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Cisco WAAS Enterprise (CWAASE) v2.0.1 4 days Lecture/lab
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 Cisco WAAS CIFS Solution
  • Verifying the Cisco WAAS CIFS Solution
  • Troubleshooting the Cisco WAAS CIFS Solution

Lesson 2: Configuring WAAS Network Printing

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

Lesson 3:Configuring NFS Optimization

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

Lesson 4: Configuring HTTP Optimization

  • The Need for HTTP Optimization
  • The Cisco WAAS HTTP Solution
  • Configuration of the Cisco WAAS HTTP Solution
  • Verification if the Cisco WAAS HTTP Solution
  • Troubleshooting the Cisco WAAS HTTP Solution

Lesson 5: Configuring MAPI Optimization

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

Lesson 6: Configuring Streaming Video Optimization

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

Lesson 7: Configuring SSL Optimization

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

Module 5: Cisco WAAS Design Solutions

Lesson 1: Planning a Cisco WAAS Network Design

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

Module 6: 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

Appendix: Cisco WAAS Mobile Client Solution

Installing WAAS Mobile

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

Configuring WAAS Mobile Options

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

Troubleshooting WAAS Mobile

  • Troubleshooting the WAAS Mobile server
  • Troubleshooting the Cisco Mobile Client
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: Workshop: Designing Cisco WAAS Solutions


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