Juniper Paragon Automation for the WAN (JPAW)
This 4-day course introduces Paragon Automation applications, including Paragon Pathfinder, Paragon Planner, & Paragon Insights. Through demonstrations & hands-on labs, students will learn the capabilities of these applications, including WAN topology discovery, Segment Routed (SRTE) & RSVP signaled LSP management, Path Computation Element Protocol (PCEP) LSP discovery & provisioning, LSP optimization, LSP calendaring, maintenance scheduling, P2MP LSP management, failure simulation, reporting, network modeling, path dem& placement, hardware inventory collection, network telemetry collection, & closed-loop automation. Students learn to configure & monitor these features on a WAN consisting of vMX Series devices. This course is based on Junos version 21.2R1.10 & Paragon Automation version 21.2.
Duration: 4 Days (32 Hours)
Learning Objectives:
After completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Explain various WAN domains
- Explain & configure Paragon Pathfinder for initial use
- Explain & configure the Paragon Pathfinder topology discovery
- Explain & configure various Label Switched Path (LSP) types
- Explain primary, secondary, & standby LSPs
- Explain Point-to-Multipoint use cases
- NETCONF configuration & maintenance scheduling with Paragon Pathfinder
- Network analytics with Paragon Insights
- Explain & configure Paragon Automation Planner
- Model a network with Paragon Planner
- Simulate & optimize network demands with Paragon Planner
The prerequisites for this course are:
- Understanding of the OSI Model;
- Junos OS configuration experience—the Introduction to the Junos Operating System (IJOS) course or equivalent; &
- Advanced MPLS knowledge—the Junos MPLS
- Fundamentals (JMF) course or equivalent.
Audience Profile
This course benefits individuals who want to automate the management of service providers or large enterprise MPLS networks with Paragon Automation.
Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: WAN Automation
Lessons
- Explain WAN domains
- Explain Paragon Pathfinder capabilities
- Explain Paragon Planner capabilities
Module 3: Paragon Pathfinder Architecture
Lessons
- Explain the Path Computation Element Protocol
- Explain LSP Signaling & the CSPF Algorithm
- Explain Paragon Pathfinder Architecture
- Configure the Network
Lab:
- L Initial Setup
Module 4: Network Topology Discovery
Lessons
- Explain the Paragon Pathfinder network topology discovery
- Configure Paragon Pathfinder network topology discovery
Lab:
- Topology Discovery
Module 5: Using Paragon Automation
Lessons
- Examine the Paragon Automation interface
- Examine the Paragon Planner Desktop interface
Lab:
- Using Paragon Automation
Module 6: Basic LSP Management
Lessons
- Explain & configure various Label Switched Path (LSP) types
- Configure PCC-controlled LSPs
- Configure PCE-controlled LSPs
- Configure PCE-initiated LSPs
- Verify LSP status
Lab:
- Basic LSP Management
Module 7: Advanced LSP Management
Lessons
- Explain & configure primary, secondary, & st&by LSPs
- Explain & configure symmetric pairs of LSPs
- Explain & configure diversity groups
- Explain & configure MPLS LSP templates
- Explain & configure LSP calendaring
- Explain & configure inter-AS LSPs
- Explain & provision multiple LSPs
- Explain & configure LSP optimization
Lab:
- Advanced LSP management
Module 8: Segment Routing
Lessons
- Explain Segment Routing
- Configure Segment Routing
- Manage Segment Routed LSPs using Paragon Pathfinder
Lab:
- Segment Routing
Module 9: P2MP LSPs
Lessons
- Explain Point-to-Multipoint use cases
- P2MP management with Paragon Pathfinder
- P2MP monitoring with Paragon Pathfinder
- Explain Point to-Multipoint LSPs
Module 10: Maintenance Scheduling & NETCONF LSP Provisioning
Lessons
- Configure scheduled maintenance events
- Provision NETCONF LSPs
Lab:
- Maintenance Scheduling & NETCONF Provisioning
Module 11: Paragon Insights
Lessons
- Explain Paragon Insights' capabilities
- Enable Paragon Insights monitoring
- Integrate Paragon Insights & Paragon Pathfinder
Lab:
- Paragon Insights
Module 12: Troubleshooting Paragon Insights
Lessons
- Find Paragon Automation services & processes
- Log analysis with Paragon Insights
- Debugging with Paragon Insights
Lab:
- Troubleshooting Paragon Insights
Module 13: Paragon Planner
Lessons
- Explain the features & capabilities of
- Paragon Planner
- Launch Paragon Planner Desktop & explore the interface
Lab:
- Paragon Planner
Module 14: Network Modeling
Lessons
- Load Paragon Planner network models
- Explain network model data storage
- Modify network models
Lab:
- Network Modeling
Module 15: Network Demands & Failure Simulation
Lessons
- Improve network traffic dem& forwarding
- Simulate network failure
Lab:
- Network Demands & Failure Simulation
Required exams: Not Applicable
Skills measured
Q: What is Paragon Automation?
A: Juniper® Paragon Automation is a modular portfolio of cloud-native software applications that help operators to simplify their network operations by eliminating manual tasks, processes, & workflows that are often repetitive & prone to human error. Paragon Automation delivers closed-loop automation to translate business intent into service performance across the entire service delivery lifecycle. Paragon Automation builds on Juniper Networks' existing automation portfolio to meet the most pressing challenges of current & next-generation networks & services
Q: What is Juno's Operating System?
A: Juniper Networks provides high-performance network devices that create a responsive & trusted environment for accelerating the deployment of services & applications over a single network. The Junos operating system (Junos OS) is the foundation of these high-performance networks.
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