Cisco DNA- Cisco Programmability Fundamentals (DNAPF) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: Programmable Infrastructure Overview

  • Lesson 1: Digital Enterprise Definition
  • Lesson 2: The 4 Pillars of Digitization (IoT, Mobility, Big Data, and Cloud)
  • Lesson 3: Digital Disruption
  • Lesson 4: What is Network Programmability?
  • Lesson 5: What to Automate?
  • Lesson 6: Business Benefits of Programmability
  • Lesson 7: Simplification
  • Lesson 8: Quantifying Programmability
  • Lesson 9: Programmability Use Cases

Module 2: Cisco's Digital Network Architecture (DNA)

  • Lesson 1: The Digital Business
  • Lesson 2: Digital Network Architecture Overview
  • Lesson 3: Digital Network Architecture Components
  • Lesson 4: Benefits of DNA
  • Lesson 5: DNA Use Cases
  • Lesson 6: Case Study: NYU Security

Module 3: Cisco Programmable Infrastructure

  • Lesson 1: Programmability
  • Lesson 2: UCS
  • Lesson 3: Automation
  • Lesson 4: Enterprise Networking (APIC-EN, CMX, PI)
  • Lesson 5: Open Daylight (RESTCONF, NETCONF)
  • Lesson 6: DC Networking (ACI, NX-OS)
  • Lesson 7: Software Defined Storage
  • Lesson 8: Collaboration (Spark, Tropo, Acano)
  • Lesson 9: Management, Monitoring, and Analytics (UCS-D, DCNM)
  • Lesson 10: Case Study: AMBU Health Board – Health Care Automation

Module 4: REST APIs and Python

  • Lesson 1: How API enables Business Automation
  • Lesson 2: What is REST?
  • Lesson 3: How to make a REST API Call
  • Lesson 4: REST API Request and Response
  • Lesson 5: Python Basics
  • Lesson 6: Python and JSON
  • Lesson 7: Using Python with Rest APIs
  • Lesson 8: Coding and Parsing with Python
  • Lesson 9: Use Case – Creating a List of Users

Module 5: Spark API

  • Lesson 1: Spark Automation Business Benefits
  • Lesson 2: Introduction to Spark API
  • Lesson 3: Using Spark API with Python
  • Lesson 4: Using Spark API with Postman
  • Lesson 5: Use Case – Wi-Fi Public and Guest Access
  • Lesson 6: Use Case – Post Message in a Spark Room

Module 6: Cisco Mobility Experience

  • Lesson 1: CMX Programmability Benefits
  • Lesson 2: Introduction to CMX 10 Mobility Services
  • Lesson 3: CMX 10 Mobility Services REST API
  • Lesson 4: CMX Deep Dive using the Notifications Resource
  • Lesson 5: Programming CMX Notifications for Applications and 3rd Party Systems
  • Lesson 6: CMX/MSE REST API
  • Lesson 7: Use Case – Find the IP Address of the WLC
  • Lesson 8: Case Study: University of Melbourne – Wi-Fi Analytics

Module 7: APIC-EM and Rest APIs

  • Lesson 1: APIC-EM Automation Enterprise Benefits
  • Lesson 2: Controller Basics
  • Lesson 3: APIC-EM Overview
  • Lesson 4: APIC-EM Applications and Use Cases
  • Lesson 5: APIC-EM REST API Python
  • Lesson 6: Application Design for Python with APIC-EM
  • Lesson 7: Use Case – Find out the Device Name using the IP Address
  • Lesson 8: Case Study: Symantec – Network Automation

Module 8: RESTCONF, NETCONF, and YANG

  • Lesson 1: Why Models are Important
  • Lesson 2: Standard Device Interfaces
  • Lesson 3: YANG Data Modeling
  • Lesson 4: NETCONF Protocol
  • Lesson 5: RESTCONF Protocol
  • Lesson 6: Programming with NETCONF and Python
  • Lesson 7: Use Case – Create a Python Script to retrieve Interface Stats with NETCONF/YANG and post to Spark

Module 9: Implementing DevOps

  • Lesson 1: The Transition to DevOps
  • Lesson 2: Spark for Human Interactions
  • Lesson 3: Tropo for Human Interactions
  • Lesson 4: NeXt UI Tool Kit
  • Lesson 5: Programming using Spark, Tropo, and NeXt
  • Lesson 6: Use Case – Post Message from a Tropo Script to Cisco Spark Spaces