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DCAUI - Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center Solutions v1.1

Course Summary:

The Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center Solutions (DCAUI) v1.1 training teaches you how to implement Cisco® Data Center automated solutions including programming concepts, orchestration, and automation tools. Through a combination of lessons and hands-on practice, you will manage the tools and learn the benefits of programmability and automation in the Cisco-powered Data Center. You will examine Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI®), Software-Defined Networking (SDN) for data center and cloud networks, Cisco Nexus® (Cisco NX-OS) platforms for device-centric automation, and Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS®) for Data Center compute. You will study their current ecosystem of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), software development toolkits, and relevant workflows along with open industry standards, tools, and APIs, such as Python, Ansible, Git, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), Yaml Ain't Markup Language (YAML), Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF), Representational State Transfer Configuration Protocol (RESTCONF), and Yet Another Generation (YANG). This training prepares you for the 300-635 Automating Cisco Data Center Solutions (DCAUTO) certification exam. Introducing Automation for Cisco Solutions (CSAU) is required prior to enrolling in Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center Solutions (DCAUI) because it provides crucial foundational knowledge essential to success. This training also earns you 24 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

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Course objectives

After taking this training, you should be able to:

Leverage the tools and APIs to automate Cisco ACI powered data centers.
Demonstrate workflows (configuration, verification, healthchecking, monitoring) using Python, Ansible, and Postman.
Leverage the various models and APIs of the Cisco Nexus OS platform to perform day 0 operations, improve troubleshooting methodologies with custom tools, augment the CLI using scripts, and integrate various workflows using Ansible and Python.
Describe the paradigm shift of Model Driven Telemetry and understand the building blocks of a working solution.

Describe how the Cisco Data Center compute solutions can be managed and automated using API centric tooling, by using the Python SDK, PowerTool, and Ansible modules to implement various workflows on Cisco UCS, Cisco IMC, Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco UCS Director, and Cisco Intersight.

Course outline - Lab outline

Use Cisco APIC Web GUI
Discover the Cisco APIC REST API
Use Postman with the APIC REST API
Use Python with the Cisco APIC REST API
Configure and Verify Cisco ACI Using Acitoolkit
Use Cobra and Arya to Recreate a Tenant
Manage Configuration Using Ansible
Set Up a New Tenant the NetDevOps Way
Create an Infrastructure Health Report
Set Up Power on Auto Provisioning on the Cisco Nexus 9000
Use Bash and Guest-Shell on Cisco NX-OS
Use Python to Enhance CLI Commands
Trigger a Python Script Using Cisco Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
Configure and Verify Using NX-API and Python
Configure and Verify Using NETCONF/YANG
Use Ansible with Cisco NX-OS
Connect, Query, and Modify Cisco UCS Manager Objects Using Cisco UCS PowerTool
Connect, Query, and Modify Cisco UCS Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Objects Using Cisco IMC PowerTool
Utilize Cisco UCS Python Software Development Kit (SDK)
Utilize Cisco IMC Python SDK

Implement Ansible Playbooks to Modify and Verify the Configuration of Cisco UCS Manager