Course Information

About this course:

This course provides you skills to deploy and operate Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V (CSR 1000V). It will provide comprehensive WAN gateway and network services functions including routing, security and connectivity into virtual and cloud environments.

A comprehensive learning experience with hands-on practicing lab will help you learn: Cisco Cloud Services Route 1000V deployment options and requirements; how to implement, integrate, install, manage, and troubleshoot the deployment process and common operation issues; hypervisor support, licensing models, features and programmability support.

Course Objective:

You will be equipped with the following skills after taking this course:

• Describe the Call Home feature and its benefits, configure the feature on the Cisco CSR 1000V, including the anonymous reporting option, and display the Call Home configuration. List the different Call Home events that trigger alerts and commands that are executed as a result of the alert.
• Troubleshoot Cisco CSR 1000V virtual machine (VM) issues.
• Rehost a Cisco CSR 1000V license to a new VM, whether the current Cisco CSR 1000V router is accessible or not.
• Describe the Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Layer 2 gateway feature and configure this feature on the Cisco CSR 1000V router.
• Deploy the Cisco CSR 1000V in a virtual private cloud using Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Describe common network operations that the Cisco CSR 1000V supports.
• Explore programmability support on Cisco CSR 1000V, including APIs, shells, and data models.
• Describe items to be aware of before installing a Cisco CSR 1000V, including virtual machine requirements for installing Cisco CSR 1000V, licensing options that are available with Cisco CSR 1000V, supported Cisco IOS® XE technologies, and management options for Cisco CSR 1000V.
• Prepare for installation of Cisco CSR 1000V Series routers.
• Explain common Cisco IOS XE CLI commands and conventions that can make it easier to work in the CLI, and describe how you can get help with command syntax and command options.
• Describe the options you can use to activate the license for Cisco CSR 1000V and activate the license for each option. Troubleshoot issues with Cisco CSR 1000V licenses.
• Upgrade the Cisco IOS XE software for an existing Cisco CSR 1000V installation.

Audience:

• Implementation/operation/support/installation and upgrade specialists
• IT administrators
• Network engineers
• Cloud computing experts
• Security specialists
• Cisco integrators and partners
• Data center engineers
• Cloud engineers
• System engineers
• Field engineers

Prerequisite:

To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge:

• Cloud Virtualization/VMware competency
• IP Network Security and VPN (IPSec)
• Cisco CCNA® Routing and Switching (or equivalent knowledge)

Here are some recommended Cisco learning offerings that can help you meet these prerequisites:

• Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2)
• Implementing Cisco Network Security (IINS)
• Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1)