TEDI, Cisco ThousandEyes Deployment and Implementation, is a 5-day course designed to help you understand, deploy, and manage the ThousandEyes platform. This course provides the details and hands-on activities necessary to successfully deploy ThousandEyes and perform outage and performance analysis by leveraging data patterns and correlating test output.
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Prerequisites
The knowledge and skills that a learner should have before attending this course are as follows:
Knowledge of cloud and (virtual) data center architecture and networking concepts
High-level familiarity with basic network protocols and applications
Familiarity with common application delivery methods
Detailed Class Syllabus
Module 1: Evolution of Application Delivery and Network Monitoring Requirements
The SaaS Cloud Disruption
The Importance of Enterprise App-to-User Visibility
Module 2: Thousand Eyes Platform Overview
ThousandEyes Platform and Architecture
Working with Agents
Understanding Consumption Models and Pricing
External Integrations
Module 3: Solution Use Cases
ThousandEyes Cloud Adoption Use Cases
Use Cases for Digital Experience
L3 And WAN Use Cases
Qualifying ThousandEyes Strategic Value
Module 4: Enterprise Agent Installation and Placement
Enterprise Agent Overview and Data Collected
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OVA and Hyper-V Hypervisor Installation
UX Installation and Docker Deployment
Installation for Cisco IOS XE Containers
Installation for Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches
Other Installation Options
Enterprise Agent Clusters
Interface Selection, Creation and Configuration
Placement Considerations
Module 5: Endpoint Agent Installation and Configuration
Endpoint Agent Overview and Data Collected
Endpoint Agent Installation options
Configuration and Deployment
Creating Scheduled Tests
User Experience
Module 6: Thousand Eyes Test Types and Functionality
Cloud and Enterprise Agent Based Tests
Nesting of Tests
Data Collection
Adding Tests
Relating Foundation Technologies to Test Methods and Output
Module 7: Network Layer Tests
Test Inputs
Agent-to-Server Test Configuration
Agent-to-Agent Test Configuration
End-to-End Metrics and Visualization
Module 8: BGP Testing
BGP Protocol Review
Test Inputs
Alert Rules
Interpreting BGP Route Visualization
Module 9: DNS Testing
DNS Review
DNS Test Inputs
Analyzing DNS Test Output
DNS+ Layer Tests Settings
DNS+ Layer Tests Output
Module 10: Testing Web Servers
HTTP Inputs
FTP Server Test Inputs
Analyzing Web Test Output
Module 11: VoIP Tests
VoIP Technology Review
RTP Settings
SIP Server Settings
Interpreting RTP Stream and SIP Server Output
Module 12: Transaction Testing
Modeling User Workflows
Basic Test Configuration
Transaction Scripting Examples
Using the ThousandEyes Recorder
Selenium and Web Dev Tools
The Document Object Model and Interpreting Waterfall Charts
Module 13: SD-WAN Visibility and App Performance
SD-WAN Review
Leveraging Visibility to Baseline App and Network Performance
SD-WAN Branch, SaaS, and ISP Metrics
Using Underlay/Overlay Visualizations to Validate Performance and Isolate Issues
Module 14: Outage and Performance Analysis with ThousandEyes
Determining the Correct Test Type and Config
Correlating and Validating Test Results
Module 15: Monitoring, Alerting and Remediation
Using ThousandEyes Monitoring to Improve Digital Experience
Determining Actions to Take Based on Test Output
Using Snapshots
Managing Alerts
Capturing Historical Data
Module 16: Troubleshooting
Missing or Incorrect Path Visualization Information
HTTP server test errors
Endpoint Agent Issues
Firewall Considerations
CLI Network Troubleshooting Utilities