DCAUI - Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center Solutions v1.1

Through a combination of lessons and hands-on practice, you will manage the tools and learn the benefits of programmability and automation in the Cisco-powered Data Center. You will examine Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI®), Software-Defined Networking (SDN) for data center and cloud networks, Cisco Nexus (Cisco NX-OS) platforms for device-centric automation, and Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) for Data Center compute. You will study their current ecosystem of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), software development toolkits, and relevant workflows along with open industry standards, tools, and APIs, such as Python, Ansible, Git, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), Yaml Ain't Markup Language (YAML), Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF), Representational State Transfer Configuration Protocol (RESTCONF), and Yet Another Generation (YANG). This course prepares you for the 300-635 Automating Cisco Data Center Solutions (DCAUTO) certification exam.

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After taking this course, you should be able to:

Review Cisco ACI fundamental concepts and GUI workflows, and create the case for implementing automation
Introduce the Cisco ACI REST API, the tools already available on the Cisco Application Policy
Infrastructure Controller (APIC), and understand basic API interaction using Postman
Understand the functionality provided by the Python ACI libraries and write scripts that apply configuration and verify state on the Cisco ACI fabric
Understand Cisco ACI Ansible modules, build playbooks that apply Infrastructure-as-Code concepts to Cisco ACI tenant configuration, and generate a health report using Ansible
Understand Cisco ACI Apps Center integration and the benefits of integrating Kubernetes infrastructure with Cisco ACI
Understand the API types and capabilities available on Cisco Nexus product family
Understand Day 0 operations and how Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP), PowerOn Auto
Provisioning (POAP), and enhanced Pre-boot eXecution Environment (iPXE) fulfill these goals with their respective tooling
Understand functionality provided by the on-box tooling on the Cisco Nexus series switches and implement simple solutions to improve daily operation
Use Python and Ansible to leverage the NX-API to implement and verify configuration state using modern workflows
Understand the paradigm shift of Model-Driven Telemetry and explore a fully set up pipeline for data collection and analysis
Understand the Cisco UCS developer tools and implement management workflows leveraging Cisco UCS APIs, Python, and Ansible modules
Leverage Cisco UCS Director APIs to manage infrastructure using Postman and Python scripts
Review Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) product capabilities and understand how its API can be beneficial to automating the Cisco Data Center
Understand the advantages of using Cisco Intersight™ and how to implement automation tasks using its REST APIs via Python and Ansible

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Describing the Cisco ACI Policy Model
Describing the Cisco APIC REST API
Using Python to Interact with the ACI REST API
Using Ansible to Automate Cisco ACI
Describing Cisco ACI Apps Center and Kubernetes Integration
Introducing Cisco NX-OS Programmability
Describing Day-Zero Provisioning with Cisco NX-OS
Implementing On-Box Programmability and Automation with Cisco NX-OS
Implementing Off-Box Programmability and Automation with Cisco NX-OS
Understanding Model-Driven Telemetry
Automating Cisco UCS Using Developer Tools
Implementing Workflows Using Cisco UCS Director
Describing Cisco DCNM
Describing Cisco Intersight

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Use Cisco APIC Web GUI
Discover the Cisco APIC REST API
Use Postman with the APIC REST API
Use Python with the Cisco APIC REST API
Configure and Verify Cisco ACI Using Acitoolkit
Use Cobra and Arya to Recreate a Tenant
Manage Configuration Using Ansible
Set Up a New Tenant the NetDevOps Way
Create an Infrastructure Health Report
Install an Application from the App Center on the Cisco APIC
Power on Auto Provisioning on the Cisco Nexus 9000
Use Bash and Guest-Shell on Cisco NX-OS
Use Python to Enhance CLI Commands
Trigger a Python Script Using Cisco Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
Docker Containers on NX-OS
Configure and Verify Using NX-API and Python
Configure and Verify Using NETCONF/YANG
Use Ansible with NX-OS
Streaming Telemetry
Connect, Query, and Modify Cisco UCS Manager Objects Using Cisco UCS PowerTool
Discovery 21: Connect, Query, and Modify Cisco UCS Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Objects Using Cisco IMC PowerTool
Utilize Cisco UCS Python Software Development Kit (SDK)
Utilize Cisco IMC Python SDK
Implement Ansible Playbooks to Modify and Verify the Configuration of Cisco UCS Manager

Before taking this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

Basic programming language concepts
Basic understanding of virtualization and VMware
Ability to use Linux and Command Line Interface (CLI) tools, such as Secure Shell (SSH) and bash
CCNP level data center knowledge
Foundational understanding of Cisco ACI

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Wireless engineer
Consulting systems engineer
Technical solutions architect
Network administrator
Wireless design engineer
Network manager
Site reliability engineer
Deployment engineer
Sales engineer
Account manager

This course can be purchased with Cisco Learning Credits (CLCs).

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DCAUI - Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center Solutions v1.1

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