Course Overview

The Versa Networks secure SD-WAN Practitioner (VSDP) is a self-paced, online-delivered course that provides foundational information on SD-WAN evolution and how  Versa Secure SD-WAN provides robust, flexible, and scalable SD-WAN capabilities. The course teaches SD-WAN fundamentals such as overlay and underlay concepts, and then builds upon those fundamentals by describing how the Versa Networks components Versa Director, Versa Analytics, Versa Controller (based on Versa Operating System VOS), and VOS CPE devices are used to configure, monitor, manage, and deploy a complete SD-WAN environment.

The course content is presented in step-by-step video format that resembles and instructor-led course, with voice-over narration of the concepts in the course.

Course Objectives:

• Review SD-WAN concepts
• High level overview of the Versa Networks head-end components
• Versa Director User Interface
• Configuring and deploying devices using templates and workflows
• Configuring routing protocols and policies
• Configuring basic services using service templates

Target Audience

Engineers that are new Versa Networks; Engineers and architects that configure, deploy, and manage Versa Networks SD-WAN. Individuals that are learning SD-WAN concepts.

Course subscription validity : 1 Year

Course Content:

PART-I : WAN, SD-WAN CONCEPTS AND VERSA SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW

PART-II : VERSA DIRECTOR USER INTERFACE  DEEP DIVE

PART -III : WORKFLOWS, TEMPLATES AND BRANCH ACTIVATION

PART -IV : VERSA ROUTING

PART – V: SERVICE TEMPLATES AND CONFIGURATIONS

PART – VI: HANDS ON LAB EXERCISES (LAB ACCESS NOT INCLUDED)

Lab exercises

The labs in this course provide hands-on instruction in the use of Versa Director for configuration and monitoring of an SD-WAN environment, including using the Versa Director, creating device templates using versa workflows, deploying CPE devices, configuring and monitoring standard routing functions and polices, and the creation of service templates.

The lab guides and lab demonstration are available in the course, but lab access is not included and may be purchased separately HERE.

Course Prerequisites

• Understanding of TCP/IP networking
• Basic understanding of tunnelling (IPsec/MPLS) tunnelling concepts

Additionally, it is recommended that participants complete the Versa Essentials online training course, although this is not required.