Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
● Describe the ANA architecture, consisting of Cisco ANA gateways, ANA units, and clients.
● Describe virtual network elements (VNEs), which are the software-based building blocks of the Cisco ANA virtual network model, each one cloning the characteristics and properties of its real-world counterpart Create network maps and build a virtual network model consisting of VNEs.
● Describe and show how new technology support is managed by ANA, For instance CE, MToP etc.
● Plan an ANA deployment; review hardware and software requirements.
● Install the various ANA components.
● Configure the VNEs.
● Configure user accounts and ANA security features.
● Discover and view network inventory information.
● Visualize and monitor the physical network elements and their logical services.
● Troubleshoot, manage, and correlate network events and faults.
● Maintain and troubleshoot the ANA system.
● Plan for high availability.
● Understand the ANA registry and its inheritance and the purpose of the ANA Golden Source.
● Create, manage, and troubleshoot ANA soft properties.
● Set soft properties thresholds and define threshold crossing alarms.
● Utilize ANA command builder to create, manage, and troubleshoot custom commands.
● Create and deploy ANA custom workflows using the workflow editor, templates, views, and user preferences.
● Understand Inheritance and how to publish, export, and import ANA soft properties, commands, and workflows.
● Use ANA Manage and ANA EventVision to view and manage the deployed workflows.
After completing this four-day course, students will have gained extensive knowledge about the primary components of the ANA architecture and will have learned how to set up and use the ANA applications. Students will meet these objectives by applying the information learned in the lectures through hands-on lab exercises.

Course Outline

The course outline is as follows:
● Cisco ANA Operations
Module 1: Cisco ANA Product Overview
Module 2: Using Cisco ANA NetworkVision
● Cisco ANA Installation and Configuration
Module 3: Pre-deployment Planning
Module 4: Software Installation and Configuration
Module 5: Administration
● Cisco ANA Customization
Module 6: Miscellaneous Tools (ANA Shell, Registry Editor, BQL Basics)
Module 7: Cisco ANA Soft Properties
Module 8: Cisco ANA Command Builder
Module 9: Cisco ANA Workflow Editor

Lab Outline

The lab outline is as follows:
 Cisco ANA Operations
o Lab 1: Getting Started with NetworkVision
o Lab 2: Network Visualization
o Lab 3: Network Element Visualization
o Lab 4: Service Visualization
o Lab 5: Using PathTracer
o Lab 6: Fault Management
 Cisco ANA Installation and Configuration
o Lab 1: Preparing a Deployment Plan
o Lab 2: Installing the ANA Gateway
o Lab 3: Installing the ANA Unit
o Lab 4: Installing the ANA Client (NetworkVision, Tools)
o Lab 5: Initial ANA Configuration (ANA Manage)
o Lab 6: Managing User Accounts/Scopes
o Lab 7: Maintaining ANA (Logs/Updates/Patches)
 Cisco ANA Customization
o Lab 1: ANA Soft Properties
o Lab 2: ANA Command Builder
o Lab 3: ANA Workflow Editor