Introducing Automation for Cisco Solutions (CSAU) v1.2

Master automation in Cisco network environments and enhance operations with advanced scripting and tools. Many professionals encounter challenges in implementing automated solutions, particularly with Python scripting, DevOps for networking, and API integrations. This course provides the skills needed to navigate these complexities, enabling you to overcome obstacles and boost your network’s efficiency.

Course Details

Price:

$2,200.00

Days:

Location:

Virtual

Course Overview

– • Articulate the role network automation and programmability play in the context of end-to-end network management and operations
– • Define and differentiate between waterfall and agile software development methodologies
– • Interpret and troubleshoot Python scripts with fundamental programming constructs built for network automation use cases
– • Describe how DevOps principles, tools, and pipelines can be applied to network operations
– • Understand the role of network automation development environments and associated technologies such as Python virtual environments, Vagrant, and Docker
– • Understand and construct HTTP-based application programming interface (API) calls to network devices
– • Articulate the differences among and common use cases for XML, JSON, YAML, and protocol buffer (protobuf)
– • Construct and interpret Python scripts using the Python requests module to automate devices that have HTTP-based APIs
– • Understand the role YANG plays in network automation
– • Understand that several tools exist to simplify working with YANG models
– • Describe the functionality of RESTCONF and NETCONF and the differences between them
– • Construct Ansible playbooks to configure network devices and retrieve operational state data from them
– • Build Jinja2 templates and YAML data structures to generate desired state configurations

• Routing and switching including open shortest path first (OSPF)
• Border gateway protocol (BGP)
• Basic configuration features such as interfaces
• Simple network management protocol (SNMP)
• Static routes
• Fundamentals of Python data structures and programming constructs, such as loops, conditionals, and classes
• 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

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

Class Dates & Times


6/10/2025 Virtual 09:00:00-17:00:00 CST Enroll Now $2,200.00
7/15/2025 Virtual 09:00:00-17:00:00 CST Enroll Now $2,200.00
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11/18/2025 Virtual 09:00:00-17:00:00 CST Enroll Now $2,200.00
12/23/2025 Virtual 09:00:00-17:00:00 CST Enroll Now $2,200.00

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