Juniper New SDN and Automation Track

Juniper updated their Certification Program with a new Track, SDN and Automation. A Specialist exam (JN0-410) is only available for now,  JNCIA is a pre-requirement, but the Professional level should be expected next year (2017). This exam covers SDN foundations, NFV, Contrail and OpenStack Platforms.

This list provides a general view of the skill set required to successfully complete the specified certification exam. Topics listed are subject to change.

• SDN Theory and Applications
• OpenStack
• Contrail
• Contrail Service Chaining
• Contrail Analytics
• Troubleshooting

• Identify SDN concepts.
  • SDN definitions
  • SDN versus NFV
  • SDN applications (data center, enterprise, WAN, transport networks)

• Identify OpenStack concepts.
  • Components (Nova, Neutron, and so on)
  • VM creation
  • Tenancy
  • Network policies
• Demonstrate knowledge of configuring, monitoring, or implementing OpenStack.
  • VM creation
  • Snapshots

• Identify Contrail architectural concepts.
  • Controller versus orchestration
  • Node types
  • vRouters
  • Layer 2 versus Layer 3 overlay networks
  • Contrail API
  • Storage
  • Route distribution, protocols
• Demonstrate knowledge of configuring, monitoring, or implementing Contrail.
  • Traffic path verification
  • Configuration process, dependencies
  • Analytic node configuration

• Identify Contrail service chaining concepts.
  • In-network service chain
  • Transparent service chain
  • Source NAT
  • Heat templates
• Demonstrate knowledge of configuring, monitoring, or implementing Contrail service chaining.
  • Analyzer service virtual machine
  • Third-party services
  • Traffic path verification

• Identify Contrail analytics concepts.
  • Infrastructure workspace
  • Networking workspace
  • Traffic analysis
• Demonstrate knowledge of configuring, monitoring, or implementing Contrail analytics.
  • Underlay and overlay monitoring
  • Event monitoring
  • Traffic monitoring

• Demonstrate knowledge of troubleshooting Contrail.
  • Route availability in the controller
  • Virtual router programming
  • Contrail CLI commands
  • Fabric scripts
  • Contrail Introspect
  • vRouter commands
  • Top of rack service node (TSN)
• Demonstrate knowledge of troubleshooting OpenStack.
  • Log monitoring
  • Privilege, authentication
  • Component interaction

References:

Juniper Networks Certified Specialist SDN and Automation (JNCIS-SDNA)