3-6917 - Network Automation Essentials (version 23.4) [MF_6917]

OVERVIEW

This four-day course about OpenText Network Automation (NA) teaches you how to use the NA solution to maintain,automate,and enforce policies and compliance on their enterprise networks. While you have a good understanding of managing and administering network devices,the course builds on that knowledge and teaches how to use a complex tool,such as NA to gain visibility and control over changes and corporate policies as applied to the enterprise network. You will learn how to automate previously manual tasks using the tools provided by NA to decrease error rates and increase productivity. You will also learn how to customize the tool to serve their purposes.

The class provides an opportunity to develop hands-on experience in configuring the tool,discovering and managing network devices,capturing,storing,and deploying their configuration,creating change plans,automating tasks and checking and enforcing compliance with policies using NA.

OBJECTIVES

On completion of this course,you should be able to:

• Describe basic components and functions of Network Automation (NA).
• Add and delete devices.
• Create groups for device management.
• Run tasks against devices and groups.
• Create,edit,and use templates and change plans.
• Create and use policies for compliance.
• Create and use reports.
• Use NA to upgrade device operating systems.
• Create and use workflows for change control.
• Monitor the NA server health.
• Configure and manage the NA server operation.
• Troubleshoot NA-related problems.
• Utilize the resources provided by the OpenText Marketplace.

AUDIENCE

This course is intended for Business Administrators

CONTENT

Highlights:

• Overview of NA functionality and operation
• Discovering,adding and deleting devices
• Creating device group for management and security purposes
• The management console
• Running tasks against devices and groups of devices
• Creating,editing and using templates and change plans
• Creating,modifying and using policies for compliance
• Using NA to upgrade device operating systems
• Creating and using workflows for change control
• Monitoring NA health
• Troubleshooting NA-related problems
• Utilizing the resources provided by the OpenText Marketplace