Cisco Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices using Cisco Platforms (DEVOPS)

  • Duration: 5 days (40 hours)
  • Date: on request

Cisco Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices using Cisco Platforms (DEVOPS)

This course will help:
  • Gain the high-demand knowledge and skills to implement automation, streamline container orchestration, and enhance scalability  
  • Learn the skills to maximize the lightweight design of containers to scale more quickly and allow more responsiveness to website traffic load  
  • Prepare for the Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices using Cisco Platforms (300-910 DEVOPS) exam 
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Course syllabus:

  • Interact with GitLab Continuous Integration (CI) 
  • 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 Ain’t Markup Language (YAML) Infrastructure as Code (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 Cisco Webex® Teams™ Rooms 
  • 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—Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK)

You will learn:

  • 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 

Pre-requisites:

Before taking this training, you should have the following knowledge and skills: 

  • 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 
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