
Cisco NSO Administration and DevOps (NSO303)
You will learn how to set up, configure, deploy, and maintain a Cisco Network Services Orchestrator solution, and learn best practices for using DevOps. The labs in our course demonstrate real-world scenarios to prepare you for deployment and management of new or existing NSO instances. Learn the setup of a production ready NSO instances using system installation with access control settings, the deployment of NSO in Docker containers, and introduces modern DevOps concepts and tools such as Git and Continuous Delivery/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). You will learn how to migrate CDM devices, how to build NETCONF NEDs from the NSO CLI, how to handle NSO Alarms, and many more features that benefit you in your journey with Cisco NSO.

Cisco NSO Administration and DevOps (NSO303)
You will learn how to set up, configure, deploy, and maintain a Cisco Network Services Orchestrator solution, and learn best practices for using DevOps. The labs in our course demonstrate real-world scenarios to prepare you for deployment and management of new or existing NSO instances. Learn the setup of a production ready NSO instances using system installation with access control settings, the deployment of NSO in Docker containers, and introduces modern DevOps concepts and tools such as Git and Continuous Delivery/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). You will learn how to migrate CDM devices, how to build NETCONF NEDs from the NSO CLI, how to handle NSO Alarms, and many more features that benefit you in your journey with Cisco NSO.
Course Introduction
Learn system administration and DevOps focusing on NSO; the robust bridge linking network automation and orchestration tools, examining the development, operation, and administration task functions. You will learn how to set up, configure, deploy, and maintain a Cisco Network Services Orchestrator solution, and learn best practices for using DevOps. You will learn how to set up, configure, deploy, and maintain a Cisco Network Services Orchestrator solution, and learn best practices for using DevOps. The labs in our course demonstrate real-world scenarios to prepare you for deployment and management of new or existing NSO instances. Learn the setup of a production ready NSO instances using system installation with access control settings, the deployment of NSO in Docker containers, and introduces modern DevOps concepts and tools such as Git and Continuous Delivery/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). You will learn how to migrate CDM devices, how to build NETCONF NEDs from the NSO CLI, how to handle NSO Alarms, and many more features that benefit you in your journey with Cisco NSO.
Course Highlights
- Install, configure, and maintain a Cisco Network Services Orchestrator solution
- Apply DevOps best practices for Cisco NSO development, operations, and administrative tasks
- Implement Layered Service Architecture (LSA) within a Cisco NSO solution
Course Objectives
- Describe network and IT convergence
- Describe Cisco NSO architecture
- Describe Linux
- Configure Cisco NSO
- Set up access control to Cisco NSO system
- Describe Cisco NSO Integration Options
- Explain version control systems and basic git concepts
- Describe the purpose of continuous integration and continuous delivery
- Implement Cisco NSO high availability
- Describe scalable system management
- Describe software development methodologies
- Describe service maintenance
- Perform NED upgrades
- Use Cisco NSO for managing services and their associated device configurations
- Describe Cisco NSO change management
- Explain service problem management
- Use Cisco NSO for service monitoring and compliance reporting
- Describe Cisco NSO inventory management
- Describe Cisco NSO use cases
Course Topics
- Introducing Network and IT Convergence
- Introducing Cisco NSO Architecture
- Introducing Linux
- Explaining Cisco NSO Setup
- Exploring Access Control
- Describing Integration Options
- Explaining Version Control System
- Describing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
- Introducing Scalability and High Availability
- Describing Scalable System Management
- Describing Software Development Methodologies
- Introducing Service Maintenance
- Performing Network Element Driver (NED) Upgrades
- Introducing Configuration Management
- Describing Change Management
- Explaining Service Problem Management
- Explaining Service Monitoring and Compliance Reporting
- Introducing Inventory Management
- Describing Cisco NSO Use Cases
Lab Topics
- Perform NSO System Install
- Implement Role-Based Access and PAM
- Using Cisco NSO APIs
- Learn to work with Git
- Use NSO in Docker
- Configure High Availability
- Migrating a Monolithic Service to LSA
- Deploying the LSA Services
- Use the Network Connectivity Tool (NCT)
- Perform Service Backup and Restore
- Migrate a CDM Device
- Build a NETCONF NED
- Replacing a Device
- Troubleshoot NSO Alarms and Services
- Creating a Compliance Report
Virtual Classroom
- Instructor led online training is an ideal vehicle for delivering training to individuals anywhere in the world at any time.
- This innovative approach presents live content with instructor delivering the training online.
- Candidates will be performing labs remotely on our labs on cloud in presence of an online instructor.
- Rstforum uses microsoft lync engine to deliver instructor led online training.
- Advances in computer network technology, improvements in bandwidth, interactions, chat and conferencing, and realtime audio and video offers unparalleled training opportunities.
- Instructor led online training can helps today’s busy professionals to perform their jobs and upgrade knowledge by integrating self-paced instructor led online training in their daily routines.
Miscellaneous
- Minimum batch size required for batch is 10 participants in the this course.
- The RST Forum reserves the right to cancel/postpone the class.
- Course schedule will be provided before commencement of the course.
- Certificate of participation will be awarded to participants with a minimum 90% attendance.
- All attendees are to observe the Copyright Law on intellectual properties such as software and courseware from respective vendors.
- The RST Forum reserves the right to include external participants in the program either for the entire course or individual courses.
- The RST Forum reserves the right to change/alter the sequence of courses. RST FORUM published Book would be given at 50% discounted rate to the forum students.