Cisco DNA – Cisco Programmability Fundamentals

DNAPF (Cisco DNA Center Programmability Integration Fundamentals) is a 3-day, instructor-led, Cisco DNA Center course that will help you to become familiar with programmable infrastructure concepts and integrations that support Cisco SD-Access, DNA Center, and the Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series switch programming. In this course, you will learn about production solutions that run on or interact with IOS-XE on the Catalyst 9000 switches.

Course Information

Price: $3,395.00
Duration: 3 days
Certification: None
Exam: 
Learning Credits:
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Prerequisites:

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:

  • Familiarity with Catalyst 9k Switches
  • Familiarity with DNA Center and SD-Access

 

Target Audience:

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

  • Network Operations team with SD-Access solution
  • Network admin staff that deal with Software Defined Networking
  • Network Administrators
  • Network Architects
  • Network Engineers

 

Course Objectives:

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

  • Describe what is SDN and Network Programmability
  • Describe use cases and examples of Catalyst 9000 programmability
  • Learn about Python and how it automates the Catalyst 9000
  • Understand object-oriented programming
  • Understand SD-Access
  • Discuss how to apply Cisco Software-Defined Access programmatically
  • Understand the Use Cases and Problems Solved with SDN programmability
  • Explain an overview of OpenFlow and Network Controllers
  • Explain an overview of Human Interaction DevOps-Style

 

Course Outline:

Module 1: SD-Access Introduction

  • SDA Quick Overview
  • SDA Key Benefits
  • Technical Overview
  • LISP
  • Cisco Trustsec
  • VXLAN
  • Network Fabric
  • SDA Overlay Key Components
  • Control Plane
  • Data Plane
  • Policy Plane
  • SDA Fabric Roles & Terminology
  • DNA Controller
  • Identity Services
  • Analytics Engine (NDP)
  • Control Plane
  • Edge Nodes
  • Border Nodes
  • Virtual Network
  • Scalable Groups
  • VXLAN Encapsulation

Module 2: SDA Wireless Architecture

  • SDA Wireless Architecture Overview
  • SDA Wireless Benefits
  • Policy Rollout
  • Wireless Integration in SDA Fabric

Module 3: SDA Deployment

  • Digital Network Architecture
  • Campus Fabric Automation
  • Smart CLI
  • Programmable APIs
  • DNA Center – SD-Access WorkFlow
  • Design
  • Provision
  • Policy
  • Assurance

Module 4: SDA Center Ecosystems Integrations

  • Event Notifications and Webhooks
  • Integrations Overview
  • DevOps Integrations
  • ChatOps Integrations
  • Use Cases
  • ITSM Integrations
  • Client Insights with Apple Analytics
  • IP Address Management (IPAM)
  • Network Orchestrators
  • Policy Orchestrators
  • Security Analytics
  • Firewalls
  • Public and Private Cloud Integration

Module 5: DNA Assurance

  • DNA Center Architecture
  • Cisco DNA Assurance Introduction
  • DNA Assurance Architecture
  • Telemetry Collection Overview
  • DNA Assurance Getting Started
  • Full Stack Visibility
  • Network & Client Experience
  • Intelligent Capture
  • Real Time Monitoring RF
  • Path Trace
  • Sensor-based Proactive Monitoring
  • Application Experience
  • Issue Remediation
  • AI Network Analytics
  • Machine Reasoning

Module 6: Python Programming

  • Programmability Overview
  • APIs Primer
  • Python Foundation Overview
  • Lists, Tuples & Dictionaries
  • Control Sentences
  • Functions
  • Modules
  • Classes
  • Error Handling (Exceptions)

Module 7: Programming SDA and DNA Center

  • DNA Center Architecture Overview
  • DNA Controller
  • DNA Center Automation
  • DNA Center APIs
  • Building DNA Center Applications

Module 8: Cisco Catalyst 9K Introduction

  • Intent-Based Networking
  • Cisco Catalyst 9K Features and Characteristics
  • Cisco Catalyst 9K IOS-XE
  • Catalyst 9K Platform Support
  • Linux Service Containers Introduction
  • Python Programmability Introduction
  • Zero-Touch Provisioning, iPXE, PnP
  • CLI – Legacy, Python CLI, Guest Shell

Module 9: Catalyst 9K and Cisco Application Framework

  • Cisco Application Framework / Virtual Service Infra (IOX)
  • Cisco Catalyst 9K Application Hosting
  • Application Hosting Value Proposition
  • Catalyst 9K Switching Application Ecosystem
  • Virtual Machines
  • KVMs
  • Containers
  • General LXC (Linux Service Containers)
  • GuestShell (pre-packaged LXC)
  • Other pre-packaged LXCs, ie PerfSonar
  • Python Programmability in Depth
  • Python API
  • Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) and Plug ’n Play

Module 10: Catalyst 9K EEM Python Module

  • EEM Overview
  • Python Scripting in EEM
  • EEM Python Package
  • Python-Supported EEM Actions
  • EEM CLI Library Command Extensions

Module 11: Data Models & Model-Driven Programmability

  • Why Models are Important
  • YANG data models
  • Native models
  • IETF models
  • OpenConfig models
  • Data Encoding
  • XML
  • JSON
  • YANG Tools
  • YANG Explorer
  • YANG Catalog
  • Pyang
  • NetConf
  • History
  • Protocol layers
  • Operations
  • Messages
  • Using NetConf
  • RESTConf
  • History
  • Protocol layers
  • Operations
  • Messages
  • Using RestConf
  • Telemetry Introduction

Module 12: Model-Driven Telemetry

  • Yang Data Streaming
  • Telemetry History
  • gRPC
  • Collectors & Renderers
  • ELK
  • Elastic Search
  • Logstash
  • Kibana
  • TIG
  • Telegraph
  • Influx
  • Grafana
  • Quick Start with Docker
  • Publication Types
  • Telemetry Subscriptions
  • IOS-XE 16.x and 17.x Yang Model Support
  • Yang Model Metadata
  • CLI and XML Configuration Examples
  • Pipeline
  • Splunk

Module 13: 3rd Party Integrations

  • ServiceNow
  • Splunk

Lab Outline:

  • Lab 1: Intro DNA Center
  • Lab 2: DNA Assurance
  • Lab 3: DNA Center API Discovery
  • Lab 4: Setup Machine for Development
  • Lab 5: Python Overview
  • Lab 6: Programming Cisco DNA Center
  • Lab 7: Managing the Guest Shell
  • Lab 8: Running Python Scripts as Part of EEM Applet Actions
  • Lab 9: NETCONF/RESTConf
  • Lab 10: YANG Data Modeling & YANG Explorer, YANG Catalog and pYANG
  • Lab 11: Catalyst 9K – Application Hosting
  • Lab 12: Programming Telemetry
  • Lab 13: Integrating DNAC with ServiceNow
  • Lab 14: Integrating DNAC with Splunk