ENAUTO (300-435)

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The Cisco 300-435 ENAUTO exam validates your ability to automate enterprise network solutions using modern tools and programming skills. Passing this 90-minute exam earns you the Cisco Certified DevNet Specialist – Enterprise Automation and Programmability certification, and it counts toward both CCNP Enterprise and DevNet Professional certifications, as well as recertification. You’ll be tested on Python, APIs, network controllers, and automation frameworks—making this an essential step for network engineers embracing programmability.

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Course Description

Key Takeaways

Get familiar with different API styles (REST, RPC) and synchronous and asynchronous API requests
Learn how to use Postman software development tool to test the API calls
Learn how to automate repetitive tasks using Ansible automation engine
Explore a Python programming language, Python libraries and Python virtual environments and learn how can they be used for automation of network configuration tasks
Get introduced to GIT version control system and its common operations
Learn how to leverage the various models and APIs of the Cisco IOS XE platform to perform day-zero operations, improve troubleshooting methodologies with custom tools, augment the command-line interface (CLI) using scripts, and integrate various workflows using Ansible and Python
Learn about the paradigm shift of model-driven telemetry and the building blocks of a working solution
Learn how to leverage the tools and APIs to automate Cisco DNA infrastructure managed by Cisco DNA Center™
Demonstrate workflows (configuration, verification, health checking, and monitoring) using Python, Ansible, and Postman
Understand Cisco SD-WAN solution components, implement a Python library that works with the Cisco SD-WAN APIs to perform configuration, inventory management, and monitoring tasks, and implement reusable Ansible roles to automate provisioning new branch sites on an existing Cisco SD-WAN infrastructure
Learn how to leverage the tools and APIs to automate Cisco Meraki managed infrastructure and demonstrate workflows (configuration, verification, health checking, monitoring) using Python, Ansible, and Postman

Who should attend

Network Engineers
Systems Engineers
Wireless Engineers
Consulting Systems Engineers
Technical Solutions Architects
Network Administrators
Wireless Design Engineers
Network Managers
Sales Engineers
Account Managers

Prerequisites

Basic programming language concepts
Basic understanding of virtualization
Ability to use Linux and CLI tools, such as Secure Shell (SSH) and bash
CCNP level core networking knowledge
Foundational understanding of Cisco DNA, Meraki, and Cisco SD-WAN

Course Outline

Section 1: Network Programmability Foundation
Section 2: Automating APIs and Protocols
Section 3: Managing Configuration with Python and Ansible
Section 4: Implementing On-Box Programmability and Automation with Cisco IOS XE Software
Section 5: Implementing Model-Driven Telemetry
Section 6: Day-Zero Provisioning with Cisco IOS XE Software
Section 7: Implementing Automation in Enterprise Networks
Section 8: Building Cisco Catalyst Center Automation with Python
Section 9: Automating Operations using Cisco Catalyst Center
Section 10: Introducing Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Programmability
Section 11: Building Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Automation with Python
Section 12: Building Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Automation with Ansible
Section 13: Automating Cisco Meraki
Section 14: Implementing Meraki Integration APIs

Lab Outline

Discovery 1: Automate Networks with Netmiko
Discovery 2: Use Postman for REST API Consumption
Discovery 3: Use Ansible to Configure and Verify Device Configuration
Discovery 4: Implement On-Box Programmability and Automation with Cisco IOS XE Software
Discovery 5: Use Python on Cisco IOS XE Software
Discovery 6: Implement Streaming Telemetry with Cisco IOS XE
Discovery 7: Perform Administrative Tasks Using Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN API
Discovery 8: Build, Manage, and Operate Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Programmatically
Discovery 9: Consume Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN APIs Using the uri Module
Discovery 10: Manage Policies with Ansible
Discovery 11: Build Reports Using Ansible
Discovery 12: Explore Cisco Meraki Integration APIs
Discovery 13: Explore Cisco Meraki Webhook Alerts
Simulation 1: Explore Cisco Catalyst Center APIs
Simulation 2: Build Python Scripts to Interact with Cisco Catalyst Center Intent APIs
Simulation 3: Execute Catalyst Center SD-Access APIs to Manage SD-Access Fabric Networks
Simulation 4: Build Python Scripts with Cisco Catalyst Center Assurance APIs
Simulation 5: Troubleshoot End-to-End Connectivity and Health-Check the Network via the Cisco DNA Center API
Simulation 6: Implement Cisco Meraki API Automation