Lab: Docker NSO Part 1 – Netsim

This is the start of multi part post will focus on using NSO docker image locally. I will create a netsim network with a mix of IOS, IOSXR, and NXOS devices. With this setup I can then use various tools to interact with the devices. Once we have a basic understanding of how NSO works I can take it to the next level. I will bring the docker image into GNS3 and interface with an emulated network topology. But for now, lets just focus on the basics.

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LAB: NSO with Docker Container

While trying to figure out how best to built a lab environment for Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) one of the options I pursued was building a Docker Container. First, I must give credit to NSO-Developer examples on GitHub: https://github.com/NSO-developer/container-examples/tree/master/nso-docker. These Examples served as a starting point that I have[…]

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Building an NSO Lab Environment

Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) is listed three times on the DevNet Associate Blueprint, specifically: 3.2 Describe the capabilities of Cisco network management platforms and APIs (Meraki, Cisco DNA Center, ACI, Cisco SD-WAN, and NSO) 3.9.a Obtain a list of network devices by using Meraki, Cisco DNA Center, ACI, Cisco[…]

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Chasing Cisco DevNet Certifications

At Cisco Live 2019 in San Diego, Cisco announced an overhaul to the certification program. This included the introduction of the new Cisco DevNet certification track. Prior to this announcement I was already starting to go down the path to learn the tools involved in Network Automation, Infrastructure as Code,[…]

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