Course
Name: Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center Solutions (DCAUI) v1.0

Duration:
3 Days

What you’ll learn in this course:

The Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center Solutions
(DCAUI) v1.0 course teaches you how to implement Cisco® Data Center automated
solutions including programming concepts, orchestration, and automation tools.
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.

How you’ll benefit:

• Gain high-demand knowledge and skills in modern programming
  language to create powerful APIs that enhance network functioning
• Prepare for the 300-635 DCAUTO exam

Who should enroll:

This
course is designed for network and software engineers who hold the following
job roles:

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

Course
Objectives:

After
taking this course, you should be able to:

• Leverage the tools and APIs to automate Cisco ACI powered data
  centers.
• Demonstrate workflows (configuration, verification,
  healthchecking, monitoring) using Python, Ansible, and Postman.
• Leverage the various models and APIs of the Cisco Nexus OS
  platform to perform day 0 operations, improve troubleshooting methodologies
  with custom tools, augment the CLI using scripts, and integrate various
  workflows using Ansible and Python.
• Describe the paradigm shift of Model Driven Telemetry and
  understand the building blocks of a working solution.
• Describe the Cisco Data Center compute solutions can be managed
  and automated using API centric tooling, by using the Python SDK, PowerTool,
  and Ansible modules to implement various workflows on Cisco UCS, Cisco IMC,
  Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco UCS Director, and Cisco Intersight.

Course Prerequisites:

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

The
following Cisco courses can help you gain the knowledge you need to prepare for
this course:

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA®)
• Introducing Automation for Cisco Solutions (CSAU)
• Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies
  (DCCOR)
• Programming Use Cases for Cisco Digital Network Architecture
  (DNAPUC)
• Introducing Cisco Network Programmability (NPICNP)

Course Outline:

• 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

Labs Outline:

• 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