Cisco ACI Automation Using Python | Python Module for ACI

Name: Cisco ACI Automation Using Python | Python Module for ACI
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Cisco ACI Automation Using Python for ACI Tenant related stuff

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Last updated 7/2024

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What you'll learn

learn the ACI programming with Python
ACI Automation
ACI Programability
Cisco ACI APIs
ACITOOKIT
ACI Python LAB Setup
Application Centric Infrastructure

Course content

5 sections • 46 lectures • 2h 0m total length

Course Content3:05
Learn to automate Cisco ACI provisioning with Python, covering tenant creation, epgs, contracts, vlans, l3 out with bgp, and troubleshooting, plus lab setup and GitHub resources.
Change Video Speed0:37
ACI AUTOMATION INTRODUCTION0:51
Cisco ACI Introduction1:53
ACI Automation Demostration4:30
ACI APIs1:14

Python Introduction0:28
Why Python?0:49
Explore why Python powers data analysis, machine learning, web development, and automation, and see how its easy-to-learn nature helps non programmers like accountants and scientists automate everyday tasks.
Python Installation Setup2:09
Minimum Requirement to build the Lab0:39
Visual Studio Code0:35
Visual Studio Code Installation Setup1:40
PIP Introduction0:30
PIP Installation1:51
ACITOOLKIT0:41
ACITOOLKIT INSTALLATION1:01
Install the ACA toolkit library in VS Code, verify libraries with a list command, and note the installation completes in minutes with the requirement already satisfied if previously installed.
APIC Access0:48

ACI Scripting Syntax4:39
Tenant Creation in APIC1:43
VRF Context Creation2:14
Create a VRF context in the ACL automation tenant by updating a Python script, mapping the VRF, saving, running the file, and verifying the new configuration in the networking tab.
Creation of Application Profile1:47
Creation of Bridge Domain1:44
Learn to configure a bridge domain in Cisco ACI using a Python script, add a new variable, push the config, and verify the bridge domain under the tenant networking tab.
EPG Creation & Association to BD and VRF2:16
Multiple EGPs Creation3:56
Subnet Configuration in BD2:37
Static binding to Interfaces and VLAN tagging4:14
Port Channel Interfaces Static Binding2:11
Creating and Applying Contract between EPGs6:50
Creating EPGs Bindings and Contract with multiple filters8:53
Inter Tenant Contract6:49
Creating L3OUT with OSPF9:01
Configure an L3out with OSPF using a Python script and the ACA toolkit by creating a tenant, VR, interfaces, SVI, OSPF under area 1, and contracts, then push to APIC.
Creating L3OUT with BGP8:20
Configure l3out with bgp in cisco aci using python, creating a tenant, vr context, l3out, interface, vlan, and external epg with icmp contract.

Show endpoints in APIC3:23
Show Interface Brief1:15
Show ACI Contracts1:05
learn to fetch and display the list of ACI contracts configured in the ACA using a Python script, showing tenant names and contract details.
Show imported contract3:23
Show how to retrieve and verify imported contract details in the fabric using a Python script, including tenant, consumer EPG, and application profile information.
Show Filter in ACI2:17
Show ACI Subnet3:14
Demonstrate retrieving configured subnets in an ACI fabric using a Python script, including creating a bridge domain and assigning the private subnet 1.1.1/24 to verify output.
Show Tenant0:46
Learn to retrieve all tenant information from the fabric with a Python script, run it to display tenants in the ACA fabric, and access the script on GitHub.
Show VRF Context0:51
Open the script to fetch VRF context details from the fabric, and run it to reveal all VRF configurations and tenant information in the ACL fabric.
Show EPGs0:57
Execute the provided script to fetch all tenants, application profiles, and EPG information from the fabric, then review the output.
Show ACI Fault Code1:06
Show how to run a script that outputs all defaults and fault codes reported by the ACA fabric in the AP, aiding troubleshooting.
show CDP & LLDP1:46
Show Domains1:02
Show Interface Status4:56

Requirements

No programming knowledge required
Cisco ACI Knowledge Required
Basic Networking Knowledge Required

Description

In this course, you will be going to learn about how to do the ACI Automation and this will help you

to automate provisioning of an ACI Fabric.

Here you will be going to use the programming language i.e Python which is available to run the automation tasks like Implementing logical Tenant Configuration Changes in the ACI Fabric.

The first part of this course will be more about covering the ACI Introduction and ACI Automation.

Second part of the course is about setting up the lab like installing Python and its libraries that is required to run the scripts.

You will also learn supporting tool like Visual studio Code for editing and running the script.

Also I will show you how to get the APIC access to perform ACI automation tasks.

Now third section of the course is about the scripting and performing the ACI Automation tasks with the help of Python Scripts.

In this section, I am covering how you can perform the changes like creating new tenant, VRF, Bridge Domain, App profile, EPGs, Contracts, Filters, Configuring VLANs, Domains, Static binding with individual interfaces and with the port-channel interfaces. Also, I am covering the very important part like configuring the L3out with OSPF and BGP.

Forth section is about the Github and accessing repositories that you can use it for the ACI automation.

And last section is about troubleshooting commands like running the show commands to get the output of the

show interface status,

show vrf

show cdp/lldp neighbour,

show endpoints,

show contract and filters.

Who this course is for:

Network Engineers
Cisco ACI Engineers
ACI Automation Engineer
ACI Progammer
Network Associate
Network Admin

Cisco ACI Automation Using Python | Python Module for ACI

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Cisco ACI Introduction and ACI Automation6 lectures • 12min

ACI AUTOMATION PYTHON LAB SETUP11 lectures • 11min

ACI Scripting15 lectures • 1hr 7min

GitHub Introduction and ACITOOKIT Repositories1 lecture • 4min

ACI Troubleshooting Scripts13 lectures • 26min

Requirements

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