Course Description
The Automating Cisco Data Center Networking Solutions (DCNAUTO) training teaches you how to implement and optimize automation in Cisco data center environments. You will gain hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus platforms, programmability features, and modern automation tools used to streamline operations across switching, compute, and fabric controllers. The training covers foundational concepts in network programmability, then advances into day-zero provisioning, on-box automation using Bash, Python, and Guest Shell, and off-box automation with Cisco NX-API, NETCONF/RESTCONF, and YANG models. You will also explore Infrastructure as Code (IaC) workflows with Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC), Ansible, and Terraform, as well as network validation and testing with Cisco pyATS. Finally, you will learn how AI-driven operations enhance network automation and simplify lifecycle management.
This training prepares you for the 300-635 DCNAUTO v2.0 exam. If passed, you earn the Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Networking Automation certification and satisfy the concentration exam requirements for the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Data Center and Automation certifications. This training also earns you 43 Continuing Education (CE) credits toward recertification.
Course Information
Length: 5 day
Format: Lecture and Lab
Delivery Method: n/a
Max. Capacity: 16
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Learning Objectives
- Explain the role of programmability and automation in Cisco data center networks
- Explain the benefits of programmability compared to manual CLI workflows
- Identify data models and data formats (XML, JSON, YAML) used in Cisco automation frameworks
- Use version control systems such as Git for storing and managing configuration files
- Perform day-zero provisioning on Cisco Nexus devices using Power-On Auto Provisioning (POAP)
- Enable and use the Bash shell and Guest Shell on Cisco Nexus devices
- Run Linux commands inside Guest Shell to interact with NX-OS and external services
- Write Python scripts on-box to parse CLI output and enhance operational workflows
- Describe and configure Cisco NX-API CLI and REST interfaces
Labs
- Set Up PowerOn Auto Provisioning on the Cisco Nexus 9000
- Use Bash and Guest Shell on Cisco NX-OS
- Use Python to Enhance CLI Commands
- Make NX-API Calls with NX-API Sandbox
- Configure and Verify NX-OS Using Python
- Set Up API Calls with Bruno
- Use NX-API REST with Python
- Configure and Verify Using NETCONF, RESTCONF, and YANG
- Construct gRPC Payload
- Track Changes with Git and GitHub
- Use Ansible with Cisco NX-OS
- Use Terraform with Cisco NX-OS
- Generate Configuration Using Jinja2 Templates
- Manage ACI Configuration Using Ansible
- Set Up a New Tenant the NetDevOps Way
- Automate ACI with Terraform
- Automate NDFC with REST API and Python
- Retrieve NX-OS Health Data Using Cisco Nexus Dashboard
- Create NDFC Fabric with Ansible
- Automate NDFC with Terraform
- Explore Cisco Modeling Labs Basics
