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CSAU - Introducing Automation for Cisco Solutions v1.0

Gain a broad understanding of network automation skills on Cisco solutions.

The CSAU - Introducing Automation for Cisco Solutions v1.0 course gives you a broad overview of network automation skills on Cisco solutions. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs, you will learn the fundamentals of automation such as working on model-driven programmability solutions with Representational State Transfer Configuration Protocol (RESTCONF) and Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) protocols. The course also covers data formats and types, including Extensible Markup Language (XML), JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), Yaml Ain’t Markup Language (YAML), and Yet Another Next Generation (YANG), and their value in network automation, along with DevOps tools such as Ansible and Git.

This course does not lead directly to a certification exam, but it does cover foundational knowledge that can help you prepare for several Cisco professional-level automation courses and exams.

This course is eligible for 16 Continuing Education Credits (ILT & ELT Modality).

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Who Should Attend?

This course is designed primarily for customer engineers and systems engineers in the following job roles:

Automation architect
Automation engineer
Consulting systems engineer
DevOps engineer
Network administrator
Network architect
Network consulting engineer
Network design engineer
Network engineer
Network operator
Network reliability engineer
Sales engineer
Site reliability engineer
Systems engineer
Technical solutions architect

This course would also be useful for network manager job roles such as:

Application developer
Collaboration developer
Collaboration solutions architect
IT director
Mobile developer
Network Operations Center (NOC) manager
Software architect
Web developer

Course Outline

Examining Network Management and Operations
Exploring Software Development Methodologies
Using Python for Network Automation
Describing NetDevOps: DevOps for Networking
Managing Automation Development Environments
Introducing HTTP Network APIs
Reviewing Data Formats and Data Encoding
Using Python Requests to Automate HTTP-Based APIs
Exploring YANG
Using YANG Tools
Automating Model-Driven APIs with Python
Introducing Ansible for Network Automation
Templating Configurations with Jinja2

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Labs Outline

Use Network Automation Scripts
Enforce Python Fundamentals on the Interactive Interpreter
Automate Networks with Netmiko
Troubleshoot Python Scripts
Use the Git Version-Control System and Collaborate on an Internal Project
Manage Merge Conflicts
Build Reproduceable Automation Environments
Use HTTP-Based APIs with Postman
Explore YAML and JSON Data
Consume HTTP-Based APIs with Python Requests
Explore YANG Tools
Explore NETCONF with Python
Explore RESTCONF with Python
Configure Network Devices with Ansible
Collect Network Data with Ansible
Build and Deploy Configurations with Ansible

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Prerequisites

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

Routing and switching including Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), and basic configuration features such as interfaces, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and static routes
Fundamentals of Python data structures and programming constructs such as loops, conditionals, and classes, or the equivalent of 3–6 months of experience writing Python scripts
Basic Linux commands for navigating the file system and executing scripts
Knowledge of working with text editors

Understanding Networking Fundamentals

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

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