Implementing Automation for Cisco Service Provider Solutions

Individuals looking to use network programmability to scale and streamline Service Provider network infrastructure.

After completing this course you shoud be able to:

• Use NETCONF and RESTCONF programmability protocols on Cisco devices
• Describe and use tools to validate YANG data models on Cisco devices
• Describe and configure model-driven telemetry on Cisco devices
• Describe and configure network traffic automation with Cisco XTC
• Describe and use network automation tools that utilize SSH
• Automate service provider network configuration with Cisco NSO
• Describe how to automate virtualized resources with Cisco ESC
• Describe how to automate service provider WAN with Cisco WAE

Implementing Network Device Programmability Interfaces with NETCONF and RESTCONF

• Implement NETCONF Protocol
• Implement RESTCONF Protocol

Implementing Model-Driven Programmability with YANG

• YANG Data Models
• YANG Tools
• YANG Development Kit

Implementing Model-Driven Telemetry

• Implementing Model-Driven Telemetry with gRPC
• Implementing Model-Driven Telemetry with gNMI

Automating Service Provider Network Traffic with Cisco XTC

• Cisco XTC Fundamentals
• Configure Cisco XTC

Automating Networks with Tools That Utilize SSH

• Implement Device Configurations with Python Netmiko Library
• Implement Device Configurations with Ansible Playbooks

Orchestrating Network Services with Cisco NSO

• Cisco NSO Fundamentals
• Cisco NSO Device Manager
• Cisco NSO Services
• Implement Device Configurations with Python

Automating Virtualized Resources with Cisco Elastic Services Controller

• Cisco ESC Architecture
• Cisco ESC Resource Management

Automating the WAN with Cisco WAE

• Describe the Cisco WAE Components

• Explore NETCONF Protocol in Cisco Devices
• Configure Cisco IOS XE Devices with RESTCONF
• Explore Cisco and OpenConfig YANG Data Models with YANG Tools
• Use ncclient and Python to Configure Cisco Devices
• Use YANG Development Kit (YDK) to Configure Cisco Devices
• Configure Model-Driven Telemetry with gRPC
• Configure Model-Driven Telemetry with gNMI
• Configure Path Disjointness with Cisco XTC
• Use Python Netmiko Library to Configure Cisco Devices
• Use Ansible to Configure Cisco Devices
• Use Cisco NSO Device Manager
• Create a Loopback Service Template
• Use Cisco NSO REST API with Postman
• Explore and Use Cisco WAE Features

Attendees should meet the following prerequsites:

• CCNP equivalent level of knowledge for Routing and Switching (R&S)
• Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS XE) and Cisco IOS XR working experience
• SP Operations experience with routing, Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Virtual Private Network (VPN) Solutions
• Network Programmability Basics (Network Programming Foundations, APIs and Protocols, Network Model Driven APIs and Protocols, Configuration Management with Ansible, Service Provider Network Automation workflows)

• PRNE-CPLL - Programming for Network Engineers - CPLL
• SPCOR - Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies
• SPRI - Implementing Cisco Service Provider Advanced Routing Solutions
• SPVI - Implementing Cisco Service Provider VPN Services
• CSAU - Introducing Automation for Cisco Solutions

Recommended as preparation for the following exams:

• 300-535 SPAUTO - Implementing Automation for Cisco Service Provider Solutions exam

After you pass 300-535 SPAUTO, you earn the Cisco Certified DevNet Specialist - Service Provider Automation and Programmability certification, and you satisfy the concentration exam requirement for both the CCNP Service Provider certification and the Cisco Certified DevNet Professional certification.