Opleiding: Data Center Automation using Juniper Apstra (APSTRA)

This five-day course provides students with the foundational knowledge required to manage data center networks with Juniper Apstra software.
This class will provide attendees with the knowledge to...

Day 1


Module 1: Course Introduction


Module 2: Intent-Based Networking


- What Do We Mean by Intent?
- Where is Juniper Apstra positioned?
Module 3: Juniper Apstra Overview


- Juniper Apstra Server
- Juniper Apstra device agents
Module 4: Apstra UI Walkthrough


- Navigate the global Apstra UI
- LAB 1: Apstra UI Walkthrough
Module 5: Role-Based Access Control


- Configure users, roles, and providers to enable local and remote authentication
- LAB 2: Configuring RBAC

Module 6: IP Fabric Architecture


- IP fabric options including collapsed (spineless), three-stage, and five-stage fabrics
- IP fabric routing strategy
- EBGP fabric
- IP fabric best practices
Module 7: VXLAN Overview


- VPN terminology—control planes and data planes
- VXLAN broadcast domains
- VXLAN control plane evolution
- VXLAN fundamentals
- Hardware VTEPs and software VTEPs

Day 2


Module 8: EVPN Protoco


- Overview of the EVPN protocol in a VXLAN environment
- Route targets (policy)
- Route distinguishers
- EVPN route types and usage
- Edge routing using Type 2 routes
- Edge routing using Type 5 routes
Module 9: Data Center Reference Design


- Overview of using rack types to design your network
- O...

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to:



- Describe what is meant by intent-based networking.
- Describe the Juniper Apstra architecture.
- Navigate the global Juniper Apstra UI.
- Configure role-based access control.
- Describe an IP fabric architecture
- Explain VXLAN functions and operations.
- Describe Ethernet VPN (EVPN) routing and bridging.
- Describe the Juniper Apstra data center reference design
- Describe IP fabric usage in the data center reference desi...

- Networking architects and operators, system engineers, DevOps and IT professionals
- Individuals responsible for configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting modern spine and leaf data centers of any size leveraging networking vendor hardware or operating system