https://ittechnetworkk.co.uk/tags/vmanage/ Recent content in Vmanage on ittechnetworkk Hugo en-US Sun, 31 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://ittechnetworkk.co.uk/posts/cisco-sdwan-lab-setup-guide/ Sun, 31 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://ittechnetworkk.co.uk/posts/cisco-sdwan-lab-setup-guide/ <p>This guide walks through a full Cisco SD-WAN lab deployment — from Windows Server infrastructure and certificate authority setup through controller bring-up, certificate enrollment, tunnel configuration, and edge device onboarding.</p> <hr> <h2 id="lab-components">Lab Components</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Component</th> <th>Role</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>WinServer</strong></td> <td>AD-DC, DNS, NTP, Certificate Authority</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>vManage</strong></td> <td>SD-WAN management plane</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>vSmart</strong></td> <td>SD-WAN control plane</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>vBond1</strong></td> <td>Orchestrator (site 250)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>vBond2</strong></td> <td>Orchestrator (site 251)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>vEdge</strong></td> <td>WAN edge router</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>cEdge (IOS XE)</strong></td> <td>WAN edge router (IOS XE based)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <h2 id="step-1--windows-server-ad-dns-ntp--ca">Step 1 — Windows Server: AD, DNS, NTP &amp; CA</h2> <h3 id="install-ad-dc">Install AD-DC</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Domain:</strong> <code>ittechnetworkk.ccnp</code></li> </ul> <h3 id="add-dns-entries">Add DNS Entries</h3> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Hostname</th> <th>IP Address</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>vbond.ittechnetworkk.ccnp</code></td> <td>200.250.250.3</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>vbond.ittechnetworkk.ccnp</code></td> <td>200.251.4.4</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>vmanage.ittechnetworkk.ccnp</code></td> <td>200.250.250.1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>vsmart.ittechnetworkk.ccnp</code></td> <td>200.250.250.2</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>ntp.ittechnetworkk.ccnp</code></td> <td>200.250.250.100</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><img src="https://ittechnetworkk.co.uk/posts/cisco-sdwan-lab-setup-guide/1.png" alt="dnsentries"></p>