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Cisco Certified DevNet Associate Training and Certification

DEVASC 200-901 builds skills in software development, automation, and Cisco platforms, preparing you for modern network and application development roles.

Cisco Certified DevNet Associate Training and Certification

Emigo Networks offers in-depth training for the DEVASC 200-901 certification, designed for professionals aiming to combine networking and software development skills. This course covers key areas such as automation, APIs, Cisco platforms, application development, and network programmability. Through hands-on labs and practical projects, participants learn to design, develop, and maintain applications on Cisco infrastructure, preparing them for both the DevNet Associate exam and careers in network automation and software-driven networking.

Overview

Emigo Networks offers in-depth training for the DEVASC 200-901 certification, designed for professionals aiming to combine networking and software development skills. This course covers key areas such as automation, APIs, Cisco platforms, application development, and network programmability. Through hands-on labs and practical projects, participants learn to design, develop, and maintain applications on Cisco infrastructure, preparing them for both the DevNet Associate exam and careers in network automation and software-driven networking.

What You'll Learn

  • Understand software development and design fundamentals
  • Work with REST APIs and data formats like JSON and XML
  • Implement network automation using Python and Cisco platforms
  • Develop and deploy applications on Cisco infrastructure
  • Utilize version control systems such as Git and GitHub
  • Apply security principles in application and network development
  • Troubleshoot and debug applications in a networked environment

Syllabus Summary

Software development and design

1. Compare data formats (XML, JSON, and YAML)

2. Describe parsing of common data format (XML, JSON, and YAML) to Python data structures

3. Describe the concepts of test-driven development

4. Compare software development methods (agile, lean, and waterfall)

5. Explain the benefits of organizing code into methods / functions, classes, and modules

6. Identify the advantages of common design patterns (MVC and Observer)

7. Explain the advantages of version control

8. Utilize common version control operations with Git

8.a. Clone

8.b. Add/remove

8.c. Commit

8.d. Push / pull

8.e. Branch

8.f. Merge and handling conflicts

8.g. diff

Understanding and using API's

1. Construct a REST API request to accomplish a task given API documentation

2. Describe common usage patterns related to webhooks

3. Identify the constraints when consuming APIs

4. Explain common HTTP response codes associated with REST APIs

5. Troubleshoot a problem given the HTTP response code, request and API documentation

6. Identify the parts of an HTTP response (response code, headers, body)

7. Utilize common API authentication mechanisms: basic, custom token, and API keys

8. Compare common API styles (REST, RPC, synchronous, and asynchronous)

9. Construct a Python script that calls a REST API using the requests library

Cisco platfoms and development

1. Construct a Python script that uses a Cisco SDK given SDK documentation

2. Describe the capabilities of Cisco network management platforms and APIs (Meraki, Cisco DNA Center, ACI, Cisco SD-WAN, and NSO)

3. Describe the capabilities of Cisco compute management platforms and APIs (UCS Manager and Intersight)

4. Describe the capabilities of Cisco collaboration platforms and APIs (Webex, Webex devices, Cisco Unified Communication Manager including AXL and UDS interfaces)

5. Describe the capabilities of Cisco security platforms and APIs (XDR, Firepower, Umbrella, Secure Endpoint, ISE, and Secure Malware Analytics)

6. Describe the device level APIs and dynamic interfaces for IOS XE and NX-OS

7. Identify the appropriate DevNet resource for a given scenario (Sandbox, Code Exchange, support, forums, Learning Labs, and API documentation)

8. Apply concepts of model driven programmability (YANG, RESTCONF, and NETCONF) in a Cisco environment

9. Construct code to perform a specific operation based on a set of requirements and given API reference documentation such as these:

9.a. Obtain a list of network devices by using Meraki, Cisco DNA Center, ACI, Cisco SD-WAN, or NSO

9.b. Manage spaces, participants, and messages in Webex

9.c. Obtain a list of clients / hosts seen on a network using Meraki or Cisco DNA Center

Application deployment and security

1. Describe benefits of edge computing

2. Identify attributes of different application deployment models (private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, and edge)

3. Identify the attributes of these application deployment types

3.a. Virtual machines

3.b. Bare metal

3.c. Containers

4. Describe components for a CI/CD pipeline in application deployments

5. Construct a Python unit test 6. Interpret contents of a Dockerfile

7. Utilize Docker images in local developer environment

8. Identify application security issues related to secret protection, encryption (storage and transport), and data handling

9. Explain how firewall, DNS, load balancers, and reverse proxy in application deployment

10. Describe top OWASP threats (such as XSS, SQL injections, and CSRF)

11. Utilize Bash commands (file management, directory navigation, and environmental variables)

12. Identify the principles of DevOps practices

Infrastructure and automation

1. Describe the value of model driven programmability for infrastructure automation

2. Compare controller-level to device-level management

3. Describe the use and roles of network simulation and test tools (such as Cisco Modeling Labs and pyATS)

4. Describe the components and benefits of CI/CD pipeline in infrastructure automation

5. Describe principles of infrastructure as code

6. Describe the capabilities of automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and Cisco NSO

7. Identify the workflow being automated by a Python script that uses Cisco APIs including ACI, Meraki, Cisco DNA Center, and RESTCONF

8. Identify the workflow being automated by an Ansible playbook (management packages, user management related to services, basic service configuration, and start/stop)

9. Identify the workflow being automated by a bash script (such as file management, app install, user management, directory navigation)

10. Interpret the results of a RESTCONF or NETCONF query

11. Interpret basic YANG models

12. Interpret a unified diff

13. Describe the principles and benefits of a code review process

14. Interpret sequence diagram that includes API calls

Network fundamentals

1. Describe the purpose and usage of MAC addresses and VLANs

2. Describe the purpose and usage of IP addresses, routes, subnet mask / prefix, and gateways

3. Describe the function of common networking components (such as switches, routers, firewalls, and load balancers)

4. Interpret a basic network topology diagram with elements such as switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, and port values

5. Describe the function of management, data, and control planes in a network device

6. Describe the functionality of these IP Services: DHCP, DNS, NAT, SNMP, NTP

7. Recognize common protocol port values (such as, SSH, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, and NETCONF)

8. Identify cause of application connectivity issues (NAT problem, Transport Port blocked, proxy, and VPN)

9. Explain the impacts of network constraints on applications

Lab outline
  • Parse api data formats with python
  • Use git for version control
  • Identify software architecture and design patterns on a diagram
  • Implement singleton pattern and abstraction-based method
  • Inspect http protocol messages
  • Use postman
  • Troubleshoot an http error response
  • Utilize apis with python
  • Use the cisco controller apis
  • Use the cisco webex teams™ collaboration api
  • Interpret a basic network topology diagram
  • Identify the cause of application connectivity issues
  • Perform basic network configuration (netconf) operations
  • Use cisco software development kit (sdk) and python for automation scripting
  • Utilize bash commands for local development
  • Construct infrastructure automation workflow
  • Construct a python unit test
  • Interpret a dockerfile
  • Utilize docker commands to manage local developer environment
  • Exploit insufficient parameter sanitization

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for cisco certified devnet associate certification, but you should make sure to have a good understanding of the exam topics before taking the exam. And before taking this training, you should have:

  • Basic computer literacy
  • Basic pc operating system navigation skills
  • Basic internet usage skills
  • Hands-on experience with a programming language (specifically python) here are cisco learning resources that can help you prepare:
  • Python programming for network engineers (prne)

Required exams

  • Exam   : 200-901 DEVASC- DevNet Associate
  • Cost   : 300 USD
  • Duration  : 120 minutes

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