Exam description:
This exam tests your knowledge of implementing service provider automated solutions, including: Programming concepts Orchestration Programming OS Automation tools
Area : Automation DevNet Service Provider
Status : Active
Exam start on : 24-02-2020 end on :
Duration (minutes): 90
Questions : min None - max None
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Cost :
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Format : Closed Book
Delivery : Testing center - Proctored
Note : None
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, and merging conflict)
1.6 - Explain the benefits of using network configuration tools such as Ansible and Puppet for automating IOS XE or IOS XR platforms
2.0 - Automation APIs and Protocols - 30%
2.1 - Describe the characteristics and use of YANG Data Models (OpenConfig, IETF, and Vendor)
2.2 - Describe common HTTP authentication mechanisms (basic, token, and oauth)
2.3 - Compare common data types (JSON, XML, YAML, plain text, gRPC, and protobuf)
2.4 - Identify the JSON instance based on a YANG model
2.5 - Identify the XML instance based on a YANG model
2.6 - Interpret a YANG module tree generated by pyang
2.7 - Implement configuration and operation management using RESTCONF protocol
2.8 - Implement configuration and operation management using NETCONF protocol
2.9 - Compare the NETCONF datastores
3.0 - Network Device Programmability - 30%
3.1 - Deploy device configuration and validate operational state using ncclient
3.2 - Construct a Python script using NETCONF with YDK
3.3 - Deploy device configuration and validate operational state using NetMiko
3.4 - Deploy device configuration and validate operational state using Ansible playbooks
3.5 - Compare gNMI with NETCONF
3.6 - Construct a Python script using RESTCONF with JSON
3.7 - Construct Xpath notation for a given node or instance of a node
3.8 - Diagnose model-driven dial-in/-out telemetry streams with gRPC for a Cisco IOS XR
4.0 - Automation and Orchestration Platforms - 30%
4.1 - Describe ETSI NFV
4.2 - Describe NSO architecture
4.3 - Identify the benefits of NSO
4.4 - Construct a Python script to configure a device using NSO RESTCONF API
4.5 - Describe the management and automation of Cisco ESC components
4.6 - Implement XR traffic controller (including topology information transfer to XTC)