Introduction to Network Services Orchestrator - the single API and CLI for your network

Season 1, Talk 6 of NetDevOps Live! Kevin Corbin introduces Cisco NSO and how it provides a single CLI, API, and GUI for existing networks, making the transition to Network Automation easier for enterprises. Full details at http://bit.ly/2RTxqk6

Presenter: Kevin Corbin   / kecorbin  

Topics Covered - Time Links
Introduction
A brief history of tail-f, confd, and NSO 1:25
Network Device Design and confd 1:51
Network Orchestration Design and NSO 4:18
Introduction to NSO
Cisco NSO Architecture 6:32
Broad Vendor Support 11:14
Dev Tooling and Approach 11:44
Network Automation Journey and Stages 14:47
NSO and the Network API 18:05
Demo - NSO and the network API 23:53
Network Device Simulation (netsim) 24:05
Launching NSO locally 26:49
A Look at the Web GUI 27:26
Syncing NSO from Existing Network 28:00
Preventing "Cowboy Engineering" with NSO 28:28
Single network wide CLI 29:54
NSO provides Juniper CLI Option 30:21
Verifying network sync status 30:58
Updating device config 33:15
Commit and rollback options 35:07
Network governance and compliance needs 36:11
Demo - NSO Template and Compliance 39:13
NSO REST API 39:21
Device Groups 39:43
Configuration Templates 40:57
Generate XML/JSON API payloads from CLI 41:43
Compliance reports 42:49
Deploying Templates 44:12
Creating Network Policies 45:13
Summary 48:52
Question: How does NSO relate to other solutions? 50:06
Webinar Resources 53:45
Code Exchange Challenge 54:44

Episode Description:
Networks are designed to be distributed systems and we typically configure and operate them as such. Each element has an interface and configuration, and any change must be applied to each individually. But what if there was another way? What if you could interact with your entire network through a single CLI, or even better, a single API? Well, that's exactly what Cisco Network Service Orchestrator (NSO) provides. And to make it even better, NSO can be quickly integrated into existing networks, made up of multiple network platforms, from multiple vendors, including older platforms that lack a "modern interface." This means NSO can provide immediate value to the network you're running today, not just the networks you're building for the future.

In this discussion and demo focused session, you'll see how easy it is to bring NSO into an existing network, one that might just look like yours today. Within just a few minutes, our network will have a complete and comprehensive REST and NETCONF API without any hardware or software updates. And we'll immediately begin using this new programmable orchestration interface to manage ongoing configuration needs, and address any unplanned "cowboy engineering" that might take place.

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