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Getting Started with NetDevOps

Contents

  1. Use Cases
  2. Decisions and Investments
  3. Adoption Challenges
  4. Summary
  5. Review Questions

Chapter Description

In this sample chapter from Automating and Orchestrating Networks with NetDevOps, you will explore main use cases for NetDevOps applications compared with traditional methods. You will gain insights into the decision-making processes, tooling choices, and required skills; and navigate common challenges and lessons learned.

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Review Questions

You can find answers to these questions in Appendix A, “Answers to Review Questions.”

  1. What is the predominant configuration tool in networking use cases?

    1. Terraform

    2. Ansible

    3. Python

    4. Chef

  2. What stage is common to all NetDevOps pipelines?

    1. Code

    2. Security verifications/linting

    3. Deploy to Dev

    4. Deploy to Prod

  3. What is the most common data collection pipeline trigger?

    1. Manually executed by an operator

    2. Automatic by another pipeline

    3. Automatic by a change in the source control

    4. Automatic on a schedule

  4. How many actions can you trigger using alarms?

    1. One

    2. Ten

    3. Fifty

    4. Unlimited

  5. In NetDevOps pipelines, when an action can fail but is idempotent, which characteristic should you configure your stage with?

    1. Rollback

    2. Retry

    3. End

    4. Linting

  6. What term is used in machine learning to describe the stage when a model is producing predictions?

    1. Inference stage

    2. Prediction stage

    3. Training stage

    4. Production stage

  7. What is typically the biggest investment when adopting NetDevOps practices?

    1. Purchasing DevOps tools

    2. Acquiring new skills

    3. Purchasing networking equipment

    4. Hiring external consultancy

  8. What should you prioritize first when starting your NetDevOps adoption journey?

    1. Existing skillsets

    2. The same technology stacks

    3. Solving current challenges

    4. Defining success criteria

  9. Which of the following is not a type of NetDevOps tooling?

    1. CI/CD orchestration

    2. Infrastructure as code

    3. Monitoring

    4. Cloud

  10. Do virtual network devices support all features needed for testing?

    1. Yes

    2. No

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