Cisco Live 2025 EMEA

LTRATO-2600: Closed-Loop Automation using CI/CD Pipelines with the Power of AI

During the lab execution, you will work with:

  • GitLab, Docker, Ansible & Terraform for Infrastructure as Code, pyATS, Splunk
  • NetBox, ServiceNOW
  • Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller, Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco Defense Orchestrator
  • Local large language model (LLM)
  • Get all the code as a takeaway

Your hosts

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Chris

My core passion lies in automation, DevNet, and assisting customers in realizing their automation goals. Utilizing my expertise in these areas, I am committed to delivering support and facilitating the seamless integration of cutting-edge solutions for businesses spanning diverse industries.

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Joerg

Joerg Schultz is working as a Partner Systems Architect for the German Channel Partner Organisation. He is also Automation & Programmability Lead for Cisco Germany and drives the development on Network Programmability together with customers and his partners.

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Flo

Flo is a Developer Advocate at Cisco DevNet. He has always been passionate about getting value out of data. That’s why he is currently focusing on data engineering, generative AI, machine learning & data analytics.

 

Previous sessions

Cisco Live 2024 US

LTROPS-3773: 3 in 1 Pipeline: Cross-Domain Automation with Catalyst Center, FTD, and NDFC using NetDevOps Approaches

Upon completion of this lab, you will be able to:

  • Getting started with NetDevOps tooling
  • Push configuration to all 4 domains using Ansible or Terraform
  • Validate your code and use automated testing to verify results with Robot Framework
  • Build CI/CD pipelines using GitLab
  • Secure your secrets using HashiCorp Vault
  • Create your own Docker container
  • Get all the code as a takeaway

Cisco Live 2024 EMEA

LTROPS-2977: 4 domains in 1 pipeline: Cross-domain Automation with Cisco Catalyst Center, ACI, Firewalls and NDFC using NetDevOps approaches

Upon completion of this lab, you will be able to:

  • Getting started with NetDevOps tooling
  • Push configuration to all 4 domains using Ansible or Terraform
  • Validate your code and use automated testing to verify results with Robot Framework
  • Build CI/CD pipelines using GitLab
  • Secure your secrets using HashiCorp Vault
  • Create your own Docker container
  • Get all the code as a takeaway

Cisco Live 2023 EMEA & US

LTROPS-2977: Cross-Domain Automation with Cisco DNA Center and ACI using CI/CD Pipelines

Upon completion of this lab, you will be able to:

  • Create and manage your own projects in GitLab
  • Setup GitLab runner both for Shell (CLI) and Docker
  • Build docker images with automation tools
  • Define a simple pipeline that will run against multiple domains (DNAC & ACI)
  • Define more complex pipelines with artifacts and multiple stages