The Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices Using Cisco Platforms course teaches you how to automate application deployment, enable automated configuration, enhance management and improve scalability of cloud microservices and infrastructure processes on Cisco® platforms. Learn to integrate Docker and Kubernetes to create advanced capabilities and flexibility in application deployment.
Network and software engineers interested in automation and programmability.
By actively participating in this course, you will learn about the following:
Describe the DevOps philosophy and practices, and how they apply to real-life challenges
Explain container-based architectures and available tooling provided by Docker
Describe application packaging into containers and start building secure container images
Utilize container networking and deploy a three-tier network application
Explain the concepts of configuration item (CI) pipelines and what tooling is available
Implement a basic pipeline with Gitlab CI that builds and deploys applications
Implement automated build testing and validation
Describe DevOps principles applied to infrastructure
Implement on-demand test environments and explain how to integrate them with an existing pipeline
Implement tooling for metric and log collection, analysis, and alerting
Describe the benefits of application health monitoring, telemetry, and chaos engineering in the context of improving the stability and reliability of the ecosystem
Describe how to implement secure DevOps workflows by safely handling sensitive data and validating applications
Explain design and operational concepts related to using a mix of public and private cloud deployments
Describe modern application design and microservices architectures
Describe the building blocks of Kubernetes and how to use its APIs to deploy an application
Explain advanced Kubernetes deployment patterns and implement an automated pipeline
Explain how monitoring, logging, and visibility concepts apply to Kubernetes
Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:
Basic programming language concepts and familiarity with Python
Basic understanding of compute virtualization
Ability to use Linux, text-driven interfaces, and CLI tools, such as Secure Shell (SSH), bash, grep, ip, vim/nano, curl, ping, traceroute, and telnet
Foundational understanding of Linux-based OS architecture and system utilities
CCNA® level core networking knowledge
Foundational understanding of DevOps concepts
Awareness and familiarity with continuous integration, continuous deployment, and continuous delivery CI/CD) concepts
Hands-on experience with Git
Introducing the DevOps Model
DevOps Philosophy
DevOps Practices
Introducing Containers
Container-Based Architectures
Linux Containers
Docker Overview
Docker Commands
Packaging an Application Using Docker
Dockerfiles
Golden Images
Safe Processing Practices
Deploying a Multitier Application
Linux Networking
Docker Networking
Docker Compose
Introducing CI/CD
Continuous Integration
CI Tools
DevOps Pipelines
Building the DevOps Flow
GitLab Overview
GitLab CI Overview
Continuous Delivery with GitLab
Validating the Application Build Process
Building an Improved Deployment Flow
Post deployment Validation
Release Deployment Strategies
Extending DevOps Practices to the Entire Infrastructure
Introduction to NetDevOps
Infrastructure as Code
Implementing On-Demand Test Environments at the Infrastructure Level
Configuration Management Tools
Terraform Overview
Ansible Overview
Ansible Inventory File
Use the Cisco IOS Core Configuration Module
Jinja2 and Ansible Templates
Basic Jinja2 with YAML
Configuration Templating with Ansible
Monitoring in NetDevOps
Introduction to Monitoring, Metrics and Logs
Introduction to Elasticsearch, Beats and Kibana
Introduction to Prometheus and Instrumenting Python Code for Observability
Engineering for Visibility and Stability
Application Health and Performance
AppDynamics Overview
Chaos Engineering Principles
Securing DevOps Workflows
DevSecOps Overview
Application Security in the CI/CD Pipeline
Infrastructure Security in the CI/CD Pipeline
Exploring Multicloud Strategies
Application Deployment to Multiple Environments
Public Cloud Terminology Primer
Tracking and Projecting Public Cloud Costs
High Availability and Disaster Recovery Design Considerations
IaC for Repeatable Public Cloud Consumption
Cloud Services Strategy Comparison
Examining Application and Deployment Architectures
The Twelve-Factor Application
Microservices Architectures
Describing Kubernetes
Kubernetes Concepts: Nodes, Pods and Clusters
Kubernetes Concepts: Storage
Kubernetes Concepts: Networking
Kubernetes Concepts: Security
Kubernetes API Overview
Integrating Multiple Data Center Deployments with Kubernetes
Kubernetes Deployment Patterns
Kubernetes Failure Scenarios
Kubernetes Load-Balancing Techniques
Kubernetes Namespaces
Kubernetes Deployment via CI/CD Pipelines
Monitoring and Logging in Kubernetes
Kubernete Resource Metrics Pipeline
Kubernetes Full Metrics Pipeline and Logging
Labs:
Interact with GitLab Continuous Integration
Explore Docker Command-Line Tools
Package and Run a WebApp Container
Build and Deploy Multiple Containers to Create a Three-Tier Application
Explore Docker Networking
Build and Deploy an Application Using Docker Compose
Implement a Pipeline in Gitlab CI
Automate the Deployment of an Application
Validate the Application Build Process
Validate the Deployment and Fix the Infrastructure
Build a YAMl IaC Specification for the Test Environment
Manage On-Demand Test Environments with Terraform
Build Ansible Playbooks to Manage Infrastructure
Integrate the Testing Environment in the CI/CD Pipeline
Implement Pre-Deployment Health Checks
Set Up Logging for the Application Servers and Visualize with Kibana
Create System Dashboard Focused on Metrics
Use Alerts Through Kibana
Instrument Application Monitoring
Use Alerts and Thresholds to Notify Webhook Listener and Webex Teams Room
Secure Infrastructure in the CI/CD Pipeline
Explore Kubernetes Setup and Deploy an Application
Explore and Modify a Kubernetes CI/CD Pipeline
Kubernetes Monitoring and Metrics - ELK
This course is recommended as preparation for the following exam:
After you pass 300-910 DEVOPS, you will earn the Cisco Certified DevNet Specialist - DevOps certification, and satisfy the concentration exam requirement for the Cisco Certified DevNet Professional certification.
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