Detailed Course Outline
Day 1
Course Introduction
Junos Automation Fundamentals
- Benefits of Automation
- DevOps and NRE
- Junos Automation Stack
- Junos Automation Tools
- Introduction to NITA
Day 2
Ansible Intermediate
- Ansible for Junos Review
- Securing Device Connection
- Playbook Flow Control
LAB 2: Ansible Operations with Junos
- Ansible Variables and Jinja2 Templates
- Case Study
LAB 3: Using Ansible for Junos Configuration Management
SLAX
- Junos On-Box Automation Overview
- Basics of SLAX
- SLAX Variables
- Flow Control
- Junos Function Library
- SLAX Versions
Jinja2
- Jinja2 Overview
- Working with Jinja2 in Python
- Jinja2 Syntax
Advanced Junos PyEZ
- Connecting to a Junos Device
- Working with RPCs
- Junos PyEZ Utilities
- Junos PyEZ and Jinja2
- Tables and Views
LAB 1: Using Junos PyEZ with Jinja2 Templates
Junos Op Scripts
- Junos Op Scripts Using SLAX
- Customizing Junos Command Output
- Configuration Changes with SLAX Op Scripts
- Junos Op Scripts Using Python
- Configuration Changes with Python Op Scripts
- Op Script Configuration and Debugging
LAB 4: Junos Op Scripts
Junos Commit Scripts
- Junos Commit Scripts Overview
- Junos Commit Scripts Using SLAX
- Junos Commit Scripts Using Python
- Custom Configuration Syntax
- Commit Script Configuration and Debugging
LAB 5: Junos Commit Scripts
Day 3
Junos Event Policies and Event Scripts
- Junos OS Events
- Event Policies
- Event Scripts
LAB 6: Junos Event Policies and Event Scripts
Junos SNMP Scripts
- Junos OS SNMP Scripts
- Case Study
LAB 7: Junos SNMP Scripts
Day 4
JSNAPy
- JSNAPy Overview and Installation
- Configuration Files
- JSNAPy Commands
- Test Files
- Integration with Other Tools
LAB 9: Using JSNAPy
YANG
- YANG Overview
- YANG Statements and Syntax
- Junos YANG Modules
- Custom YANG Modules for Junos
- Custom Configuration and Translation Script Example
- Custom RPC and Action Script Example
Day 5
Juniper Extension Toolkit
- Overview of JET
- gRPC and JET IDL Files
- JET Service API
- JET Notification API
LAB 11: Using JET
Junos Telemetry
- Junos Telemetry Overview
- Native Sensors for JTI
- OpenConfig and gRPC Sensors for JTI
- Contrail HealthBot Overview
- Contrail HealthBot Rules and Playbooks
- Case Study
Lab 11: Using Junos Telemetry
Salt
- Salt Overview
- Junos and Salt
- Junos Execution Module
- Salt States and Junos State Module
- Case Studies
LAB 8: Automating Junos with Salt
OpenConfig
- OpenConfig Overview
- OpenConfig Package
- Using OpenConfig
- OpenConfig Telemetry
LAB 10: Implementing OpenConfig
Appendix: Zero Touch Provisioning
- Understanding Zero Touch Provisioning
- ZTP in Action: A Working Example
Appendix: Using JET Virtual Machine
- Setting Up the JET VM
- Creating Signed JET Applications