C-DEVOPS Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices using Cisco Platforms

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

 After completing this course you should be able to: • 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

TARGET AUDIENCE:

 Network and software engineers interested in automation and programmability.

COURSE PREREQUISITES:

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

COURSE CONTENT:

Introducing the DevOps Model • DevOps Philosophy • DevOps PracticesIntroducing Containers • Container-Based Architectures • Linux Containers • Docker Overview • Docker CommandsPackaging an Application Using Docker • Dockerfiles • Golden Images • Safe Processing PracticesDeploying a Multitier Application • Linux Networking • Docker Networking • Docker ComposeIntroducing CI/CD • Continuous Integration • CI Tools • DevOps PipelinesBuilding the DevOps Flow • GitLab Overview • GitLab CI Overview • Continuous Delivery with GitLabValidating the Application Build Process • Automated Testing in the CI FlowBuilding an Improved Deployment Flow • Post deployment Validation • Release Deployment StrategiesExtending DevOps Practices to the Entire Infrastructure • Introduction to NetDevOps • Infrastructure as CodeImplementing 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 AnsibleMonitoring in NetDevOps • Introduction to Monitoring, Metrics and Logs • Introduction to Elasticsearch, Beats and Kibana • Introduction to Prometheus and Instrumenting Python Code for ObservabilityEngineering for Visibility and Stability • Application Health and Performance • AppDynamics Overview • Chaos Engineering PrinciplesSecuring DevOps Workflows • DevSecOps Overview • Application Security in the CI/CD Pipeline • Infrastructure Security in the CI/CD PipelineExploring 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 ComparisonExamining Application and Deployment Architectures • The Twelve-Factor Application • Microservices ArchitecturesDescribing Kubernetes • Kubernetes Concepts: Nodes, Pods and Clusters • Kubernetes Concepts: Storage • Kubernetes Concepts: Networking • Kubernetes Concepts: Security • Kubernetes API OverviewIntegrating Multiple Data Center Deployments with Kubernetes • Kubernetes Deployment Patterns • Kubernetes Failure Scenarios • Kubernetes Load-Balancing Techniques • Kubernetes Namespaces • Kubernetes Deployment via CI/CD PipelinesMonitoring and Logging in Kubernetes • Kubernete Resource Metrics Pipeline • Kubernetes Full Metrics Pipeline and LoggingLabs: • 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 Enviroment • Manage On-Demand Test Environments with Terraform • Build Ansible Playbooks to Manage Infrastructure • Integrate the Testing Enviroment 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

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