Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center Solutions (DCAUI): Learn to implement Cisco Data Center automated solutions, including programming concepts, orchestration, and automation tools for ACI, NX-OS, and UCS platforms.

Course Objectives

  • Review Cisco ACI fundamental concepts, GUI workflows, and create the case for implementing automation
  • Introduce the Cisco ACI REST API, the tools already available on the Cisco APIC, and understand basic API interaction using Postman
  • Understand the functionality provided by the Python ACI libraries and write scripts that apply configuration and verify state on the Cisco ACI fabric
  • Understand Cisco ACI Ansible modules, build playbooks that apply Infrastructure-as-Code concepts to Cisco ACI tenant configuration, and generate a health report using Ansible
  • Understand Cisco ACI Apps Center integration and the benefits of integrating Kubernetes infrastructure with Cisco ACI

Upcoming Schedules

Exam and Certification

350-601 DCCOR: Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies

Who should attend

  • Network Engineer
  • System Engineer
  • Data Center Engineer

Prerequisites

Required

  • Basic knowledge of programming language concepts
  • Basic understanding of virtualization and VMware
  • Ability to use Linux and CLI tools, such as SSH and bash
  • CCNP level data center knowledge
  • Foundational understanding of Cisco ACI

Course Outline