance and security requirements
  • Determine agent location to meet network assurance and security requirements
  • Describe active and passive monitoring (RFC 7276 and RFC 7799)
  • Describe ThousandEyes WAN Insights
  • Describe the integration between Cisco technologies, such as ThousandEyes, Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, Catalyst Center, Webex Control Hub, Meraki, and Endpoint Agent deployment through Secure Client
  • Describe setting a metric baseline
  • Select the integration type, such as API, alerting thresholds, open telemetry, and ITSM for the requested data
  • Select a Cisco network assurance platform based on business requirements, such as application communication, user experience, web, and events

 

  • Module 2: Data Collection Implementation 25%
  • Configure enterprise agent on application servers and network infrastructure devices, including dedicated devices
  • Describe endpoint agent deployment at scale across the enterprise on end-user devices (Windows, Mac, and Room OS)
  • Configure tests using tools, such as ThousandEyes and Meraki Insights
  • Network such as TCP/UDP, network characteristics, loss, jitter, and latency
  • DNS 2.3.c Voice
  • Web
  • Configure endpoint agent tests in ThousandEyes
  • Describe the purpose, implementation, and limitations of synthetic web tests
  • Implement common web authentication methods, such as basic, digest, bearer tokens, OAuth, SAML, and SSO when testing web applications

 

  • Module 3: Data Analysis 30%
  • Diagnose network issues, such as packet loss, congestion, routing, and jitter using collected data
  • Diagnose end-device network issues, such as issues with a default gateway, local network, DNS server, proxy, VPN gateway, wireless, and real-time streaming using collected data
  • Diagnose web application performance issues using collected data such as browser waterfalls
  • Identify security issues, such as DDoS attacks, DNS hijacking, BGP hijacking, and route leaking affecting network performance
  • Module 4: Insights and Alerts 25%
  • Configure alert rules based on network conditions, such as TCP protocol behavior, congestion, error counters, performance, throughput, state of BGP routing table, internet insights, MPLS, VPN, NetFlow, SNMP, and syslog
  • Configure alert rules that affect the end-user experience, such as CPU utilization, connectivity types (wired to wireless, Wi-Fi), browser behavior, and VPN
  • Select deliverables or metrics such as dashboard and alerts for IT operations, production support, app/dev teams, and executives
  • Validate alert configuration and functionality
  • Recommend optimization for network capacity planning, such as topology and configuration changes, and QoS based on data interpretation

     

 

The ENNA ILT course also now includes a total of 13 Discovery Labs:

1. Troubleshoot the Health of Network Devices (was missing)

2. Explore Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Assurance

3. Schedule a Test

4. Deploy Enterprise Agent

5. Configure Network, DNS, and Voice Tests 6. Configure Web Tests

7. Deploy and Configure an Endpoint Agent

8. Configure Account Administration

9. Examine Internet Insights 10. Configure Alerts

11. Build a Dashboard

12. Implementing Network Assurance with Cisco Meraki (was: Enable Alerts and Configure Monitoring and Reporting)

13. Examine Cisco Meraki Insight

Exam Track

At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered Certification Guarantee:

Cisco Designing and Implementing Enterprise Network Assurance ENNA 300-445 ENNA v1.0 Exam

  • Duration: 90 minutes
  • Format: Multiple-choice format tests your knowledge of network assurance design and implementation

 

What's Included

Your accelerated course includes:

  • Accommodation *
  • Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
  • On-site exams **
  • Exam vouchers **
  • Practice tests **
  • Certification Guarantee ***
  • Courseware
  • Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
  • 24-hour lab access
  • Digital courseware **
  • * For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
  • ** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
  • *** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Prerequisites

Before attending this accelerated course, you should have:

  • Basic understanding of network fundamentals
  • Basic understanding of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and Domain Name System (DNS) protocol
  • Basic familiarity with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
  • Basic familiarity with Cisco Catalyst Center
  • Basic familiarity with Cisco Meraki

Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites? Don’t worry. Your training consultant will discuss your background with you to understand if this course is right for you.

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