Advanced Junos Platform Automation and DevOps (AJAUT)

 

Course Overview

This four-day course introduces students to popular open-source applications that are used to manage Junos OS devices in DevOps environments. Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience managing Junos OS devices using Ansible, AWX, Jenkins, Robot Framework, and NITA. This course combines these popular open-source tools with DevOps principles and practices to demonstrate the automation capabilities of Junos OS devices. This course is based on Junos OS Release 22.1R1.10.

Who should attend

  • Individuals who want to use DevOps practices and principles to manage network devices
  • Network engineers and operators who are responsible for managing Junos OS devices
  • Network engineers and operators who are looking for open-source methods to deploy services
  • Developers who support network operations
  • Network integrators

Prerequisites

  • Basic understanding of the Junos OS
  • General understanding of network concepts and devices
  • Basic understanding of scripting and automation

Course Objectives

  • Explain DevOps principles.
  • Describe Infrastructure as Code.
  • Describe the benefits of container applications.
  • Create container images.
  • Configure Docker networking.
  • Deploy multi-container applications using Docker Compose.
  • Describe Git.
  • Create and manage a local Git repository.
  • Create connections to remote repositories.
  • Create and merge repository branches.
  • Describe Ansible fundamentals.
  • Create an Ansible DevOps environment.
  • Use JSNAPy modules to verify the Junos OS device state.
  • Create Ansible playbooks and roles for a Junos OS NOOB environment.
  • Use NAPALM modules to manage Junos OS devices.
  • Use Ansible to deploy Junos OS configuration.
  • Navigate the AWX UI.
  • Create AWX projects, inventory, and templates.
  • Create an AWX workflow template.
  • Use the AWX REST API.
  • Describe the Robot Framework.
  • Describe the Robot Framework project components.
  • Create a Robot Framework test case for Junos OS devices.
  • Create a custom Robot Framework library.
  • Navigate the Jenkins user interface.
  • Create Jenkins projects that integrate the Robot Framework plugin.
  • Create Jenkins projects that integrate the Ansible plugin.
  • Create Jenkins projects that integrate the Ansible Tower plugin.
  • Create Jenkins pipelines using a Jenkinsfile.
  • Explain NITA components.
  • Perform NITA operations.
  • Explain NITA customer use cases.
  • Explain the benefits of CI/CD.
  • Create a CI/CD environment.

Course Content

DAY 1

  • 1 Course Introduction
  • 2 Introduction to DevOps
    • Explain DevOps principles
    • Describe infrastructure as code
  • 3 Using Docker for DevOps
    • Describe the benefits of container applications
    • Create container images
    • Configure Docker networking
    • Deploy multi-container applications using Docker Compose
    • Lab 1: Using Docker for DevOps

DAY 2

  • 4 Using Git
    • Describe Git
    • Create and manage a local Git repository
    • Create connections to remote repositories
    • Create and merge repository branches
    • Lab 2: Using Git
  • 5 Ansible Fundamentals
    • Describe Ansible fundamentals
    • Create an Ansible DevOps environment
    • Lab 3: Ansible Fundamentals
  • 6 Automating Junos OS Devices Using Ansible
    • Use JSNAPy modules to verify the Junos OS device state
    • Create Ansible playbooks and roles for a Junos OS NOOB environment
    • Use NAPALM modules to manage Junos OS devices
    • Use Ansible to deploy Junos OS configuration
    • Lab 4: Automating Junos OS Devices Using Ansible

DAY 3

  • 7 Automating Junos OS Devices Using AWX
    • Navigate the AWX UI
    • Create AWX projects, inventory, and templates
    • Create an AWX workflow template
    • Use the AWX REST API
    • Lab 5: Automating Junos OS Devices Using AWX
  • 8 Testing Junos OS Devices Using the Robot Framework
    • Describe the Robot Framework
    • Describe the Robot Framework project components
    • Create a Robot Framework test case for Junos OS devices
    • Create a custom Robot Framework library
    • Lab 6: Testing Junos OS Devices Using the Robot Framework
  • 9 Automating Junos OS Devices Using Jenkins
    • Navigate the Jenkins user interface
    • Create Jenkins projects that integrate the Robot Framework plugin
    • Create Jenkins projects that integrate the Ansible plugin
    • Create Jenkins projects that integrate the Ansible Tower plugin
    • Create Jenkins pipelines using a Jenkinsfile
    • Lab 7: Automating Junos OS Devices Using Jenkins

DAY 4

  • 10 Automating Junos OS Devices Using NITA
    • Explain NITA components
    • Perform NITA operations
    • Explain NITA customer use cases
    • Lab 8: Automating Junos OS Devices Using NITA
  • 11 Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
    • Explain the benefits of CI/CD
    • Create a CI/CD environment
    • Lab 9: Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
  • A Appendix: Kubernetes Overview
    • Describe Kubernetes fundamentals
    • Describe the Kubernetes Objects
    • Describe Kubernetes networking
    • Explore connecting applications with services

Prices & Delivery methods

Online Training

Duration
4 days

Price
  • US $ 4,000.—
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Schedule

Instructor-led Online Training:   Course conducted online in a virtual classroom.

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