NSO Essentials for Programmers and Network Architects (NSO201)

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

• Explain the benefits and uses of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO)
• Install NSO and describe how NSO uses NETCONF and the Device Manager component
• Describe how YANG is used with NSO, create and deploy a service, and explain NSO FASTMAP
• Design and manage services with YANG models
• Perform NSO configuration and basic troubleshooting, and describe the following NSO features: 
  • Integration options 
  • Alarms and reporting 
  • Scalability and performance options
  • Available function pack

• Basic knowledge of the Cisco Command Line Interface (CLI) or the CLI of UNIX-like operating systems
• Basic knowledge of YANG data modeling
• Basic knowledge of Python programming
• Basic management of network components (routers, switches, etc.)

Labs

1. Get Started with Cisco CLI
2. Perform Basic Switch Configuration
3. Observe How a Switch Operates
4. Troubleshoot Switch Media and Port Issues
5. Inspect TCP/IP Applications
6. Start with Cisco Router Configuration
7. Configure Cisco Discovery Protocol
8. Configure Default Gateway
9. Exploration of Packet Forwarding
10. Configure and Verify Static Routes
11. Configure and Verify ACLs
12. Configure a Provider-Assigned IP Address
13. Configure Static NAT
14. Configure Dynamic NAT and PAT
15. Troubleshoot NAT
16. Configure VLAN and Trunk
17. Troubleshoot VLANs and Trunks
18. Configure Root Bridge and Analyze STP Topology
19. Troubleshoot STP Issues
20. Configure and Verify EtherChannel
21. Configure a Router on a Stick
22. Configure a Cisco Router as a DHCP Server
23. Troubleshoot DHCP Issues
24. Configure and Verify HSRP
25. Troubleshoot HSRP
26. Configure and Verify RIPv2
27. Troubleshoot RIPv2
28. Configure Basic IPv6 Connectivity
29. Configure IPv6 Static Routes
30. Use Troubleshooting Tools
31. Configure and Verify IPv4 Extended Access Lists
32. Troubleshoot IPv4 Network Connectivity
33. Configure and Verify IPv6 Extended Access Lists 
34. Troubleshoot IPv6 Network Connectivity
35. Enhance Security of Initial Configuration
36. Limit Remote Access Connectivity
37. Configure and Verify Port Security
38. Configure and Verify NTP
39. Configure External Authentication Using RADIUS and TACACS+
40. Configure and Verify EIGRP 
41. Configure and Verify EIGRP for IPv6
42. Troubleshoot EIGRP
43. Configure and Verify Single-Area OSPF 
44. Configure and Verify Multiarea OSPF 
45. Configure and Verify OSPFv3
46. Troubleshoot Multiarea OSPF
47. Configure Serial Interface and PPP
48. Configure and Verify MLP
49. Configure and Verify PPPoE Client
50. Configure and Verify GRE Tunnel
51. Configure and Verify Single Homed EBGP

Who Should Attend

System installers, System integrators, System administrators, Network administrators, Solution designers