Cisco ThousandEyes Deployment and Implementation (TEDI) - Lab Topology

Labs are designed to assure learners a whole practical experience, through the following practical activities:

Lab 1: Getting Started with ThousandEyes Platform Administration

• Task 1: Create Organizations and Account Groups
• Task 2: Create Users
• Task 3: Managing Shared Assets

Lab 2: ThousandEyes Agent Installation and Configuration

• Task 1: Install and Configure the Enterprise Agent
• Task 2: Install and Configure Endpoint Agents

Lab 3: Configuring Network Tests and Analyzing Test Output

• Task 1: Configure Agent-to-Server Network Test Inputs
• Task 2: Running Agent-to-Server Network Tests
• Task 3: Agent-to-Server Output Visualization and Analysis
• Task 4: Configure Agent-to-Agent Network Test Inputs
• Task 5: Running Agent-to-Agent Network Tests
• Task 6: Agent-to-Agent Output Visualization and Analysis

Lab 4: Configuring and Running DNS Tests

• Task 1: Configure DNS Test Inputs
• Task 2: Run DNS Tests and Review Outputs
• Task 3: Create DNS+ Server and Domain Tests
• Task 4: Review DNS+ Test Outputs

Lab 5: HTTP Test Configuration and Output

• Task 1: Configure HTTP Test Inputs
• Task 2: Run Web Layer Tests
• Task 3: HTTP Test Output Visualization and Analysis

Lab 6: Testing with Transactions

• Task 1: Configure Transaction Test Inputs
• Task 2: Model User Workflows Using the ThousandEyes Recorder
• Task 3: Using Example Scripts to Modify Transaction Tests
• Task 3: Running Transactions Tests
• Task 4: Review Waterfall Charts for Page Load and Transactions

Lab 7: Configuring Monitoring and Alerting

• Task 1: Configure Customer Digital Experience Monitoring
• Task 2: Inter & Intra Cloud Monitoring
• Task 3: Scheduling Tests
• Task 4: Configuring Alert Criteria, Actions, And Suppression
• Task 5: Monitoring Endpoint or Employee Digital Experience

Case Study 1: Digital Experience

• Part 1: Background
• Part 2: Objectives
• Task 1: Solution (Includes Agent Placement and Recommended Testing Strategy; Test Type, Configuration and Monitoring and Alerting Considerations)

Case Study 2: SD-WAN and Cloud Security

• Part 1: Background
• Part 2: Objectives
• Task 1: Solution (Includes how to Baseline based on current SaaS/ISP/Branch considerations and how to determine and communicate success criteria for SD-WAN implementation)