COURSE OBJECTIVE:
After successfully completing this course, you should be able to: • Describe what is meant by intent-based networking. • Describe the Juniper Apstra architecture. • Navigate the global Juniper Apstra UI. • Configure role-based access control. • Describe an IP fabric architecture. • Explain VXLAN functions and operations. • Describe Ethernet VPN (EVPN) routing and bridging. • Describe the Juniper Apstra data center reference design. • Describe IP fabric usage in the data center reference design. • Describe host connectivity in the data center reference design. • Describe the life cycle of the management of devices using Juniper Apstra. • Create and use system agents to manage devices. • Configure resources. • Configure tags. • Describe basic device abstractions used by Apstra. • Describe logical devices. • Describe device profiles. • Describe interface maps. • Configure a rack type. • Configure templates. • Build and deploy a blueprint. • Navigate the blueprint UI. • Perform basic fabric device operations and troubleshooting. • Configure and apply property sets and configlets. • Configure connectivity templates. • Describe the multitenancy capabilities of Juniper Apstra.• Describe the purpose of root cause identification. • Create and manage security policies. • Describe the security policy functionality and terminology. • Describe the security policy workflow. • Describe the security policy conflict resolution. • Describe management of security policies. • Create a device profile. • Create a logical device. • Create an interface map. • Add a spine and a rack to an existing blueprint. • Add a generic system to an existing blueprint. • Use the Graph Explorer to traverse the graph datastore. • Describe the function of an IBA probe. • Create an IBA probe. • Configure logging to a remote syslog server. • Describe how Apstra integrates with vCenter. • Describe how Apstra can enable a DCI.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
The primary audience for this course includes: • Networking architects and operators, system engineers, DevOps professionals, IT professionals • Individuals responsible for configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting modern spine-and-leaf data centers of any size, leveraging any networking vendor hardware or operating system
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
The course prerequisites include: • Basic knowledge of networking and data center designs • Understanding of Clos IP fabric • Understanding of routing protocol design, configuration, and performance • Knowledge of overlay and underlay routing designs • Basic knowledge of automation design and workflows • Knowledge of network device configuration via CLI • Knowledge of BGP — recommended but not required • Completion of the Introduction to Juniper Data Center Networking (IJDC) course or equivalent knowledge
COURSE CONTENT:
Day 1Course Introduction Intent-Based Networking • What do we mean by intent? • Where is Juniper Apstra positioned?Juniper Apstra Overview • Juniper Apstra server • Juniper Apstra device agents Apstra UI Walkthrough • Navigate the global Apstra UI Lab 1: Apstra UI Walkthrough Role-Based Access Control • Configure users, roles, and providers to enable local and remote authentication Lab 2: Configuring RBAC IP Fabric Architecture • IP fabric options including collapsed (spineless), three-stage, and five-stage fabrics • IP fabric routing strategy • EBGP fabric • IP fabric best practices VXLAN Overview • VPN terminology—control planes and data planes • VXLAN broadcast domains • VXLAN control plane evolution • VXLAN fundamentals • Hardware VTEPs and software VTEPsDay 2EVPN Protocol • Overview of the EVPN protocol in a VXLAN environment • Route targets (policy) • Route distinguishers • EVPN route types and usage • Edge routing using Type 2 routes • Edge routing using Type 5 routes Data Center Reference Design • Overview of using rack types to design your network • Overview of using templates to design your network • Host connectivity options • Life-cycle management (design, build, deploy, validate) Device Management • Device profiles as a hardware compatibility list • Install off-box agents • Install on-box agents • Perform ZTP Lab 3: Managing Devices Resources • Create IP, VNI, and ASN Pools Tags • Create Tags Lab 4: Configuring Resources and Tags Logical Devices, Device Profiles, and Interface Maps • Describe Logical Devices • Describe Device Profiles • Describe Interface Maps Lab 5: Logical Devices, Device Profiles, and Interface Maps Design: Racks • Create Custom Rack Types Design: Templates • Create Custom TemplatesDay 3Build and Deploy: Blueprints • Build and deploy a blueprint Lab 6: Design, Build, and Deploy a Blueprint Navigating the Blueprint UI • Navigate the tabs—Dashboard, Analytics, Staged, Uncommitted, Active, and Time Voyager • Describe layered views of the staged and active networks • IBA probe versus service anomalies Basic Blueprint Operation • Use the Active tab to determine the status of a blueprint • Select a node to see neighbors, links, headroom, telemetry, device, properties, tags, and virtual settings • Query the blueprint (MAC, ARP, and VM) • Find by tags • Troubleshooting example • Make changes to your blueprint • Revert changes • Use Time Voyager Lab 7: Navigating and Operating a Blueprint Property Sets and Configlets • Configure Property Sets • Configure and Deploy Configlets Connectivity Templates • Connectivity templates overview • Example: Enable a BGP session between border leaf and external router Virtual Networks • Configure overlay virtual networks Lab 8: Configuring Configlets, Connectivity Templates, and Virtual NetworksDay 4Root Cause Identification • Explain and enable RCI Security Policies • Describe security policy functionality and terminology • Describe the security policy workflow • Use conflict resolution Lab 9: Configuring Root Cause Identification and Security Policies Creating Device Profiles • Create a custom device profile Creating Logical Devices • Create a custom logical device Creating Interface Maps • Create a custom interface map Post-Deployment: Adding a Spine and a Rack • Add a spine and a rack to an existing blueprint Post-Deployment: Adding a Generic System • Get familiar with global versus embedded rack types • Add a generic system to an existing blueprint Lab 10: Working with Interface Maps, Racks, and Generic SystemsDay 5Graph Database • Use Graph Explorer to visually inspect a blueprint's graph and its schema • Use the Graph Explorer to learn to query the graph database Intent-Based Analytics—Overview • Describe the basics of an IBA probe Create an IBA Probe • Create a predefined IBA probe • Create a new IBA probe Syslog • Configure and Monitor logging to a remote syslog server VMware vCenter Integration • Integrate Apstra with vCenter Lab 11: Configuring IBA Probes, Syslog, and vCenter Integration Data Center Interconnect • Describe a L2 DCI • Describe a L3 DCI Lab 12: Configuring DCI
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
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