Cisco Certified DevNet Professional (300-910 DEVOPS) Practice Exam

Cisco Certified DevNet Professional (300-910 DEVOPS) Practice Exam

The Cisco Certified DevNet Professional (300-910 DEVOPS) validates your expertise in implementing and automating deployment processes for cloud-based microservices and infrastructure on Cisco platforms. 

Who Should Take This Exam?

• Network Engineers (DevOps Focus): Network engineers seeking to expand their skillset towards automating network configurations and integrating with DevOps workflows.
• DevOps Engineers (Cisco Focus): DevOps engineers wanting to specialize in implementing DevOps principles within Cisco environments.
• Cloud Engineers (Cisco Focus): Cloud engineers aiming to leverage automation tools for managing and deploying Cisco cloud infrastructure.
• Infrastructure Automation Specialists (Cisco Focus): Professionals focusing on automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration on Cisco platforms.

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for taking the 300-910 DEVOPS exam. However, a solid foundation in the following areas would be highly beneficial:

• Networking Concepts: Understanding core networking principles, protocols, and technologies.
• DevOps Fundamentals: Knowledge of DevOps methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Cisco Technologies: Familiarity with Cisco networking products and platforms.

Roles and Responsibilities 

• DevOps Engineer (Cisco Specialization): Designing and implementing automated CI/CD pipelines for deploying applications on Cisco platforms.
• Infrastructure Automation Specialist (Cisco Focus): Automating infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and management using Cisco tools and APIs.
• Cloud Architect (Cisco Expertise): Contributing to designing and implementing cloud-based solutions involving Cisco technologies, leveraging DevOps principles for automation.
• Network Automation Engineer (Advanced): Taking on more complex network automation tasks, integrating with CI/CD pipelines, and managing configuration changes through automation.

Exam Details

• Exam Code JN0-220
• Exam Duration 90 mins
• Exam Format Multiple Choice
• Number of Questions 65 Questions

Course Structure

1. Junos Automation Stack and DevOps Concepts

• Identify concepts and general features of Junos automation and DevOps.
• Automation tools
• Automation frameworks
• Automation APIs
• DevOps culture, practices, and tools

2. XML/NETCONF

• Identify concepts and general functionality of XML, the XML API, XPath, or NETCONF.
• XML concepts and syntax
• XPath concepts and syntax
• NETCONF concepts
• XML API concepts and syntax

3. Data Serialization

• Identify the concepts, benefits, or operation of data serialization.
• YAML
• JSON

4. Ansible

• Identify the use of Ansible for automating Junos tasks.
• Architecture and capabilities
• Playbooks
• Juniper Junos Ansible modules (modifying configurations, operations commands, software updates, and more)
• Basic inventory files

5. Python or PyEZ

• Identify Python or Junos PyEZ tools for automating Junos.
• Syntax and concepts
• Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs)
• PyEZ exception handling
• Device status and configuration handling

6. REST API

• Identify the concepts, benefits, or operation of the Junos REST API.
• Configuring the Junos REST API
• Using the REST API Explorer
• Using curl to access the REST API