Cisco NSO Administration and DevOps

System and Network administrators who need to be able to install, configure and maintain a Cisco Network Services Orchestrator solution

After completing this course you should be able to:

• 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 

Network and IT Convergence

• Network and IT Convergence Overview
• Service Provider Business Process
• Service Provider Business Process Change

Cisco NSO Architecture

• Integration of NSO into Business Environments
• NSO Logical Architecture
• NSO Components
• Key NSO Concepts

Cisco NSO Setup

• Setup Requirements
• Cisco NSO System Installation
• Installing NEDs

Cisco NSO Access Control

• Access Control Architecture
• Authentication Options
• Client Authentication Options
• Role-Based Access Control
• NSO Hardening

Cisco NSO Integration Options

• Integration Options Overview
• NETCONF API
• Web Integration
• CLI Tools
• PnP Scripts

Cisco NSO in Version Control System Environment

• Version Control Systems Overview
• Git Basic Concepts

Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery with Cisco NSO

• Testing
• Continuous Integration
• Continuous Delivery
• Docker Setup

Cisco NSO Scalability and High Availability

• Large or Complex NSO Environments
• High Availability
• High-Availability Cluster Communications
• Layered Services Architecture
• Service Migration to LSA

Cisco NSO Scalable System Management

• Management of Large NSO Environments
• NCT Tool
• NCT Alternatives

Cisco NSO Software Development Methodologies

• Software Development Methodologies Overview
• Waterfall
• Agile
• DevOps

Cisco NSO Service Maintenance

• Service Maintenance Procedures
• Service Upgrade Options
• Service Upgrade Risk Assessment
• Service Upgrade Procedure
• Service Backup and Restore
• Service Maintenance Tools

NED Upgrades

• NED Overview
• NED Upgrade Risk Assessment
• NED Ugrade and CDM Migration
• Changing NED Logic
• NED Conflict with other NMSs
• NETCONF NED Builder

Configuration Management in Cisco NSO

• Configuration Management Overview
• Reverting to Previous Known Good Configuration
• Replacing a Device
• Service Management Tools

Change Management in Cisco NSO

• Change Management Overview
• Service Change Management
• Service Instance Change Management

Service Problem Management in Cisco NSO

• Incident Management
• Incident Management with NSO
• Problem Management with NSO
• Nano Services

Cisco NSO Service Monitoring and Compliance Reporting

• Service Status Monitoring
• Commit Queues
• Compliance Reports

Cisco NSO Inventory Management

• Inventory Management Overview
• Using NSO Built-In Inventory
• Integrating External Resources

Cisco DevOps Use Case

• Setup DevOps with NSO
• Put It All Together: NSO and DevOps Example 

Labs

• 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
• Deploy LSA Services
• Use the Network Connectivity Tool (NCT)
• Perform Service Backup and Restore
• Migrate a CDM Device
• Build a NETCONF NED
• Replace a Device
• Troubleshoot NSO Alarms and Services
• Manage Commit Queue
• Create a Compliance Report

Attendees should meet the following prerequsites:

• Basic knowledge of the Cisco command - line interface (CLI)
• Basic knowledge of the command line of UNIX-like operating systems
• Basic knowledge of Yet Another Next Generation (YANG) data modelling
• Basic knowledge of Python software development

• NSO201 - NSO Essentials for Programmers and Network Architects

Recommended as preparation for the following exams:

• There are no exams currently aligned to this course.