CWAAS - Cisco Wide Area Application Services v2.0.1

Length Price Cisco Learning Credits
5 days $3,495.00 35

Geographically distributed enterprises are faced with the challenge of cutting costs while improving application performance at remote and branch sites. Cisco WAAS provides a solution that allows enterprises to centralize management of their data and optimize application performance over the WAN.

In this course, you will learn about Cisco WAAS WAN optimization and application acceleration technologies. You will learn how to design a basic WAAS configuration, and how to configure WAE devices to implement traffic flow optimization and application-specific optimizations.

New features in the WAAS 4.1.1 platform are covered, including new application optimizers, Windows on WAAS virtual blades, and management enhancements. The WAAS Mobile client software is also covered in class.

Prerequisites

  • You will gain the most from this course if you fundamental knowledge of data networking and Microsoft Windows networking technologies.

Learning objectives

After you complete this course, you will be able to:
  • Integrate Cisco WAAS into an existing network infrastructure
  • Install and configure WAEs
  • Perform a rapid installation and deployment of WAAS using inline interception
  • Configure traffic interception using WCCPv2
  • Use the WAAS Central Manager to centrally configure, manage, and monitor a topology of WAE devices
  • Configure application traffic policies
  • Configure WAAS virtualization and Windows on WAAS
  • Configure CIFS and NFS optimization
  • Configure network printing
  • Configure HTTP, MAPI, video, and SSL optimization
  • Install and configure WAAS Mobile
  • Design Cisco WAAS solutions based on performance, scalability, and capacity sizing metrics
  • Monitor and troubleshoot a WAAS deployment
  • Install and configure WAAS Mobile

Who should attend

  • This course is designed for both pre-sales and post-sales systems engineers, as well as server, storage, and network IT managers.

Course outline

Module 1: Cisco Wide Area Application Services

Lesson 1: Introducing Cisco WAAS

  • Application Delivery Initiatives
  • Cisco WAAS Introduction
  • Cisco WAAS Optimizations
  • Cisco WAAS Interception
  • Secure WAN Optimization
  • Cisco WAAS Mobile
  • Cisco WAAS Virtual Blade
  • Cisco WAE Platforms and Software Licensing

Lesson 2: Understanding WAN Optimization

  • Application Performance Barriers
  • Introduction to TCP
  • Transport Flow Optimization
  • Advanced Compression
  • WAAS Auto Discovery

Lesson 3: Understanding Application Acceleration

  • The Need for Application Acceleration
  • CIFS Acceleration
  • Windows Print Services
  • NFS Optimization
  • HTTP Optimization
  • MAPI Optimization
  • Streaming Video Optimization
  • SSL Optimization

Module 2: WAAS Quick Start

Lesson 1: Introducing Traffic Interception

  • Physical Inline Deployment
  • Off-Path Network Deployment

Lesson 2: Installing and Configuring WAAS Using Quick Start

  • Physical Inline Deployment
  • Initial Central Manager Configuration
  • Initial Accelerator Appliance Configuration
  • Configuring Inline Interception
  • Introduction to Cisco WAAS Central Manager
  • Configuring WAAS for Acceleration

Module 3: Implementation, Integration, and Management

Lesson 1: Performing an Advanced WAE Installation and Configuration

  • Initial Accelerator Network Module Configuration
  • Configuring WAE Interfaces
  • Enabling and Disabling Disk Encryption
  • Commonly Used CLI Commands
  • The WAE Device GUI

Lesson 2: Configuring Traffic Interception

  • Configuring Inline Interception
  • Configuring WCCPv2
  • Configuring WAE Egress Methods
  • Asymmetric Routing
  • WCCPv2 Design Considerations
  • Network Transparency

Lesson 3: Configuring Cisco WAAS Virtualization

  • Cisco WAAS Virtualization Introduction
  • Virtual Blade Architecture
  • Configuring Virtual Blade
  • Deploying Windows on WAAS as a Service

Lesson 4: Implementing Cisco WAAS Central Management

  • Introduction to Cisco WAAS Central Manager, System Dashboard and reporting
  • Creating Location Groups
  • Activating WAEs
  • Configuring Device Groups
  • Managing and Monitoring WAEs
  • Configuring Role-Based Access Control
  • Managing Software Distribution and Upgrade
  • Configuring High Availability
  • System Settings and Device Recovery

Lesson 5: Configuring Application Traffic Policies

  • Application Traffic Policies
  • Default Policies
  • Creating Application Definitions
  • Managing Policies
  • Configuring Adapter Policies
  • Monitoring Optimizations

Module 4: Cisco WAAS Application Optimizers

Lesson 1: Configuring CIFS Optimization

  • The Need for CIFS Optimization
  • The Cisco WAAS CIFS Solution
  • Configuring the CIFS Solution
  • Verifying the CIFS Solution
  • Troubleshooting

Lesson 2: Configuring WAAS Network Printing

  • The Need for Network Printing
  • The Cisco WAAS Network Printing Solution
  • Configuring the Network Printing Solution
  • Verifying the Network Printing Solution
  • Troubleshooting

Lesson 3: Configuring NFS Optimization

  • The Need for WAAS NFS Optimization
  • The Cisco WAAS NFS Solution
  • Configuring the NFS Solution
  • Verifying the NFS Solution
  • Troubleshooting

Lesson 4: Configuring HTTP Optimization

  • The Need for HTTP Optimization
  • The Cisco WAAS HTTP Solution
  • Configuring of HTTP Solution
  • Verifying the HTTP Solution
  • Troubleshooting

Lesson 5: Configuring MAPI Optimization

  • The Need for MAPI Optimization
  • The Cisco WAAS MAPI Solution
  • Configuring the MAPI Solution
  • Verifying the MAPI Solution
  • Troubleshooting

Lesson 6: Configuring Streaming Video Optimization

  • The Need for Streaming Video Optimization
  • The Cisco WAAS Streaming Video Solution
  • Configuring the Streaming Video Solution
  • Verifying the Streaming Video Solution
  • Troubleshooting

Lesson 7: Configuring SSL Optimization

  • The Need for SSL Optimization
  • The Cisco WAAS SSL Solution
  • Configuring the SSL Solution
  • Verifying the SSL Solution
  • Troubleshooting

Module 5: Cisco WAAS Mobile Client Solution

Lesson 1: Installing WAAS Mobile

  • The Mobile Worker Optimization Need
  • The Cisco WAAS Mobile Solution
  • Configuring the WAAS Mobile server
  • Configuring the Cisco Mobile Client

Lesson 2: Configuring WAAS Mobile Options

  • Configure WAAS Mobile Server Options
  • Configure WAAS Mobile Client Options

Lesson 3: Troubleshooting WAAS Mobile

  • Troubleshooting the WAAS Mobile server
  • Troubleshooting the Cisco Mobile Client

Module 6: Cisco WAAS Design Solutions

Lesson 1: Planning a Cisco WAAS Network Design

  • Cisco WAAS Design Fundamentals
  • Cisco WAE Device Positioning
  • WCCPv2 Design Considerations

Module 7: Troubleshoot Cisco WAAS

Lesson 1: Troubleshooting Introduction

  • Troubleshooting Workflow
  • Common Issues
  • Platform Liveliness and Connectivity
  • Troubleshooting Management Services
  • Reporting Facilities

Lesson 2: Troubleshooting Network Interception

  • Network Interception Troubleshooting Overview
  • Troubleshooting WCCPv2 Interception
  • Troubleshooting Egress Methods
  • Troubleshooting Inline Interception
  • Troubleshooting Automatic Discovery

Lesson 3: Troubleshooting WAN Optimization

  • WAN Optimization Troubleshooting Overview
  • Disk Encryption Verification and Troubleshooting
  • Configured and Applied Policies
  • Examining Optimized Connections
  • TFO Transaction Logs
  • Compression Statistics

Course labs

Lab 1: WAAS Quick Start
Lab 2: Configure the NME-WAE and WCCP
Lab 3: Configure Cisco WAAS Virtualization
Lab 4: Configure Application Traffic Policies, Device Groups and Disk Encryption
Lab 5: Configure Application Optimizers and Printing
Lab 6: Configure the WAAS Mobile Client
Lab 7: Workshop: Designing Cisco WAAS Solutions

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