Network Automation: A Bootcamp For Beginners

Begin your Network Automation with working examples for pre/post-check, config and rollback in Python, Ansible and CICD.

What you'll learn

Exploring Types of Automation: On-Box, Off-Box, and Workflow Automation.

Understanding Key Data Interchange Formats: A Deep Dive into JSON, YAML, XML, and CSV.

Essential Steps for Managing Git Repositories in GitLab.

Beginner’s Guide to NETCONF & YANG Data Model.

Creating & rendering Jinja2 templates in Python and Ansible.

CLI-parsing with TTP template.

Setting up Continuous Integration with GitLab.

Understand the principles of configuration management and how to implement them using Python, Terraform and Ansible playbooks

Beginner’s Guide to Python Programming from a Network Engineer’s Perspective.

How to Implement Use Cases for Automation with Python, Ansible, and Terraform.

Beginner's Guide to Building Workflow Automation using Free-to-Use n8n Software.

Key Concepts in Continuous Monitoring & Testing: Syslog for Logging, Slack for Notifications, and Robot Framework for Automated Testing.

Cloud network automation with Terraform (AWS VPC).

Requirements

No programming experience is needed.

A computer with access to the internet.

No paid software is required.

Familiarity with Linux/Windows

Basic understanding of VirtualBox is beneficial

Knowledge of GNS3 Network Simulator

Basic understanding of Docker is beneficial

Description

Welcome to 'Network Automation: A Bootcamp for Beginners,' the ideal course to kickstart your network automation journey with comprehensive examples for pre-check, post-check, config and rollback processes in Python, Ansible, and Terraform CICD workflow.With over 6.5 hours of well-structured content, this is one of the most comprehensive beginner courses on network automation available online. If you're new to network automation, here's why this course is perfect for you:Your instructor has hands-on experience with network automation in large organisations.The course is updated for 2023, covering essential concepts, tools, and technologies.Detailed videos, diagrams, and real-world automation use case examples make the material easy to grasp.Developed over five years, the curriculum has been tested and refined based on student feedback.Save money and time by enrolling online—you'll get the same teaching materials and instructor as our in-person boot camp.The course is continually updated with new code examples and projects.I'm sure you'll like this course that we offer a FULL money-back guarantee for the first 30 days. Register today with ZERO risk and EVERYTHING to gain!So what are you waiting for? Click the buy now button and join the worlds of network automation:I will guide you step-by-step through video tutorials to give you all the skills you need to excel as a network automation engineer. With this course, you'll build your knowledge while working on real-world examples.Throughout this course, I cover many topics, tools, and technologies, including:On-box, Off-Box, and workflow automationJSONYAMLXMLCSVYANGOpenAPINETCONFRESTCONFgRPCSNMPNetmiko CLI-SSH moduleTTP CLI parsingJinja2 TemplatingAnsible use caseTerraform - IaCPython use caseGit – Version controlGitlab CICD Workflown8n Workflow engineBPNM BasicsReview well-known Python modules for network automationRobot Framework – Python Test FrameworkAutomation Monitoring and NotificationCould network automation.Cisco Advanced Netconf Explorer

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Course Introduction

Lecture 2 Skills You Will Gain

Lecture 3 Prerequisite Knowledge for the Course

Lecture 4 Minimum System and Software Requirements

Lecture 5 Creating Your Practice Lab Environment

Section 2: NetDevOps from My Perspective

Lecture 6 Understanding NetDevOps: An Instructor's Perspective

Lecture 7 Understanding Your Automation Infrastructure Goals

Lecture 8 Overview of End-to-End Automation Models

Section 3: Version Control Systems: Git

Lecture 9 Introduction and Master the Basics of Git

Section 4: Exploring the Python Programming Language

Lecture 10 The Basics of Python Programming

Lecture 11 Essential Python Libraries for Network Automation

Section 5: Understanding Data Interchange Formats

Lecture 12 Introduction to JSON and Mastering the Basics of JSON

Lecture 13 Introduction and Mastering the Basics of YAML

Lecture 14 Introduction to XML

Lecture 15 Mastering the Basics of XML

Lecture 16 Introduction to CSV

Lecture 17 Reading and Manipulating CSV in Python

Section 6: Introduction to Network Data Modeling

Lecture 18 Introduction and Deep Dive into YANG Data Model

Lecture 19 introduction to OpenAPI

Section 7: Jinja2 Template Language

Lecture 20 Introduction to Jinja2 Template Languages

Lecture 21 Mastering the Basics of Jinja2 Templating

Section 8: Template Text Parser (TTP)

Lecture 22 Introduction and Mastering the Basics of TTP Template

Section 9: Device Programming Interfaces: A Key Tool for Configuration Management

Lecture 23 Introduction to Device Programming Interfaces

Lecture 24 CLI-SSH : Netmiko

Lecture 25 NETCONF

Lecture 26 RESTful API

Lecture 27 RESTCONF

Lecture 28 gRPC & SNMP

Section 10: Configuration Management

Lecture 29 Introduction to Configuration Management

Lecture 30 Ansible: Introduction and Mastering the Basics

Lecture 31 Ansible: Complete Use Case Example

Lecture 32 Ansible: Custom Module Example

Lecture 33 Python: Complete Use Case Example

Lecture 34 Terraform: Introduction and Mastering the Basics

Section 11: Workflow and CICD tools for Network Automaton

Lecture 35 A Deep Dive into GitLab CICD with live Example

Lecture 36 A Deep Dive into On-Box Automation with Python

Lecture 37 n8n: Full End-to-End Workflow Automation Use Case

Section 12: Introduction to Continuous Monitoring & Testing

Lecture 38 Sending Notification and Logging: Slack, Email & Syslog Examples

Lecture 39 Intro to pyATS/Robot Framework: Python-based Test Framework

Section 13: Cloud Network Automation

Lecture 40 AWS VPC: Cloud Network Automation

If you want to learn how to design and build network automation use cases, this course is for you.,If you're seeking a comprehensive, one-stop course that introduces all the fundamental concepts of network automation, this course is for you.,If you're enthusiastic about network automation and want to understand how to build your first automation workflow with various tools, this course is for you.