Cisco IOS XE presents superior programmability and automation capabilities that simplify community administration and scale back complexity. By using open standards-based APIs similar to NETCONF, RESTCONF, and gNMI, community directors can effectively provision and configure gadgets, minimizing handbook errors. The mixing of Zero Contact Provisioning with DevOps toolkits accelerates gadget onboarding, whereas model-driven telemetry gives real-time information assortment for enhanced monitoring and troubleshooting. Cisco’s automation options are extensible throughout your complete gadget lifecycle, supporting seamless software program upgrades and patching. These options permit our prospects to drive enterprise final result and be on the chopping fringe of community automation, enabling quicker, safer, and environment friendly community operations.
Able to dive deeper into Cisco IOS-XE programmability, automation and telemetry? Be part of us at Cisco Reside EMEA in Amsterdam February 9 – 14, 2025!
These periods cowl subjects starting from getting began with Cisco IOS XE programmability and automation, tooling with YANG Suite and Terraform, and subjects starting from Safe Zero Contact Provisioning to Streaming Telemetry to Atomic Configuration Substitute. See the small print of the upcoming Cisco Reside periods beneath:
Breakout Classes
Safe Zero Contact Provisioning (SZTP) with Cisco Catalyst Switches [DEVNET-1249]
Zero Contact Provisioning (ZTP) permits us to automate the deployment Cisco IOS XE and Catalyst platforms on enterprise and campus networks utilizing the embedded CentOS “GuestShell” Linux Container and the Python and NETCONF API’s to fully onboard, configure and handle community gadgets. This session particulars the ZTP and Visitor Shell options and explores some widespread fundamental and superior use instances. With the most recent launch of Cisco IOS XE, we now assist Safe ZTP. This function contains an evidence of the important thing elements together with conveyed data, the possession certificates, and the possession voucher. The setup configuration for Safe ZTP shall be coated on this session.
Atomic Config Substitute with Cisco Catalyst 9000 [DEVNET-2385]
Atomic Configuration and atomic config change is changing into an increasing number of requested, and this session dives deep into the newly launched options inside IOS XE and the Catalyst 9000 household. Having the ability to handle configuration in an atomic trend permits groups to extra successfully handle the change and community configuration drift. Utilizing CLI or API the atomic config change options shall be demonstrated so that you could instantly profit from leveraging both partial config or full config change. Simply change ACL, insurance policies, or interface configurations, or provide a whole config and that config shall be set no matter present configuration.
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Fingers-on Labs
NetDevOps 3,2,1, Motion! Scale back the Assault Floor of IOS XE with Ansible [DEVWKS-2008]
Did you hear we have to safe the community?
Are auditors wanting over your shoulder?
How about fixing these points with Ansible automation?
If you’re nonetheless storing your Ansible stock passwords in textual content recordsdata or need a deeper understanding of securing IOS XE, this session is for you.
On this session, you’ll discover ways to securely use Ansible to allow AAA, configure robust SSH cipher suites, deploy MACsec, and allow different security measures based mostly on greatest practices. These greatest practices will assist you to meet compliance necessities together with CMMC, NIST, and others.
NOTE:
DevNet Workshop seating process is as follows: pre-registered attendees are seated first, waitlist and non-registered attendees are seated so as of check-in if a seat turns into accessible. This can be a hands-on DevNet Workshop the place you code together with an teacher and solely 16 laptops can be found for this workshop. Sound in Workshops is broadcast to wi-fi headphones worn by the contributors. Noise cancelling headphones shall be offered at every seat on this workshop.
By attending this DevNet Workshop, you’ll be eligible to earn Cisco Persevering with Schooling (CE) Credit. Discover particulars at: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/coaching/continuing-education-program.html#~qualifying-options
Expertise, Lightning Talks & Cisco U
Configure IOS XE Utilizing the CLI [DEVSKL-1110]
This session will cowl handbook CLI configuration for Cisco Catalyst gadgets. This session is paired with SKILLS-1111 instantly following. It is suggested that you simply register for each periods, however this isn’t required.
Configure IOS XE Utilizing Automation [DEVSKL-1111]
This session will cowl automating the method to Cisco Catalyst gadgets. This session is paired with SKILLS-1110 instantly earlier than this session. It is suggested that you simply register for each session, however this isn’t required.
Automate Cisco IOS XE System Configuration Utilizing Terraform [DEVLIT-2083]
Terraform is a cloud-native infrastructure provisioning software with zero server-side dependencies and a single binary file. Terraform for Cisco IOS XE makes use of RESTCONF and the YANG interface. It’s corresponding to Ansible tooling, and the 2 can be utilized collectively.
Getting Began with Safe Zero Contact Provisioning [DEVLIT-2062]
Zero Contact Provisioning (ZTP) permits us to automate the deployment Cisco IOS XE and Catalyst platforms on enterprise and campus networks utilizing the embedded CentOS “GuestShell” Linux Container and the Python and NETCONF API’s to fully onboard, configure and handle community gadgets. This session particulars the ZTP and Visitor Shell options and explores some widespread fundamental and superior use instances. With the most recent launch of Cisco IOS XE, we now assist Safe ZTP. This function, together with an evidence of the important thing elements, together with conveyed data, the possession certificates, and the possession voucher.
Maximizing Cisco IOS XE Effectivity with YANG Suite [CISCOU-1043]
Working extra effectively and successfully with Cisco Catalyst IOS XE begins with utilizing programmability and automation to scale back troubleshooting time. As an alternative of losing time troubleshooting, let’s work on fixing the troublesome issues! On this session, we’ll discover the capabilities of YANG-based APIs by the free and publicly accessible tooling YANG Suite. This software will assist allow our gadgets to be configured with ease at scale. We’ll reply questions similar to: how can I discover the equal YANG Mannequin for the CLI I take advantage of right this moment? We will even construct payloads to configure gadgets programmatically and generate Python Scripts and Ansible Playbooks to repeat these configurations at a bigger scale.
Keep Linked
Browse the complete session catalog and register for Cisco Reside APJC 2025 right here. Trying ahead to seeing you at Cisco Reside Amsterdam!
Irrespective of the place you’re in your programmability and automation journey there may be all the time new and thrilling content material that will help you to dive even deeper whereas studying about new applied sciences and capabilities for the enterprise community.
Not in a position to attend Cisco Reside this time? No worries! Take a look at Cisco IOS XE programmability periods from the earlier Cisco Reside Occasions:
2024 – Melbourne
2024 – Las Vegas
2024 – Amsterdam
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