Cisco DNA Training

[casadmack74]

My company will be moving towards Cisco DNA in the future and they wanted me to do my homework as to what training I will need.

Could anyone recommend a company that does training or a specific course?

I've been looking up youtube videos and trying to understand what all the parts of Cisco DNA are in plain English. Can the community correct me on what the following:

It seems to break down into:

APIC-EM: Controller where the DNA software lives. Maybe you run automation scripts from here too

ISE: A security component. Lets you make profiles for people that they can log into and changed the access port information based on who they are ie vlans

NDP: the monitor part of DNA

[Mike.Cifelli]

There are a ton of free resources out there too that can help shed light & answer questions.  I would definitely take a look at the following resources & engage with your Cisco reps as they should be able to assist further:

DNAC:

Cisco DNA Center Getting Started Guide - Cisco

Cisco SD-Access Resources - Cisco Community

Cisco EN Validated Design and Deployment Guides - Cisco Community

ISE: Cisco ISE & NAC Resources - Cisco Community

APIC-EM: Controller where the DNA software lives. Maybe you run automation scripts from here too

-Yes.  DNAC is another critical component in your deployment that is responsible for many things such as automation as you alluded too.

ISE: A security component. Lets you make profiles for people that they can log into and changed the access port information based on who they are ie vlans

-Yes from a higher level.  ISE can and will be a critical component of your SDA deployment.  See links.

NDP: the monitor part of DNA

-From a higher level, yes.  See here: DNA Assurance and Analytics - Cisco Community

HTH & Good luck with your journey!

[Preston Chilcote]

In addition to Mike's suggestions, there are weekly webinars hosted by Cisco Customer Success (called Ask The Expert sessions).  This gives you a chance to ask questions from folks who have done it all before:

https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/cisco-dna-ask-the-experts