PSDWDO Prisma SD-WAN: Design and Operation

Course Duration

5 Days

Audience

Employees of federal, state and local governments; and businesses working with the government.

Prerequisites

Participants should have at least one year of practical knowledge of routing and switching, including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). Experience deploying and operating WANs and using network monitoring tools is required. Familiarity with DNS, DHCP, IP management, scripting, and APIs as they relate to network automation is expected.

Course Description

The Prisma SD-WAN: Design and Operation (PSDWDO) course is a five-day, instructor-led training that teaches you how to design, implement, and operate a Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN solution. You will get hands-on experience configuring Prisma SD-WAN for branch and data center environments, setting up policies, and using Prisma SD-WAN services. This course is designed for network engineers and architects responsible for modernizing WAN infrastructure using software-defined networking principles.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the Prisma SD-WAN architecture and its key components
• Design a Prisma SD-WAN solution for branch and data center connectivity
• Deploy and configure Prisma SD-WAN ION devices at branch sites and data centers
• Configure WAN links, path policies, and quality-of-service settings
• Implement Prisma SD-WAN security policies and integration with Prisma Access
• Use Prisma SD-WAN application-based routing to optimize traffic paths
• Monitor WAN performance using Prisma SD-WAN dashboards and reporting
• Troubleshoot common Prisma SD-WAN connectivity and policy issues
• Use APIs and automation to manage Prisma SD-WAN at scale

Course Outline

Course Topics

• Prisma SD-WAN Architecture and Use Cases
• ION Device Deployment and Configuration
• WAN Link Configuration and Path Policies
• Quality of Service and Application-Based Routing
• Security Policy Integration
• Prisma Access Integration for SASE
• Monitoring and Performance Analytics
• API and Automation
• Troubleshooting SD-WAN Issues

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