Cisco ISE High Availability and Distributed Deployment
Overview
Multiple Cisco ISE nodes in distributed PAN, PSN and MnT roles, plus switches, for building and testing a real high-availability ISE deployment. This is the lab for engineers who need to work through node registration, failover and role promotion, not a single-box demo.
Images included
- Multiple Cisco ISE appliance images in distinct PAN, PSN and MnT roles
- A secondary Cisco ISE appliance image for administration failover testing
- Cisco IOS-XE switch images distributed across the topology for RADIUS load testing
Environment & resources
A distributed ISE deployment with separate policy administration, policy service and monitoring nodes, so node registration, replication and failover behave exactly as they would in a production multi-node cluster.
Full controller stacks: the scale most home labs can never reach. Catalyst Center itself is sourced as a dedicated appliance rather than a shared image.
FAQ
How many ISE nodes are included?
The lab includes multiple ISE nodes assigned to distinct PAN, PSN and MnT roles, enough to exercise real node registration and failover scenarios.
Can I actually fail over the primary PAN?
Yes, a secondary PAN node is included specifically so administration failover can be triggered and observed.
This lab is coming soon
This lab is still being built, so it is not bookable yet. Book a demo and we will let you know the moment it goes live.