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REQUEST ACCESS TO THE PARTNER PORTAL
1. Go to the partner login page (https://partners.silver-peak.com/PartnerLogin)
New Silver Peak Portal Users
2. Are you a new or existing user?
• Existing usersEnter your username and password
• New usersSelect “New User? Request Login”
www.silver-peak.com
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REQUEST ACCESS TO SILVER PEAK TRAINING
1. From the partner portal, in the navigation bar, click “Training Overview”
2. New users, click the red box to request access to Training
It can take up to one business day for training access request approvals.
New Silver Peak training users
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NEW REQUESTS FOR TRAINING ACCESS
• Within 24 hours you will receive an email confirmation once your access request has been approved
• If you are unable to register for classes in the training catalog (see following slides) try again in a couple of hours
• If you did not receive a confirmation or are unable to register for classes within half a day, contact us at [email protected]
Access to training is not immediate.
Quick LinksGetting Started GuideCourse CatalogTraining BrochurePartner EventsContact Training Group
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PARTNER PORTAL NAVIGATION
My Certifications will show the certificates you have earned.My Courses shows the courses you have enrolled in and your progress.
Quick LinksGetting Started GuideCourse CatalogTraining BrochurePartner EventsContact Training Group
Course Catalog logs you into the learning management system (LMS) and displays the list of available courses.Use this link to quickly access the learning management system from the Partner Portal.
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CERTIFICATION COURSES PAGE
Choose Certifications and Courses from the Training sub-menu to view available Certificates and Courses.
Available Certifications should be completed IN ORDER (1-5). Clicking on a certification takes you to the course catalog to register for the training course required for that Certification.
These links will take you to the course catalog in the learning management system based on the view selected.
New users: The links are grayed out and inactive until your account request has been approved.
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This will take you to the LMS (Learning Management System)• Click Enroll• The Enroll button changes to Start: Click Start
EXAMPLE: ENROLL IN A CERTIFICATION TRAINING
Click on the SSP-SWAN button
Select a course you would like to enroll in
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ADDING YOUR ACCOUNT OR SHIPPING INFO• If asked for address info in the
shopping cart at checkout, • ‘NA’ can be most fields, • City, country and state are
required and can be selected from the dropdown lists
• Nothing actually ships, but we can’t turn this off
• Click “Proceed to Checkout”
NA
NA
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LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NAVIGATIONOnce you have a Training account and are logged in…
TheList Icon displays the navigation menu.
Dashboard takes you to the home screen (shown).
My Courses displays the courses you are enrolled in.
Catalog displays the catalog (shown earlier).
Transcript displays your training record, and allows you to print any certificates you have earned.
My Certification Exams (on the dashboard) displays the exams you are currently enrolled in once you complete the prerequisite course(s).
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COURSES LISTED IN THE ORDER TO BE COMPLETED
• Courses are arranged in a numbered list
• As a general rule, lower numbered courses should be completed before higher numbered ones.
• Click a course title for a description
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COURSE CATALOG LISTTo review material or resume a course you have enrolled in, click the course title. Then click the “Complete” button for each lesson to review.
Re-enroll to reregister for a course and start from the beginning. This will not remove previous completions from your transcript.
Enroll or $0.00 allows you to add a course to your cart and complete registration to access the material.
Resume button will be displayed for courses you are enrolled in but have not completed.
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SEARCH OR CHANGE YOUR VIEW
• Click the funnel icon for more display and search options
• Filter by course type
• Search for courses by name, or partial name
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101v – SSP Certification Training –Value Added Resellers
121v – SSX Certification Training –Value Added Re-sellers
141 STS –SDWAN Certification Curriculum
202a or 202b DST Course*
221a or 221b ASD Course* and 212 –SPSP Cert
111 –SSP-SDWAN Written Certification Exam
131 –SSX-SDWAN Written Certification Exam
151 –STSP-SDWAN Written Certification Exam
212 –SPSP Written Certification Exam
251 –SPSX Written Certification Exam
• SSP-SDWAN (Silver Peak Sales Professional) certification is required for Sales Reps and SEs• SSX-SDWAN (Silver Peak Sales eXpert) certification is required for Sales Reps and SEs• STSP-SDWAN (Silver Peak Technical Sales Professional) is required for SEs and optional for sales reps.
• After completing STSP-SDWAN, you are auto-enrolled in DST • After completing DST training, you are auto-enrolled in the SPSP exam. • After completing the optional ASD, you are auto enrolled in the SPSX exam
DST = Deploying Silver Peak TechnologiesASD = Advanced SDWAN DeploymentsDSN = Designing SDWAN NetworksTSN = Troubleshooting SDWAN NetworksMSN = Managing SDWAN NetworksSPSP = Silver Peak SDWAN ProfessionalSPSX = Silver Peak SDWAN eXpertSDP = Silver Peak Deployment ProfessionalSDX = Silver Peak Deployment eXpert
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FLOWSales and Technical Sales
All courses must be completed in order indicated
2
1
4
3
6
5
8
7
Prerequisites
Certifications
10
9
* Publicly available
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TECHNICAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FLOW
*** Feature Focals are self paced courses focusing on individual features and technologies including OSPF, Zone Based Firewall, Device Preconfiguration and others which are tested in the advanced written and lab certifications. These courses are highly recommended to aid in passing the certification exams.
** Proctored lab certifications. Must attend in person.
Prerequisitecourses and certifications
General Audiences
Certifications
202a or 202b DST Course
221a or 221b ASD Course and 212 –SPSP Cert
212 SPSP Certification and 251 SPSX Certification
602 SDP** Proctored Lab Certification
212 – SPSP Written Certification Exam
251 – SPSX Written Certification Exam
602 SDP** Proctored Lab Certification
603 SDX** Proctored Lab Certification
3 51 7
2 4 6 8
All courses must be completed in order indicated
DST = Deploying Silver Peak TechnologiesASD = Advanced SDWAN DeploymentsDSN = Designing SDWAN NetworksTSN = Troubleshooting SDWAN NetworksMSN = Managing SDWAN NetworksSPSP = Silver Peak SDWAN ProfessionalSPSX = Silver Peak SDWAN eXpertSDP = Silver Peak Deployment ProfessionalSDX = Silver Peak Deployment eXpert
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TRAINING PATHTraining
StepCourse Number Course Name Sales
RepsSystem
Engineers Online In Person Certification Exam Name
Certification achieved
1 101s/101vSSP-SDWAN
Silver Peak Sales Professional (SSP)
Required Required 1-hourself-paced N/A
Course 111SSP SD-WAN Certification
Exam
Silver Peak Sales Professional
SD-WAN
2 121s/121v SSX-SDWANSilver Peak Sales eXpert (SSX)
Required Required 1-hourself-paced N/A
Course 131SSX-SDWAN Certification
Exam
Silver Peak Sales eXpert SD-WAN
3 141/9141STSP-SDWAN
Silver Peak Technical Sales Professional
- Required 1-hourself-paced N/A
Course 151STSP-SDWAN
Certification Exam
Silver Peak Technical Sales
Professional SD-WAN
4 202a/202b DSTDeploying SD-WAN Technologies - Required 1.5-days
self-pacedInstructor-led
2-days
Course 212SPSP
(Silver Peak SD-WAN Professional)
Certification Exam
Silver PeakSD-WAN
Professional
5 221a/221/b ASDAdvanced SD-WAN Deployments - Required 1.5-days
self-pacedInstructor-led
2-days
Course 251Silver Peak SDWAN eXpert
Certification Exam
Silver Peak SDWAN eXpert
6 230a/230b DSNDesigning SD-WAN Networks - Recommended 1-day
self-pacedInstructor-led
1-dayNOTE: Courses 202a/b and
221a/b are prerequisites None required
7 225a/225bTSN
Troubleshooting SD-WAN Networks
Recommended 2-day self-paced
Instructor-led2-day None required None required
Certification exams must be successfully completed to receive certification
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS• 101s/101v - Silver Peak Sales Professional (SSP) Certification Training
Intro to EdgeConnect, qualifying prospects, engaging Silver Peak
• 121s/121v - Silver Peak Sales eXpert (SSX) Certification Training Deep dive on Orchestrator, overlays, security, internet breakout and case study
• 141/9141 - Silver Peak Technical Sales Professional (STSP) Curriculum Deeper technical dive, deployment, path conditioning, QoS, running a POC
• 202a / 202b - Deploying Silver Peak SD-WAN Technologies (DST/SPSP) Hands-on labs and lecture focusing on basic install, config, functionality and troubleshooting
• 221a/221b - Advanced SD-WAN Deployments (ASD/SPSX) Deploying EdgeHA, routing protocols, redistribution, regional routing, zone-based firewall
• 225a/225b – Troubleshooting SDWAN Networks (TSN)Troubleshooting techniques key to successful deployments and POCs
• 230a/230b – Designing SDWAN Networks (DSN) Best design and implementation practices, licensing requirements, estimating boost and bandwidth requirements etc.
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