Introduction to Junos Platform Automation and NetDevOps (IJAUT)

This three-day course provides students with introductory knowledge of how to automate Junos using DevOps automation tools, protocols, and technologies. Students receive hands-on experience with to...

Introduction to Junos OS


- Junos OS Basic Design Architecture
- Traffic Processing
- CLI Modes and Features
- Initial Configuration Tasks
- Interface Types and Configuration
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
Introduction to XML and XPath


- Basic XML Syntax
- The Junos XML Schema
- Navigating the Junos XML Schema with XPath
The XML API and NETCONF


- NETCONF
- The Junos XML API
- Languages and Libraries Used to Automate the Junos XML API
- Case Study
Introduction to JSON and YAML


- The Need to Structure Data
- JSON Basics
- YAML Basics
- Use of JSON and YAML in Junos Automation
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
Introduction to Python


- Basic Python Syntax
- Python 2 vs. Python 3
- Python Data Types and Variables
- Python Sequences, Tuples, Sets,...

- Describe the Junos operating system and its basic design architecture.
- Explain traffic processing for transit and exception traffic.
- Describe the Junos CLI and its features.
- List and perform initial configuration tasks.
- Describe interface types and perform basic interface configuration tasks.
- Describe DevOps principles and practices.
- Explain how DevOps can benefit an IT organization.
- List and describe the various APIs Junos provides for automation.
- Discuss various frameworks...

This course benefits individuals responsible for configuring and monitoring devices running the Junos OS.