This four-day course introduces students to popular open-source applications that are used to manage Junos OS devices in DevOps environments. Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience managing Junos OS devices using Ansible, AWX, Jenkins, Robot Framework, and NITA. This course combines these popular open-source tools with DevOps principles and practices to demonstrate the automation capabilities of Junos OS devices.

Intended Audience

• Individuals who want to use DevOps practices and principles to manage network devices
• Network engineers and operators who are responsible for managing Junos OS devices
• Network engineers and operators who are looking for open-source methods to deploy services
• Developers who support network operations
• Network integrators

Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of the Junos OS
• General understanding of network concepts and devices
• Basic understanding of scripting and automation

Objectives

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to:

• Explain DevOps principles.
• Describe Infrastructure as Code.
• Describe the benefits of container applications.
• Create container images.
• Configure Docker networking.
• Deploy multi-container applications using Docker Compose.
• Describe Git.
• Create and manage a local Git repository.
• Create connections to remote repositories.
• Create and merge repository branches.
• Describe Ansible fundamentals.
• Create an Ansible DevOps environment.
• Use JSNAPy modules to verify the Junos OS device state.
• Create Ansible playbooks and roles for a Junos OS NOOB environment.
• Use NAPALM modules to manage Junos OS devices.
• Use Ansible to deploy Junos OS configuration.
• Navigate the AWX UI.
• Create AWX projects, inventory, and templates.
• Create an AWX workflow template.
• Use the AWX REST API.
• Describe the Robot Framework.
• Describe the Robot Framework project components.
• Create a Robot Framework test case for Junos OS devices.
• Create a custom Robot Framework library.
• Navigate the Jenkins user interface.
• Create Jenkins projects that integrate the Robot Framework plugin.
• Create Jenkins projects that integrate the Ansible plugin.
• Create Jenkins projects that integrate the Ansible Tower plugin.
• Create Jenkins pipelines using a Jenkinsfile.
• Explain NITA components.
• Perform NITA operations.
• Explain NITA customer use cases.
• Explain the benefits of CI/CD.
• Create a CI/CD environment.

Course Contents

1 Course Introduction

2 Introduction to DevOps

• Explain DevOps principles
• Describe infrastructure as code

3 Using Docker for DevOps

• Describe the benefits of container applications
• Create container images
• Configure Docker networking
• Deploy multi-container applications using Docker Compose
• Lab 1: Using Docker for DevOps

4 Using Git

• Describe Git
• Create and manage a local Git repository
• Create connections to remote repositories
• Create and merge repository branches
• Lab 2: Using Git

5 Ansible Fundamentals

• Describe Ansible fundamentals
• Create an Ansible DevOps environment
• Lab 3: Ansible Fundamentals

6 Automating Junos OS Devices Using Ansible

• Use JSNAPy modules to verify the Junos OS device state
• Create Ansible playbooks and roles for a Junos OS NOOB environment
• Use NAPALM modules to manage Junos OS devices
• Use Ansible to deploy Junos OS configuration
• Lab 4: Automating Junos OS Devices Using Ansible

7 Automating Junos OS Devices Using AWX

• Navigate the AWX UI
• Create AWX projects, inventory, and templates
• Create an AWX workflow template
• Use the AWX REST API
• Lab 5: Automating Junos OS Devices Using AWX

8 Testing Junos OS Devices Using the Robot Framework

• Describe the Robot Framework
• Describe the Robot Framework project components
• Create a Robot Framework test case for Junos OS devices
• Create a custom Robot Framework library
• Lab 6: Testing Junos OS Devices Using the Robot Framework

9 Automating Junos OS Devices Using Jenkins

• Navigate the Jenkins user interface
• Create Jenkins projects that integrate the Robot Framework plugin
• Create Jenkins projects that integrate the Ansible plugin
• Create Jenkins projects that integrate the Ansible Towe plugin
• Create Jenkins pipelines using a Jenkinsfile
• Lab 7: Automating Junos OS Devices Using Jenkins

10 Automating Junos OS Devices Using NITA

• Explain NITA components
• Perform NITA operations
• Explain NITA customer use cases
• Lab 8: Automating Junos OS Devices Using NITA

11 Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery

• Explain the benefits of CI/CD
• Create a CI/CD environment
• Lab 9: Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery

Appendix: Kubernetes Overview

• Describe Kubernetes fundamentals
• Describe the Kubernetes Objects
• Describe Kubernetes networking
• Explore connecting applications with services