Fundamentals of NetDevOps

Module 1: Introduction

• Challenges of the current network operation
• The road to NetDevOps
• Industry examples

Module 2: Introduction to NetDevOps

• What is DevOps?
• Relationship between Lean, Agile and DevOps
• Comparison between DevOps and NetDevOps
• Implementing NetDevOps
• NetDevOps Tools

Module 3: Knowing NetDevOps tools

• Introduction to Version Control with Git
• Peer-Reviews with Gerrit
• CI / CD with Jenkins
• Laboratory: Version Control with Git

Module 4 – Network Programmability

• Basic Concepts
• Types of Network APIs
• Exploring Network APIs
• The NETCONF protocol
• Other Programmatic Interfaces
• Laboratory: Interacting with REST APIs

Module 5 – Python and Networks

• Programming Languages
• Python
• API Invocation in Python
• Netmiko: Commands for Networking
• NAPALM: Unified API for network devices
• NETCONF in Python
• Laboratory: Experimenting with Python

Module 6 – Network Modeling

• Network modeling concepts
• NETCONF/YANG
• TOSCA
• Laboratory: Configuring via NETCONF

Module 7 – Ansible

• Introduction to Ansible
• Ansible Architecture
• Ansible in Networking
• Laboratory: Configuring with Ansible