Data Center Automation using Juniper Apstra (APSTRA)

Day 1\n\n\nModule 1: Course Introduction\n\n\nModule 2: Intent-Based Networking\n\n\n- What Do We Mean by Intent?\n- Juniper Apstra Overview\n- Where Is Apstra Fabric Conductor Positioned?\nModule 3: Juniper Apstra Overview\n\n\n- Juniper Apstra Server\n- Juniper Apstra Agents\nModule 4: DC Reference Design\n\n\n- Clos in the Data Center\n- 3-Stage Versus 5-Stage Fabrics\n- EBGP in the Data Center\n- Host Connectivity\n- Lifecycle Management (Design, Build, Deploy, Validate)\nModule 5: Design Phase\n\n\n- Resources\n- Device Profiles\n- Logical Devices\n- Port Groups and Roles\n- Interface Maps\n- Racks\n- Templates\n\nModule 6: Build Phase\n\n\n- System Agents\n- Managed Devices\n- Juniper Apstra Device Config Stages\n- Blueprints\n- Assigning Resources to a Blueprint\n- LAB 1: Milestone 1\nModule 7: Deploy Phase\n\n\n- Deploying Nodes\n- Uncommitted View\n- Committing\n- Deployment Status\n- Blueprint Dashboard\n- Physical\n- LAB 1: Milestone 2\nModule 8: Connectivity Templates\n\n\n- Connectivity Template Overview\n- CT Example: Adding an External Router\nModule 9: Multitenancy\n\n\n- VXLAN Overlay Networks\n- Hardware VTEPs\n- VXLAN to VLAN Mapping\n- EVPN\n- Routing Zones\n- Virtual Networks\n- Apply CTs to Interfaces\n- LAB 1: Milestone 3\nDay 2\n\n\nModule 10: Configlets\n\n\n- Configlets and Property Sets\n- Configlet Modeling\n- Configlet Processing Order\nModule 11: Intent-Based Analytics\n\n\n- What Is Intent-based Analytics?\n- Leveraging the Graph Datastore\n- Asking Multidimensional Questions\n- IBA Probes\n- IBA Example\n- How to Create Probes\nModule 12: Root Cause Identification\n\n\n- A Lot of Data When Something Goes Wrong\n- Juniper Apstra Monitors Various Event Types and Can Determine the Root Cause\n- Root Cause Identification User Interface\n- LAB 1: Milestone 4\nModule 13: Group-Based Policies\n\n\n- What Is Group-Based Policy?\n- Objects\n- Endpoints\n- Endpoint Groups\n- Policies\n- Workflow\n- Conflict Resolution (Auto or User-Based)\n- Incremental Changes\nModule 14: Time Voyager\n\n\n- What Is Time Voyager?\n- Blueprint Revisions\n- Permanently Saving a Revision\n- Restoring a Revision\n- Caveats\nChapter 15: REST API and Graph Interface\n\n\n- Overview\n- User Documentation\n- Swagger 2.0\n- Platform API\n- Reference Design API\n- Getting the Specifications\n- Tools in the GUI\n- LAB 2\n- Lab 3

- Basic knowledge of networking and data center designs\n- Understanding of Clos IP fabrics\n- Routing protocol design, configuration, and performance\n- Overlay/underlay routing designs\n- Basic automation design and workflows\n- An understanding of network device configuration via CLI\n- BGP knowledge is recommended but not required

- Networking architects and operators, system engineers, DevOps and IT professionals\n- Individuals responsible for configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting modern spine and leaf data centers of any size leveraging networking vendor hardware or operating system