Introduction to Junos Platform Automation and DevOps (IJAUT) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Day 1

Introduction to Junos OS

  • Junos OS Basic Design Architecture
  • Traffic Processing
  • CLI Modes and Features
  • Initial Configuration Tasks
  • Interface Types and Configuration
  • Lab 1: Configuring a Device using Junos CLI

Introduction to DevOps

  • Why DevOps?
  • The Benefits of DevOps
  • DevOps Goals and Best Practices

The Junos Automation Stack

  • The Junos Automation Stack and DevOps
  • Junos XML API Overview
  • Junos REST API Overview
  • Junos JET API Overview
  • Review of Junos Automation Tools

Day 2

Introduction to XML and XPath

  • Basic XML Syntax
  • The Junos XML Schema
  • Navigating the Junos XML Schema with XPath
  • Lab 2: Working with XML and XPath

The XML API and NETCONF

  • NETCONF
  • The Junos XML API
  • Languages and Libraries Used to Automate the Junos XML API
  • Case Study
  • Lab 3: Using XML and NETCONF for Automation

Introduction to JSON and YAML

  • The Need to Structure Data
  • JSON Basics
  • YAML Basics
  • Use of JSON and YAML in Junos Automation
  • Lab 4: Using JSON and YAML

Introduction to Ansible

  • Ansible Architecture and Capabilities
  • Ansible Playbook Basics
  • Using Ansible to Retrieve Junos Status Information
  • Using Ansible to Retrieve and Modify Configuration Information
  • Case Study
  • Lab 5: Using Ansible to Automate Junos

Introduction to Python

  • Basic Python Syntax
  • Python 2 vs. Python 3
  • Python Data Types and Variables
  • Python Sequences, Tuples, Sets, and Dictionaries
  • Python Libraries
  • The Python Interactive Interpreter
  • Case Study: Creating a Python Script to Solve a Problem
  • Lab 6: Using the Python Interpreter

Day 3

Introduction to Junos PyEZ

  • Connecting to Junos Devices with PyEZ
  • Retrieving Junos Device Status and Configuration Handling
  • Modifying the Junos Configuration with PyEZ
  • Using PyEZ utilities to upgrade Junos software
  • Case Study
  • Lab 7: Using PyEZ to Manage Junos Devices

The Junos REST API

  • Overview of the Junos REST API
  • Methods of Connecting to the Junos REST API
  • Configuring the Junos REST API
  • Using the Junos REST API Explorer
  • Using the Junos REST API to Retrieve Junos Configuration Data
  • Case Study
  • Lab 4: Using the REST API Associated Certification