IBM TN777G - Cloud Pak for Network Automation 2.1 Administration and Configuration

Course Outline

• Course introduction
• Unit 1. Installing Cloud Pak for Network Automation 2.1
• Unit 2. Introduction to course lab exercises
• Unit 3. Verify desktop tools
• Exercise 1. Verify your desktop tools
• Unit 4. Create an assembly project and descriptor
• Exercise 2. Create an assembly project and descriptor
• Unit 5. Deploy assemblies and resources
• Exercise 3. Deploy assemblies and resources
• Unit 6. Add a jumphost server
• Exercise 4. Add a jumphost server
• Unit 7. Configure server behaviors
• Exercise 5. Configure server behaviors
• Unit 8. Simulate traffic to test scaling
• Exercise 6. Simulate traffic to test scaling
• Unit 9. Automate behavior tests
• Exercise 7. Automate behavior tests
• Unit 10. Demonstration – Use CP4NA with CI/CD tool
• Unit 11. Demonstration – Use the CP4NA API
• Course summary

Objective

• Understand the installation process for CP4NA
• Edit assembly and resource descriptors
• Use the Lifecycle Manager to push project descriptors to the CP4NA server
• Instruct the CP4NA server to deploy assemblies and resources in a virtual environment such as Red Hat Openstack™ or Red Hat OpenShift
• Remove assemblies and resources from deployment
• Automate scaling of resources to meet traffic loads
• Automate testing to validate deployed resources

Prerequisites

• Completion of basic training on IBM Cloud Paks
• Completion of IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation Foundations course or its online equivalent.
• Proficiency in the deployment of Red Hat OpenShift™ containers
• Understanding of telecommunications concepts
• Proficiency in command-line tools such as the vi editor in Linux and Red Hat OpenShift commands
• Ability to use VPN, SSH, and GitHub repository
• Ability to edit Red Hat OpenShift configuration files

Audience

This course is intended for systems engineers, technical support professionals, system administrators, administrators, and deployers of CP4NA 2.1.