Course Description
This course provides a brief overview of the NSO solution, NETCONF, YANG, and XPath. After this overview, the course focuses on service creation, device and configuration management, NSO maintenance, NSO options and integrations, and basic NSO troubleshooting. Be able to install Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) and use it to manage devices and create services based on YANG templates with XPath.
Course Information
Length: 4 day
Format: Lecture and Lab
Delivery Method: Virtual / Onsite
Max. Capacity: 12
Learning Objectives
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Explain the benefits and uses of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO)
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Install NSO and describe how NSO uses NETCONF and the Device Manager component
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Describe how YANG is used with NSO, create and deploy a service, and explain NSO FASTMAP
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Design and manage services with YANG models
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Perform NSO configuration and basic troubleshooting, and describe the following NSO features:
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Integration options
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Alarms and reporting
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Scalability and performance options
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Available function pack
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Basic knowledge of the Cisco Command Line Interface (CLI) or the CLI of UNIX-like operating systems
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Basic knowledge of YANG data modeling
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Basic knowledge of Python programming
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Basic management of network components (routers, switches, etc.)
Labs
- Get Started with Cisco CLI
- Perform Basic Switch Configuration
- Observe How a Switch Operates
- Troubleshoot Switch Media and Port Issues
- Inspect TCP/IP Applications
- Start with Cisco Router Configuration
- Configure Cisco Discovery Protocol
- Configure Default Gateway
- Exploration of Packet Forwarding
- Configure and Verify Static Routes
- Configure and Verify ACLs
- Configure a Provider-Assigned IP Address
- Configure Static NAT
- Configure Dynamic NAT and PAT
- Troubleshoot NAT
- Configure VLAN and Trunk
- Troubleshoot VLANs and Trunks
- Configure Root Bridge and Analyze STP Topology
- Troubleshoot STP Issues
- Configure and Verify EtherChannel
- Configure a Router on a Stick
- Configure a Cisco Router as a DHCP Server
- Troubleshoot DHCP Issues
- Configure and Verify HSRP
- Troubleshoot HSRP
- Configure and Verify RIPv2
- Troubleshoot RIPv2
- Configure Basic IPv6 Connectivity
- Configure IPv6 Static Routes
- Use Troubleshooting Tools
- Configure and Verify IPv4 Extended Access Lists
- Troubleshoot IPv4 Network Connectivity
- Configure and Verify IPv6 Extended Access Lists
- Troubleshoot IPv6 Network Connectivity
- Enhance Security of Initial Configuration
- Limit Remote Access Connectivity
- Configure and Verify Port Security
- Configure and Verify NTP
- Configure External Authentication Using RADIUS and TACACS+
- Configure and Verify EIGRP
- Configure and Verify EIGRP for IPv6
- Troubleshoot EIGRP
- Configure and Verify Single-Area OSPF
- Configure and Verify Multiarea OSPF
- Configure and Verify OSPFv3
- Troubleshoot Multiarea OSPF
- Configure Serial Interface and PPP
- Configure and Verify MLP
- Configure and Verify PPPoE Client
- Configure and Verify GRE Tunnel
- Configure and Verify Single Homed EBGP
Who Should Attend
System installers, System integrators, System administrators, Network administrators, Solution designers