Overview
Implementing Automation for Cisco Enterprise Solutions (ENAUI) course teaches you how to implement Cisco Enterprise automated solutions, including programming concepts, orchestration, telemetry, and automation tools.
Course Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Get familiar with different API styles (REST, RPC) and synchronous and asynchronous API requests
- Learn how to use Postman software development tool in order to test the API calls
- Learn how to automate repetitive tasks using Ansible automation engine
- Explore a Python programming language, Python libraries and Python virtual environments and learn how can they be used for automation of network configuration tasks
- Get introduced to GIT version control system and its common operations
- Learn how to leverage the various models and APIs of the Cisco IOS XE platform to perform day-zero operations, improve troubleshooting methodologies with custom
- Learn about the paradigm shift of model-driven telemetry and the building blocks of a working solution
- Learn how to leverage the tools and APIs to automate Cisco DNA infrastructure managed by Cisco DNA Center
- Demonstrate workflows (configuration, verification, health checking, and monitoring) using Python, Ansible, and Postman
- Understand Cisco SD-WAN solution components, implement a Python library that works with the Cisco SD-WAN APIs to perform configuration, inventory management, and monitoring tasks, and implement reusable Ansible roles to automate provisioning new branch sites on an existing Cisco SD-WAN infrastructure
- Learn how to leverage the tools and APIs to automate Cisco Meraki managed infrastructure and demonstrate workflows (configuration, verification, health checking, monitoring) using Python, Ansible, and Postman
- Learn about the paradigm shift of model-driven telemetry and the building blocks of a working solution
- Learn how to leverage the tools and APIs to automate Cisco DNA infrastructure managed by Cisco DNA Center
- Demonstrate workflows (configuration, verification, health checking, and monitoring) using Python, Ansible, and Postman
- Understand Cisco SD-WAN solution components, implement a Python library that works with the Cisco SD-WAN APIs to perform configuration, inventory management, and monitoring tasks, and implement reusable Ansible roles to automate provisioning new branch sites on an existing Cisco SD-WAN infrastructure
- Learn how to leverage the tools and APIs to automate Cisco Meraki managed infrastructure and demonstrate workflows (configuration, verification, health checking, monitoring) using Python, Ansible, and Postman
Target Audience
This course is designed primarily for network and software engineers who are interested in learning about automation and programmability and hold the following job roles:
- Account manager
- Consulting systems engineer
- Network administrator
- Network engineer
- Network manager
- Sales engineer
- Systems engineer
- Technical solutions architect
- Wireless design engineer
- Wireless engineer
Course Prerequisites
Knowledge and skills you should have before attending this course:
- Basic programming language concepts
- Basic understanding of virtualization
- Basic understanding of virtualization
- CCNP level core networking knowledge
- Foundational understanding of Cisco DNA, Meraki, and Cisco SD-WAN
The following Cisco courses can help you build the recommended skills and knowledge:
- Introducing Automation for Cisco Solutions (CSAU)
- Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
- Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR)
Course Outline
- Network Programmability Foundation
- Automating APIs and Protocols
- Managing Configuration with Python and Ansible
- Implementing On-Box Programmability and Automation with Cisco IOS XE Software
- Implementing Model-Driven Telemetry
- Day-Zero Provisioning with Cisco IOS XE Software
- Implementing Automation in Enterprise Networks
- Building Cisco Catalyst Center Automation with Python
- Automating Operations using Cisco Catalyst Center
- Introducing Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Programmability
- Building Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Automation with Python
- Building Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Automation with Ansible
- Automating Cisco Meraki
- Implementing Meraki Integration APIs
Labs
- Automate Networks with Netmiko
- Use Postman for REST API Consumption
- Use Ansible to Configure and Verify Device Configuration
- Implement On-Box Programmability and Automation with Cisco IOS XE Software
- Use Python on Cisco IOS XE Software
- Implement Streaming Telemetry with Cisco IOS XE
- Explore Cisco Catalyst Center APIs
- Build Python Scripts to Interact with Cisco Catalyst Center Intent APIs
- Execute Cisco Catalyst Center SD-Access APIs to Manage SD-Access Fabric Networks
- Build Python Scripts with Cisco Catalyst Center Assurance APIs
- Troubleshoot End-to-End Connectivity and Health-Check the Network via the Cisco
Catalyst Center API - Perform Administrative Tasks Using the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN API
- Build, Manage, and Operate Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Programmatically
- Consume Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN APIs Using the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
Module - Manage Policies with Ansible
- Build Reports Using Ansible
- Implement Cisco Meraki API Automation
- Explore Cisco Meraki Integration APIs
- Explore Cisco Meraki Webhook Alerts