This course concentrates on the technical side of tools and languages for network DevOps rather than the soft skills. These tools include Python, Ansible, Git and NAPALM By the end of the course delegates should be able to recognise the tools that they can use to automate their networks and be able to use the knowledge gained to feel confident approaching network automation.
Those wishing to learn about the tools of network automation.
Introduction to data communications.
1 day
Programming and automating networks, networks and clouds, AWS, OpenStack, SDN, DevOps for network operations. Unit testing. Hype vs reality. Benefits and features.
Traditional methods, SNMP. Netflow and xflow. Traditional automation. Streaming telemetry. Event driven automation. gRPC, Protocol buffers.
Catch 22 and initial configuration. ZTP, POAP. Traditional automation. TFTP. Ansible vs the rest (chef, salt, puppet). Jinja2 and templating. How ansible works.
Programming languages. Linux, shell scripting. Python vs the rest. Off box vs on box automation.
Sockets pysnmp, ncclient, paramiko, netmiko, pyez, NAPALM.
Proprietary APIs, CLI, NETCONF, RETCONF. YANG, XML, YAML, JSON.
Git, GitHub, Jenkins, JIRA and others.
"A good intro to a complex subject."
"Course was a real eye-opener to some of the barriers we encounter."
This structured training course seeks to build upon workbook learning through the use of group exercises, dynamic discussion and individual tasks in order to deliver an engaging and interactive module that will ensure all candidates are able to transfer their new skills into the workplace.