Course
Name: Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices Using Cisco Platforms
(DEVOPS) v1.0

Duration:
5 Days

What you’ll learn in this course:

The Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices Using Cisco
Platforms (DEVOPS) v1.0 course teaches you how to automate application
deployment, enable automated configuration, enhance management, and improve
scalability of cloud microservices and infrastructure processes on Cisco®
platforms. You will also learn how to integrate Docker and Kubernetes to create
advanced capabilities and flexibility in application deployment. This course
prepares you for the 300-910 Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices Using
Cisco Platforms (DEVOPS) certification exam.

How you’ll benefit:

• Gain the high-demand knowledge and skills to implement automation,
  streamline container orchestration, and enhance scalability
• Learn the skills to maximize the lightweight design of containers
  to scale more quickly and allow more responsiveness to website traffic load
• Prepare for the 300-910 DEVOPS exam

Who should enroll:

This course is designed for network and software engineers
interested in automation and programmability and who hold job roles such as:

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

Course
Objectives:

After
taking this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the DevOps philosophy and practices, and how they apply
  to real-life challenges
• Explain container-based architectures and available tooling
  provided by Docker
• Describe application packaging into containers and start building
  secure container images
• Utilize container networking and deploy a three-tier network
  application
• Explain the concepts of Configuration Item (CI) pipelines and what
  tooling is available
• Implement a basic pipeline with Gitlab CI that builds and deploys
  applications
• Implement automated build testing and validation
• Describe DevOps principles applied to infrastructure
• Implement on-demand test environments and explain how to integrate
  them with an existing pipeline
• Implement tooling for metric and log collection, analysis, and
  alerting
• Describe the benefits of application health monitoring, telemetry,
  and chaos engineering in the context of improving the stability and reliability
  of the ecosystem
• Describe how to implement secure DevOps workflows by safely
  handling sensitive data and validating applications
• Explain design and operational concepts related to using a mix of
  public and private cloud deployments
• Describe modern application design and microservices architectures
• Describe the building blocks of Kubernetes and how to use its APIs
  to deploy an application
• Explain advanced Kubernetes deployment patterns and implement an
  automated pipeline
• Explain how monitoring, logging, and visibility concepts apply to
  Kubernetes

Course Prerequisites:

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

• Basic programming language concepts and familiarity with Python
• Basic understanding of compute virtualization
• Ability to use Linux, text-driven interfaces, and CLI tools, such
  as Secure Shell (SSH), bash, grep, ip, vim/nano, curl, ping, traceroute, and
  telnet
• Foundational understanding of Linux-based OS architecture and
  system utilities
• CCNA® level core networking knowledge
• Foundational understanding of DevOps concepts
• Awareness and familiarity with continuous integration, continuous
  deployment, and continuous delivery CI/CD) concepts
• Hands-on experience with Git

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

• Developing Applications and Automating Workflows Using Cisco Core
  Platforms (DEVASC)
• Developing Applications Using Cisco Core Platforms and APIs
  (DEVCOR)

Course Outline:

• Introducing the DevOps Model
• Introducing Containers
• Packaging an Application Using Docker
• Deploying a Multitier Application
• Introducing CI/CD
• Building the DevOps Flow
• Validating the Application Build Process
• Building an Improved Deployment Flow
• Extending DevOps Practices to the Entire Infrastructure
• Implementing On-Demand Test Environments at the Infrastructure
  Level
• Monitoring in NetDevOps
• Engineering for Visibility and Stability
• Securing DevOps Workflows
• Exploring Multicloud Strategies
• Examining Application and Deployment Architectures
• Describing Kubernetes
• Integrating Multiple Data Center Deployments with Kubernetes
• Monitoring and Logging in Kubernetes

Labs Outline:

• Interact with GitLab Continuous Integration (CI)
• Explore Docker Command-Line Tools
• Package and Run a WebApp Container
• Build and Deploy Multiple Containers to Create a Three-Tier
  Application
• Explore Docker Networking
• Build and Deploy an Application Using Docker Compose
• Implement a Pipeline in Gitlab CI
• Automate the Deployment of an Application
• Validate the Application Build Process
• Validate the Deployment and Fix the Infrastructure
• Build a Yaml Ain’t Markup Language (YAML) Infrastructure as Code
  (IaC) Specification for the Test Environment
• Manage On-Demand Test Environments with Terraform
• Build Ansible Playbooks to Manage Infrastructure
• Integrate the Testing Environment in the CI/CD Pipeline
• Implement Pre-deployment Health Checks
• Set Up Logging for the Application Servers and Visualize with
  Kibana
• Create System Dashboard Focused on Metrics
• Use Alerts Through Kibana
• Instrument Application Monitoring
• Use Alerts and Thresholds to Notify Webhook Listener and Cisco
  Webex® Teams™ Rooms
• Secure Infrastructure in the CI/CD Pipeline
• Explore Kubernetes Setup and Deploy an Application
• Explore and Modify a Kubernetes CI/CD Pipeline
• Kubernetes Monitoring and Metrics—Elasticsearch, Logstash, and
  Kibana (ELK)