IJAUT: Introduction to Junos Platform Automation and DevOps This three-day course provides students with introductory knowledge of how to automate Junos using DevOps automation tools, protocols, and technologies.

Course details

Day 1

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: Introduction to Junos OS
• Junos OS Basic Design Architecture
• Traffic Processing
• CLI Modes and Features
• Initial Configuration Tasks
• Interface Types and Configuration

Lab 1: Configuring a Device using Junos CLI

Module 3: Introduction to DevOps
• Why DevOps?
• The Benefits of DevOps
• DevOps Goals and Best Practices

Module 4: The Junos Automation Stack
• The Junos Automation Stack and DevOps
• Junos XML API Overview
• Junos REST API Overview
• Junos JET API Overview
• Review of Junos Automation Tools

Day 2

Module 5: Introduction to XML and XPath
• Basic XML Syntax
• The Junos XML Schema
• Navigating the Junos XML Schema with XPath

Lab 2: Working with XML and XPath

Module 6: The XML API and NETCONF
• NETCONF
• The Junos XML API
• Languages and Libraries Used to Automate the Junos XML API
• Case Study

Lab 3: Using XML and NETCONF for Automation

Module 7: Introduction to JSON and YAML
• The Need to Structure Data
• JSON Basics
• YAML Basics
• Use of JSON and YAML in Junos Automation

Lab 4: Using JSON and YAML

Module 8: Introduction to Ansible
• Ansible Architecture and Capabilities
• Ansible Playbook Basics
• Using Ansible to Retrieve Junos Status Information
• Using Ansible to Retrieve and Modify Configuration Information
• Case Study

Lab 5: Using Ansible to Automate Junos

Module 9: Introduction to Python
• Basic Python Syntax
• Python 2 vs. Python 3
• Python Data Types and Variables
• Python Sequences, Tuples, Sets, and Dictionaries
• Python Libraries
• The Python Interactive Interpreter
• Case Study: Creating a Python Script to Solve a Problem

Lab 6: Using the Python Interpreter

Day 3

Module 10: Introduction to XML and XPath
• Connecting to Junos Devices with PyEZ
• Retrieving Junos Device Status and Configuration Handling
• Modifying the Junos Configuration with PyEZ
• Using PyEZ utilities to upgrade Junos software
• Case Study

Lab 7: Using PyEZ to Manage Junos Devices

Module 11: The Junos REST API
• Overview of the Junos REST API
• Methods of Connecting to the Junos REST API
• Configuring the Junos REST API
• Using the Junos REST API Explorer
• Using the Junos REST API to Retrieve Junos Configuration Data
• Case Study

Lab 8: Using the REST API