The Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) Administration and DevOps course continues the learning journey of the NSO Essentials for Programmers and Network Architects and NSO Advanced for Python Programmers trainings by introducing you to the system administration and DevOps focusing on NSO. This includes the robust bridge linking network automation and orchestration tools, examining the development, operation, and administration task functions. You will learn how to set up, configure, deploy, and maintain a Cisco NSO solution, and learn best practices for using DevOps. The examples shown in this training demonstrate real-world scenarios to prepare you for deployment and management of new or existing NSO instances.
The training guides you through the setup of production-ready NSO instances using system installation with access control settings, the deployment of NSO in Docker containers, and introduces modern DevOps concepts and tools such as Git and Continuous Delivery/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). You will learn how to migrate Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) devices, how to build Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) Network Element Drivers (NEDs) from the NSO Command-Line Interface (CLI), how to handle NSO Alarms, and many more features that benefit you in your journey with Cisco NSO.
This course is worth 32 Continuing Education (CE) Credits
TARGET AUDIENCE:
System and Network administrators who need to be able to install, configure and maintain a Cisco Network Services Orchestrator solution
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Attendees should meet the following prerequsites:
• Basic knowledge of the Cisco command – line interface (CLI)
• Basic knowledge of the command line of UNIX-like operating systems
• Basic knowledge of Yet Another Next Generation (YANG) data modelling
• Basic knowledge of Python software development
COURSE CONTENT:
Network and IT Convergence
• Network and IT Convergence Overview
• Service Provider Business Process
• Service Provider Business Process Change
Cisco NSO Architecture
• Integration of NSO into Business Environments
• NSO Logical Architecture
• NSO Components
• Key NSO Concepts
Cisco NSO Setup
• Setup Requirements
• Cisco NSO System Installation
• Installing NEDs
Cisco NSO Access Control
• Access Control Architecture
• Authentication Options
• Client Authentication Options
• Role-Based Access Control
• NSO Hardening
Cisco NSO Integration Options
• Integration Options Overview
• NETCONF API
• Web Integration
• CLI Tools
• PnP Scripts
Cisco NSO in Version Control System Environment
• Version Control Systems Overview
• Git Basic Concepts
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery with Cisco NSO
• Testing
• Continuous Integration
• Continuous Delivery
• Docker Setup
Cisco NSO Scalability and High Availability
• Large or Complex NSO Environments
• High Availability
• High-Availability Cluster Communications
• Layered Services Architecture
• Service Migration to LSA
Cisco NSO Scalable System Management
• Management of Large NSO Environments
• NCT Tool
• NCT Alternatives
Cisco NSO Software Development Methodologies
• Software Development Methodologies Overview
• Waterfall
• Agile
• DevOps
Cisco NSO Service Maintenance
• Service Maintenance Procedures
• Service Upgrade Options
• Service Upgrade Risk Assessment
• Service Upgrade Procedure
• Service Backup and Restore
• Service Maintenance Tools
NED Upgrades
• NED Overview
• NED Upgrade Risk Assessment
• NED Ugrade and CDM Migration
• Changing NED Logic
• NED Conflict with other NMSs
• NETCONF NED Builder
Configuration Management in Cisco NSO
• Configuration Management Overview
• Reverting to Previous Known Good Configuration
• Replacing a Device
• Service Management Tools
Change Management in Cisco NSO
• Change Management Overview
• Service Change Management
• Service Instance Change Management
Service Problem Management in Cisco NSO
• Incident Management
• Incident Management with NSO
• Problem Management with NSO
• Nano Services
Cisco NSO Service Monitoring and Compliance Reporting
• Service Status Monitoring
• Commit Queues
• Compliance Reports
Cisco NSO Inventory Management
• Inventory Management Overview
• Using NSO Built-In Inventory
• Integrating External Resources
Cisco DevOps Use Case
• Setup DevOps with NSO
• Put It All Together: NSO and DevOps Example
Labs
• Perform NSO System Install
• Implement Role-Based Access and PAM
• Using Cisco NSO APIs
• Learn to work with Git
• Use NSO in Docker
• Configure High Availability
• Migrating a Monolithic Service to LSA
• Deploy LSA Services
• Use the Network Connectivity Tool (NCT)
• Perform Service Backup and Restore
• Migrate a CDM Device
• Build a NETCONF NED
• Replace a Device
• Troubleshoot NSO Alarms and Services
• Manage Commit Queue
• Create a Compliance Report
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
After completing this course you should be able to:
• Describe network and IT convergence
• Describe Cisco NSO architecture
• Describe Linux
• Configure Cisco NSO
• Set up access control to Cisco NSO system
• Describe Cisco NSO Integration Options
• Explain version control systems and basic git concepts
• Describe the purpose of continuous integration and continuous delivery
• Implement Cisco NSO high availability
• Describe scalable system management
• Describe software development methodologies
• Describe service maintenance
• Perform NED upgrades
• Use Cisco NSO for managing services and their associated device configurations
• Describe Cisco NSO change management
• Explain service problem management
• Use Cisco NSO for service monitoring and compliance reporting
• Describe Cisco NSO inventory management
• Describe Cisco NSO use cases
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
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