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NSO201

NSO Essentials for Programmers and Network Architects

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The Cisco NSO Essentials for Programmers and Network Architects (NSO201) course is an instructor-led, lab-based, hands-on course offered by Learning@Cisco. The overall goal of the course is for you to be able to install Cisco®Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) and use it to manage devices and create services based on YANG templates with XPath. 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.

Course Contents

  • 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: integrationoptions, alarms and reporting, scalability and performance options, and available function packs

E-Book Symbol You will receive the original course documentation from Cisco in English language as a Cisco E-Book. In the Cisco Digital Learning Version, the content of the courseware is integrated into the learning interface instead.

Target Group

The primary audience for this course is system installers, system integrators, system administrators, network administrators, and solutions designers.

Knowledge Prerequisites

• Programming for Network Engineers (PRNE)(on demand)
• Designing and Implementing Cisco Network Programmability (NPDESI), especially modules 1 and 3
Or the following knowledge and skills:
• 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.)

Course outline
 
Module 1: Introduction to Cisco NSO
Meeting Challenges with Orchestration
Challenges of Network Management
Challenges of Network Orchestration
NSO Features and Benefits that Meet Challenges
Standardized Approach
What Is NSO?
Logical Architecture
Components
What Does NSO Do?
Orchestration Use Cases
How Does NSO Work?
Introduction to NETCONF and YANG
Packages
Mapping Logic
Network Element Drivers
Resources and Training
Resources
Training
 
Module 2: Get Startedwith Cisco NSO
Installing Cisco NSO
Setup Overview
Cisco NSO Local Installation
Installing NEDs
Using NetSim
NETCONF Overview
Challenges of Network Management
Introduction to NETCONF
NETCONF Operation
Device Manager
Device Manager Overview
Device Configuration Management
Device Connection Management
Templates and Groups
Other Device Management Tools
 
Module 3: Service Manager Essentials
YANG Overview
Introduction to YANG
Other Representations of YANG
Data Types
XPath Overview
Basic YANG Statements
Can You Spot the Error?
Using Services
Package Architecture
Creating a Service Package
Sample Service Configuration
Service Template
YANG Service Model
Deploying a Service
Model-to-Model Mapping
Mapping Introduction
Mapping Logic
FASTMAP
Template Processing
 
Module 4: Service Design and Cisco NSO Programmability
Service Design
Service Design Overview
Top-Down Approach
Bottom-Up Approach
Device Configuration
Service Model
Service Management
Service Management Tasks
Service Lifecycle Management Guidelines
NSO Programmability Introduction
NSO Programmability Overview
Python Service Skeleton
Creating a Service YANG Model
Creating a Service Template
Template Processing with Python
 
Module 5: Cisco NSO Flexibility
System Configuration and Troubleshooting
System Configuration
System Troubleshooting
Integration
Integration Options
NETCONF Server
Web Integration
SNMP Agent
Alarm Management and Reporting
Alarm Management
Reporting
Scalability and Performance
High Availability
High-Availability Cluster Communications
Clustering
Layered Service Architecture
Addressing Performance Limitations
Components and Function Packs
Function Packs
NFV Orchestration
Reactive FastMap
 
Lab outline
Lab 1: Installing Cisco NSO
Lab 2: Using Device Manager
Lab 3: Creating a Loopback Template Service
Lab 4: Creating a VLAN Template Service
Lab 5: Creating an L3VPN Template Service
Lab 6: Creating an SVI Python Template Service
Lab 7: Using NSO REST API with Postman

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Cisco Digital Learning

This course is available in the Cisco Digital Learning Library. These recently developed, multi-modal training events include HD videos moderated by lecturers with stored searchable text and subtitles, as well as a exercises, labs, and explanatory text and graphics. We provide this offer to you via our myExperTeach learning portal. Effective of the activation of the account, access to the courses will be granted for a duration of 6 months. In the case of packet solutions (Cisco Digital Learning Subscriptions), this time period will amount to 12 months.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request for customized courses
PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.

The Cisco NSO Essentials for Programmers and Network Architects (NSO201) course is an instructor-led, lab-based, hands-on course offered by Learning@Cisco. The overall goal of the course is for you to be able to install Cisco®Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) and use it to manage devices and create services based on YANG templates with XPath. 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.

Course Contents

  • 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: integrationoptions, alarms and reporting, scalability and performance options, and available function packs

E-Book Symbol You will receive the original course documentation from Cisco in English language as a Cisco E-Book. In the Cisco Digital Learning Version, the content of the courseware is integrated into the learning interface instead.

Target Group

The primary audience for this course is system installers, system integrators, system administrators, network administrators, and solutions designers.

Knowledge Prerequisites

• Programming for Network Engineers (PRNE)(on demand)
• Designing and Implementing Cisco Network Programmability (NPDESI), especially modules 1 and 3
Or the following knowledge and skills:
• 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.)

Course outline
 
Module 1: Introduction to Cisco NSO
Meeting Challenges with Orchestration
Challenges of Network Management
Challenges of Network Orchestration
NSO Features and Benefits that Meet Challenges
Standardized Approach
What Is NSO?
Logical Architecture
Components
What Does NSO Do?
Orchestration Use Cases
How Does NSO Work?
Introduction to NETCONF and YANG
Packages
Mapping Logic
Network Element Drivers
Resources and Training
Resources
Training
 
Module 2: Get Startedwith Cisco NSO
Installing Cisco NSO
Setup Overview
Cisco NSO Local Installation
Installing NEDs
Using NetSim
NETCONF Overview
Challenges of Network Management
Introduction to NETCONF
NETCONF Operation
Device Manager
Device Manager Overview
Device Configuration Management
Device Connection Management
Templates and Groups
Other Device Management Tools
 
Module 3: Service Manager Essentials
YANG Overview
Introduction to YANG
Other Representations of YANG
Data Types
XPath Overview
Basic YANG Statements
Can You Spot the Error?
Using Services
Package Architecture
Creating a Service Package
Sample Service Configuration
Service Template
YANG Service Model
Deploying a Service
Model-to-Model Mapping
Mapping Introduction
Mapping Logic
FASTMAP
Template Processing
 
Module 4: Service Design and Cisco NSO Programmability
Service Design
Service Design Overview
Top-Down Approach
Bottom-Up Approach
Device Configuration
Service Model
Service Management
Service Management Tasks
Service Lifecycle Management Guidelines
NSO Programmability Introduction
NSO Programmability Overview
Python Service Skeleton
Creating a Service YANG Model
Creating a Service Template
Template Processing with Python
 
Module 5: Cisco NSO Flexibility
System Configuration and Troubleshooting
System Configuration
System Troubleshooting
Integration
Integration Options
NETCONF Server
Web Integration
SNMP Agent
Alarm Management and Reporting
Alarm Management
Reporting
Scalability and Performance
High Availability
High-Availability Cluster Communications
Clustering
Layered Service Architecture
Addressing Performance Limitations
Components and Function Packs
Function Packs
NFV Orchestration
Reactive FastMap
 
Lab outline
Lab 1: Installing Cisco NSO
Lab 2: Using Device Manager
Lab 3: Creating a Loopback Template Service
Lab 4: Creating a VLAN Template Service
Lab 5: Creating an L3VPN Template Service
Lab 6: Creating an SVI Python Template Service
Lab 7: Using NSO REST API with Postman

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Cisco Digital Learning

This course is available in the Cisco Digital Learning Library. These recently developed, multi-modal training events include HD videos moderated by lecturers with stored searchable text and subtitles, as well as a exercises, labs, and explanatory text and graphics. We provide this offer to you via our myExperTeach learning portal. Effective of the activation of the account, access to the courses will be granted for a duration of 6 months. In the case of packet solutions (Cisco Digital Learning Subscriptions), this time period will amount to 12 months.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request for customized courses

PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.