Course Overview
SD-Access and Catalyst 9k Programmability Workshop (SDA9KPW) v1.0 discusses SD-Access and the Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series switch programming. In this course you will learn about production solutions that run on or interact with IOS-XE on the Catalyst 9000 switches. We will also discuss how to position the Cisco tools including DNA Center, APIC-EM, ISE, Network Data Platform to implement SD-Access.
Course Content
- Module 1: Positioning SD-Access and Overview
- Module 2: Cisco DNA Programming Basics
- Module 3: Catalyst 9000 Automation
- Module 4: Software Defined Networks
- Module 5: APIC-EM
- Module 6: Cisco DNA Center to Manage Your Network
- Module 7: Cisco SD Access Programming
- Module 8: SD-Access Wireless and WAN Programming
Who should attend
The primary audience for this course is as follows:
- Anyone interested in SD-Access and the Catalyst 9000
- Channel Partner SEs and other sales support
- Personnel involved in SD-Access Design and Implementation
- Network Operations team with SD-Access solution
- Network admin staff that deal with Software Defined Networking
- Network Administrators
- Network Architects
- Network Engineers
Prerequisites
The knowledge and skills that the learner should have before attending this course are as follows:
- Familiar with Catalyst 9k Switches
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
- Describe use cases and examples of the value of Catalyst 9000 programmability
- Learn about Python and how it automates the Catalyst 9000
- Understand hpe object-oriented programming in Python to abstract Catalyst 9000
- Understand SD-Access
- Discuss how to apply Cisco Software-Defined Access programmatically
Outline: SD-Access and Catalyst 9k Programmability Workshop (SDA9KPW)
Module 1: Positioning SD-Access and Overview
- What is end-to-end segmentation
- Simple, automated work flows
- Open and Programmable APIs
- Intelligent network fabric
- Use Cases
- Security and segmentation
- User mobility
- Guest access
- IoT integration
- Monitoring and troubleshooting
- Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Programmability
- Components
- DNA Center
- Catalyst 9000 Switches
- APIC-EM
- ISE
- Network Data Platform
- Key concepts of Integrations
- IP Address Management (IPAM)
- Network Orchestrators
- Policy Orchestrators
- Security Analytics
- Firewalls
- Public and Private Cloud Integration
- IT Services Management (ITSM)
Module 2: Cisco DNA Programming Basics
- IOS XE
- Understanding REST API
- Python and IOS XE
- Cisco Python Module
- Use cases
- Automated Provisioning
- A glance at common errors
- High level overview: REST API
Module 3: Catalyst 9000 Automation
- NETCONF with SDN controllers
- OpenConfig
- YANG data models
- Guest Shell Linux Containers (LXCs)
- Cisco network plug-and-play
- Zero-touch provisioning
- Python scripting and custom libraries
- Use Cases
- IT Operations
- Analytics
- PCI Compliance
Module 4: Software Defined Networks
- SD-Access
- VXLANs
- MP-BGP EVPN
- Use Cases
- Extending Layer to Branch Offices
- Business Continuance
Module 5: APIC-EM
- SD-Access and APIC-EM
- Use Cases
- Network Threat Defense
- Granular Control
- Smart Routing
- Catalyst 9000 Integration
- APIC-EM Automation
- APIC-EM APIs
Module 6: Cisco DNA Center to Manage Your Network
- Components
- Benefits
- Automation
Module 7: Cisco SD Access Programming
- Network Fabric
- Cisco SD-Access
- Use Cases
- Network Deployment
- End-to-End Segmentation
- Simple, Automated Workflows
- Intelligent Network Fabric
- Cisco SD-Access Hardware and Software Platform Requirements
- Centralized Control and Management Plane
Module 8: SD-Access Wireless and WAN Programming
- Visibility of Wireless Traffic for Consistency
- Centralized Control/Management
- Intelligent Services Automation (Application Visibility & Control, EasyQoS)
- Network Embedded Threat/Anomaly Detection and Mitigation
- Intelligent WAN
- Use Cases
- Accelerate Wireless Deployment
- Enable Secure Access
- Deploy branch offices quickly
- Reduce costs and mitigate risks