The NSO Essentials for Programmers and Network Architects (NSO201) training introduces you to Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO). You will learn to install Cisco NSO and use it to manage devices and create services based on YANG templates with XPath. This training provides an overview of NSO as a network automation solution as well as introducing you to NETCONF, YANG, and XPath. You will learn about managing devices and creating device templates, service management and service package creation, network element drivers, interfacing with other systems using APIs, configuring and troubleshooting system settings, managing alarms and reporting, configuring NSO for scalability and performance, and capabilities that can be added to Cisco NSO.
How You'll Benefit
This course will help you:
- Learn to install Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO)
- Practice configuring devices with NSO
- Practice designing and managing services with YANG models
- Gain confidence with NSO configuration
Prerequisites
Cisco require students to have the following knowledge and skills:
- Basic knowledge of the Cisco Command-Line Interface (CLI) or the CLI of UNIX-like operating systems
- Working knowledge of UNIX-based operating systems and basic tasks
- Basic knowledge of programming constructs
- Basic knowledge of YANG data modeling
- Basic knowledge of the NETCONF communication protocol
- Knowledge of XML data structures and schemas
- Basic management of network components (routers, switches, etc.)
The following Cisco courses can help you gain the necessary background
- Programming for Network Engineers (PRNE)
- Introducing Automation for Cisco Solutions (CSAU)
