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5V04121 SDWAN Specialist (5V0-41.21)

The VMware SD‑WAN Specialist (5V0‑41.21) course teaches architecture, edge deployment, traffic management, security, and cloud integration, enabling professionals to design, implement, and optimize enterprise SD‑WAN solutions.

135
Minutes
60
Questions
300/500
Passing Score
$250
Exam Cost

Who Should Take This

Network engineers, architects, and senior IT consultants with at least three years of experience in routing, WAN technologies, or virtualization benefit from this certification. They aim to validate their ability to craft strategic SD‑WAN designs, deploy edge devices, and integrate secure, cloud‑native connectivity across distributed enterprises.

What's Covered

1 Domain 1: SD-WAN Architecture
2 Domain 2: Edge Deployment
3 Domain 3: Traffic Management
4 Domain 4: Security
5 Domain 5: Cloud Integration
6 Domain 6: Monitoring
7 Domain 7: Troubleshooting

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20 Activity Formats

Course Outline

70 learning goals
1 Domain 1: SD-WAN Architecture
2 topics

Platform Architecture

  • Apply SD-WAN Orchestrator, Gateway, and Edge architecture for enterprise WAN transformation configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
  • Apply SD-WAN Orchestrator, Gateway, and Edge architecture for enterprise WAN transformation best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
  • Analyze SD-WAN Orchestrator, Gateway, and Edge architecture for enterprise WAN transformation configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
  • Analyze SD-WAN Orchestrator, Gateway, and Edge architecture for enterprise WAN transformation tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
  • Design a SD-WAN Orchestrator, Gateway, and Edge architecture for enterprise WAN transformation strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.

Deployment Models

  • Apply SD-WAN deployment models including hub-spoke, mesh, and cloud gateway topologies techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
  • Apply SD-WAN deployment models including hub-spoke, mesh, and cloud gateway topologies integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
  • Analyze SD-WAN deployment models including hub-spoke, mesh, and cloud gateway topologies failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
  • Analyze the operational impact of SD-WAN deployment models including hub-spoke, mesh, and cloud gateway topologies changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
  • Design comprehensive SD-WAN deployment models including hub-spoke, mesh, and cloud gateway topologies procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
2 Domain 2: Edge Deployment
2 topics

Edge Configuration

  • Apply SD-WAN Edge deployment, activation, and interface configuration for branch site connectivity configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
  • Apply SD-WAN Edge deployment, activation, and interface configuration for branch site connectivity best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
  • Analyze SD-WAN Edge deployment, activation, and interface configuration for branch site connectivity configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
  • Analyze SD-WAN Edge deployment, activation, and interface configuration for branch site connectivity tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
  • Design a SD-WAN Edge deployment, activation, and interface configuration for branch site connectivity strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.

Edge HA

  • Apply SD-WAN Edge high availability including active-standby, cluster, and LTE failover techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
  • Apply SD-WAN Edge high availability including active-standby, cluster, and LTE failover integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
  • Analyze SD-WAN Edge high availability including active-standby, cluster, and LTE failover failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
  • Analyze the operational impact of SD-WAN Edge high availability including active-standby, cluster, and LTE failover changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
  • Design comprehensive SD-WAN Edge high availability including active-standby, cluster, and LTE failover procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
3 Domain 3: Traffic Management
2 topics

Business Policies

  • Apply business policy configuration for application-aware routing, QoS, and traffic steering configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
  • Apply business policy configuration for application-aware routing, QoS, and traffic steering best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
  • Analyze business policy configuration for application-aware routing, QoS, and traffic steering configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
  • Analyze business policy configuration for application-aware routing, QoS, and traffic steering tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
  • Design a business policy configuration for application-aware routing, QoS, and traffic steering strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.

Dynamic Multipath

  • Apply dynamic multipath optimization (DMPO) for path selection based on loss, latency, and jitter techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
  • Apply dynamic multipath optimization (DMPO) for path selection based on loss, latency, and jitter integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
  • Analyze dynamic multipath optimization (DMPO) for path selection based on loss, latency, and jitter failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
  • Analyze the operational impact of dynamic multipath optimization (DMPO) for path selection based on loss, latency, and jitter changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
  • Design comprehensive dynamic multipath optimization (DMPO) for path selection based on loss, latency, and jitter procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
4 Domain 4: Security
2 topics

Edge Security

  • Apply SD-WAN edge security including firewall, IDS/IPS, URL filtering, and cloud security service insertion configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
  • Apply SD-WAN edge security including firewall, IDS/IPS, URL filtering, and cloud security service insertion best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
  • Analyze SD-WAN edge security including firewall, IDS/IPS, URL filtering, and cloud security service insertion configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
  • Analyze SD-WAN edge security including firewall, IDS/IPS, URL filtering, and cloud security service insertion tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
  • Design a SD-WAN edge security including firewall, IDS/IPS, URL filtering, and cloud security service insertion strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.

VPN

  • Apply SD-WAN VPN configuration including branch-to-branch, branch-to-hub, and cloud VPN tunnels techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
  • Apply SD-WAN VPN configuration including branch-to-branch, branch-to-hub, and cloud VPN tunnels integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
  • Analyze SD-WAN VPN configuration including branch-to-branch, branch-to-hub, and cloud VPN tunnels failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
  • Analyze the operational impact of SD-WAN VPN configuration including branch-to-branch, branch-to-hub, and cloud VPN tunnels changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
  • Design comprehensive SD-WAN VPN configuration including branch-to-branch, branch-to-hub, and cloud VPN tunnels procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
5 Domain 5: Cloud Integration
2 topics

Cloud On-Ramp

  • Apply cloud on-ramp configuration for optimized access to AWS, Azure, and SaaS applications configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
  • Apply cloud on-ramp configuration for optimized access to AWS, Azure, and SaaS applications best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
  • Analyze cloud on-ramp configuration for optimized access to AWS, Azure, and SaaS applications configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
  • Analyze cloud on-ramp configuration for optimized access to AWS, Azure, and SaaS applications tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
  • Design a cloud on-ramp configuration for optimized access to AWS, Azure, and SaaS applications strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.

Gateway

  • Apply SD-WAN Gateway deployment and management for cloud transit and partner interconnection techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
  • Apply SD-WAN Gateway deployment and management for cloud transit and partner interconnection integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
  • Analyze SD-WAN Gateway deployment and management for cloud transit and partner interconnection failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
  • Analyze the operational impact of SD-WAN Gateway deployment and management for cloud transit and partner interconnection changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
  • Design comprehensive SD-WAN Gateway deployment and management for cloud transit and partner interconnection procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
6 Domain 6: Monitoring
2 topics

Dashboard Monitoring

  • Apply SD-WAN Orchestrator monitoring including link health, application performance, and alert management configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
  • Apply SD-WAN Orchestrator monitoring including link health, application performance, and alert management best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
  • Analyze SD-WAN Orchestrator monitoring including link health, application performance, and alert management configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
  • Analyze SD-WAN Orchestrator monitoring including link health, application performance, and alert management tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
  • Design a SD-WAN Orchestrator monitoring including link health, application performance, and alert management strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.

Analytics

  • Apply SD-WAN analytics for WAN performance trending, application usage, and capacity planning techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
  • Apply SD-WAN analytics for WAN performance trending, application usage, and capacity planning integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
  • Analyze SD-WAN analytics for WAN performance trending, application usage, and capacity planning failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
  • Analyze the operational impact of SD-WAN analytics for WAN performance trending, application usage, and capacity planning changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
  • Design comprehensive SD-WAN analytics for WAN performance trending, application usage, and capacity planning procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
7 Domain 7: Troubleshooting
2 topics

Connectivity Issues

  • Apply SD-WAN troubleshooting for tunnel failures, path selection issues, and application performance degradation configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
  • Apply SD-WAN troubleshooting for tunnel failures, path selection issues, and application performance degradation best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
  • Analyze SD-WAN troubleshooting for tunnel failures, path selection issues, and application performance degradation configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
  • Analyze SD-WAN troubleshooting for tunnel failures, path selection issues, and application performance degradation tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
  • Design a SD-WAN troubleshooting for tunnel failures, path selection issues, and application performance degradation strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.

Edge Issues

  • Apply SD-WAN Edge troubleshooting for activation failures, interface errors, and HA failover problems techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
  • Apply SD-WAN Edge troubleshooting for activation failures, interface errors, and HA failover problems integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
  • Analyze SD-WAN Edge troubleshooting for activation failures, interface errors, and HA failover problems failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
  • Analyze the operational impact of SD-WAN Edge troubleshooting for activation failures, interface errors, and HA failover problems changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
  • Design comprehensive SD-WAN Edge troubleshooting for activation failures, interface errors, and HA failover problems procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.

Scope

Included Topics

  • VMware SD-WAN (VeloCloud) architecture, edge deployment, hub design, dynamic multipath optimization, business policies, security, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
  • Enterprise-level VMware technology knowledge for VMware SD-WAN Specialist.

Not Covered

  • Implementation details beyond stated certification scope.
  • Vendor-specific third-party configurations.
  • Current pricing and partner program details.

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