Detailed Course Outline
Day 1
Module 1: Intent-Based Networking
- Describe what is meant by intent-based networking
Module 2: Juniper Apstra—Overview
- Describe the role of the Juniper Apstra server
- Describe the role of the Juniper Apstra device agents
Module 3: Juniper Apstra UI Walkthrough
- Navigate the global Apstra UI
Lab 1: Apstra UI Walkthrough
Module 4: Logical Devices, Device Profiles, and Interface Maps
- Describe logical devices
- Describe device profiles
- Describe interface maps
Lab 2: Logical Devices, Device Profiles, and Interface Maps
Module 5: Device Management
- Create and use system agents to manage devices
Lab 3: Managing Devices
Module 6: IP Fabric Architecture
- Describe an IP fabric architecture
Day 2
Module 7: VXLAN Overview
- Describe VXLAN functions and operations
Module 8: EVPN Protocol
- Describe EVPN routing and bridging
Module 9: Apstra Reference Designs
- Describe IP fabric usage in the data center reference design
- Describe host connectivity in the data center reference design
- Describe the overall life-cycle management of devices
- Describe the Juniper Apstra Freeform reference design
Module 10: Resources
- Create resources
Module 11: Tags
- Create tags
Lab 4: Creating Resources and Tags
Module 12: Design—Racks
- Configure a rack type
Module 13: Design—Templates
- Configure Templates
Lab 5: Designing the Network
Day 3
Module 14: Building and Deploying a Blueprint
- Build and deploy a blueprint
Lab 6: Building and Deploying a Blueprint
Module 15: Navigating the Blueprint UI
- Navigate the blueprint UI
Module 16: Basic Blueprint Operations
- Perform basic fabric device operations and troubleshooting
Lab 7: Navigating and Operating a Blueprint
Module 17: Role-Based Access Control
- Configure local authentication
- Configure remote authentication
Lab 8: Configuring RBAC
Module 18: Property Sets and Configlets
- Configure and apply property sets and configlets
Module 19: Connectivity Templates
- Configure connectivity templates
Module 20: Virtual Networks
- Describe how to create virtual networks
- Describe how to set routing zone constraints
Lab 9: Configuring Configlets, Connectivity Templates, and Virtual Networks
Day 4
Module 21: Post-Deployment—Adding a Spine and a Rack
- Add a spine node and a rack to an existing blueprint
Module 22: Post-Deployment—Managing Links and Generic Systems
- Add a generic system and links to an existing blueprint
Lab 10: Working with Spines, Racks, and Generic Systems
Module 23: Graph Explorer
- Use the Graph Explorer to traverse the graph datastore
Module 24: Intent-Based Analytics—Overview
- Describe the function of an IBA probe
Module 25: Creating an IBA Probe
- Create an IBA probe
Lab 11: Creating IBA Probes
Module 26: Root Cause Identification
- Describe the purpose of root cause identification
Module 27: Security Policies
- Describe the security policy functionality and terminology
- Describe the security policy workflow
- Describe the security policy conflict resolution
- Describe the management of security policies
Lab 12: Configuring Root Cause Identification and Security Policies
Day 5
Module 28: Creating Logical Devices
- Create a logical device
Module 29: Creating Interface Maps
- Create an interface map
Lab 13: Creating a Collapsed IP Fabric
Module 30: Syslo
- Configure logging to a remote syslog server
Module 31: Managing the Apstra Server
- Manage the Apstra server
Lab 14: Configuring Syslog and Managing the Apstra Server
Module 32: Data Center Interconnect
- Describe how Apstra can enable a DCI
Lab 15: Configuring a DCI
Self-Study Modules
Module 33: Creating Device Profiles
- Create a device profile
Module 34: Introduction to the REST API and Terraform
- Describe the basic REST API functionality
- Describe basic Terraform usage
Module 35: Juniper Apstra Cloud Services—Overview
- Describe Juniper Apstra Cloud Services
- Describe the administration of Juniper Apstra Cloud Services
- Describe Dashboards
- Describe Marvis Virtual Network Assistant
- Describe Service Aware
- Describe Impact Analysis
- Describe the requirements of Juniper Apstra Clouds Services
Module 36: Implementing Juniper Apstra Cloud Services
- Configure Juniper Apstra Cloud Services
- Install Juniper Apstra Edge