Exam code : 300-635 DCAUTO
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Vendor : Cisco
Exam description:
This exam tests your knowledge of implementing data center automated solutions, including: Programming concepts Orchestration Automation tools
Area : Automation Data Center
Status : Active
Exam start on : 24-02-2020 end on :
Duration (minutes): 90
Questions : min None - max None
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Format : Closed Book
Delivery : Testing center - Proctored
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Exam topics:
1.0 - Network Programmability Foundation - 10%
1.2 - Describe characteristics of API styles (REST and RPC)
1.3 - Describe the challenges encountered and patterns used when consuming APIs synchronously and asynchronously
1.4 - Interpret Python scripts containing data types, functions, classes, conditions, and looping
1.5 - Describe the benefits of Python virtual environments
1.1 - Utilize common version control operations with git: add, clone, push, commit, diff, branching, merging conflict
1.6 - Explain the benefits of using network configuration tools such as Ansible and Puppet for automating data center platforms
2.0 - Controller Based Data Center Networking - 30%
2.1 - Describe the following:
2.1.a - ACI target policy
2.1.b - ACI application hosting capabilities
2.1.c - Implementation of an ACI application from the Cisco ACI Apps Center
2.2 - Leverage the API inspector to explore the REST API calls made by the ACI GUI
2.3 - Construct a Python script to create an application policy using the ACI REST API
2.4 - Construct a Python script to create an application policy using the ACI Cobra SDK
2.5 - Construct an Ansible playbook to create an application policy
2.6 - Describe the benefits of integrating Kubernetes infrastructure using the ACI CNI plugin
3.0 - Data Center Device-centric Networking - 30%
3.1 - Describe Day 0 provisioning with NX-OS
3.1.a - Cisco POAP
3.1.b - NX-OS iPXE
3.2 - Implement On-Box Programmability and Automation with NX-OS
3.2.a - Bash
3.2.b - Linux containers (LXC and Docker using provided container
3.2.c - NX-OS guest shell
3.2.d - Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
3.2.e - On-box Python Scripting
3.4 - Construct Python script that consumes model-driven telemetry data with NX-OS
3.5 - Implement Off-Box Programmability and Automation with NX-OS
3.5.a - Nexus NX-API (NX-API REST and NX-API CLI)
3.5.b - Nexus NETCONF using native and OpenConfig
3.5.c - Network configuration tools with NX-OS (Ansible)
3.3 - Compare model-driven telemetry such as YANG Push and gRPC to traditional network monitoring strategies such as SMNP, Netflow, and SYSLOG
4.0 - Data Center Compute - 30%
4.1 - Configure Cisco UCS with developer tools
4.1.a - UCS PowerTool
4.1.b - UCS Python SDK
4.1.c - Ansible
4.2 - Describe the capabilities of the DCNM API
4.3 - Identify the steps in the Intersight API authentication method
4.5 - Describe the process to implement workflows for physical and virtual infrastructure using UCS Director
4.5.a - Pre-defined tasks
4.5.b - Custom tasks
4.5.c - Script libraries
4.6 - Utilize UCS Director REST API browser
4.4 - Construct an Intersight API call given documentation to accomplish tasks such as manage server policies, service profiles, and firmware updates