Cisco DevNet Associate, now CCNA Automation, is an associate level certification covering software development, APIs, application deployment and infrastructure automation on Cisco platforms.
Earn the CCNA Automation certification by passing Cisco exam 200-901 CCNAAUTO
Cisco DevNet Associate (200-901 CCNAAUTO) Course
The Cisco DevNet Associate is the training behind exam 200-901, the certification that proves you can build and automate across Cisco platforms using software development skills. Cisco has renamed this credential to CCNA Automation, and the exam code has moved from 200-901 DEVASC to 200-901 CCNAAUTO, Automating Networks Using Cisco Platforms, so you will see both names in use while the change rolls out. The course covers the six areas the exam tests: software development and design, understanding and using APIs, Cisco platforms and development, application deployment and security, infrastructure and automation, and network fundamentals.
You will learn how to work with REST APIs, write Python scripts that talk to Cisco platforms such as Meraki, Catalyst Center and SD-WAN, apply model-driven programmability with NETCONF and RESTCONF, and deploy applications using Docker and CI/CD pipelines. The training is hands on, so you finish able to automate real network and infrastructure tasks rather than just describe them.
Who the Cisco DevNet Associate training suits
This course suits software developers moving into networking, network engineers moving into automation, and anyone heading towards a network automation or NetDevOps role. A grounding in networking helps, so the CCNA 200-301 certification training pairs well with it, and since the exam assumes some coding, our Python programming courses are a sensible warm up if you are newer to development. From here the natural next step is professional level automation within the wider Cisco certification training pathway.
Logitrain has trained over 15,000 professionals since 2004, and the official Cisco 200-901 CCNAAUTO exam is included in your course fee.
The CCNA Automation certification, still widely known as DevNet Associate, proves you can combine software development with networking: using APIs, writing automation scripts, and working with the programmability features built into Cisco platforms. It sits at the associate tier of Cisco’s certification ladder and is one of the few credentials that speaks directly to the network automation and NetDevOps roles Australian employers are now hiring for. Holding it shows you can do the practical work of automating infrastructure rather than configuring it by hand.
With Logitrain the official Cisco 200-901 CCNAAUTO exam is included in the course fee, and you keep the digital course material to revise from after class. Every course carries our price beat guarantee, so you train for less than you will pay elsewhere. You can sit the exam at the Logitrain test centre, at any other Pearson VUE test centre, or online through Pearson VUE online proctoring. Choose in person training in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, or join live online across Australia, all delivered live in real time by experienced trainers.
There are no formal prerequisites for the Cisco DevNet Associate (200-901 CCNAAUTO) course. Cisco recommends some background before you start, and so do we: basic software development experience, including hands on Python, and a basic understanding of networking fundamentals. The course teaches the Cisco specific material from the ground up, but you will get far more from it if you are already comfortable writing simple scripts.
If coding is new to you, build that base first with our Python programming courses. If networking is the gap, the CCNA 200-301 certification training gives you the foundation that makes the platform and topology sections far easier to follow.
Candidates can achieve this certification by passing the following exam.
- 200-901 CCNAAUTO, Automating Networks Using Cisco Platforms, CCNA Automation (formerly 200-901 DEVASC, DevNet Associate)
You can book and sit the exam within three months of finishing your course. Sit it at the Logitrain test centre, at any other Pearson VUE test centre, or online through Pearson VUE online proctoring from a private space.
Exam format: multiple choice and performance based questions, 120 minutes, in English. Cisco does not publish the number of questions or the passing score for this exam.
The digital course material for the 200-901 CCNAAUTO exam is included with your course and yours to keep. It maps to the current Automating Networks Using Cisco Platforms exam topics, so you can revise each domain after class.
- Compare data formats such as XML, JSON and YAML and parse them into Python data structures.
- Apply software development practices including modular design, design patterns and version control with Git.
- Construct REST API requests from documentation and interpret HTTP response codes.
- Authenticate to APIs using basic authentication, tokens and API keys.
- Write Python scripts that call REST APIs and Cisco software development kits.
- Describe the capabilities and APIs of Cisco platforms including Meraki, Catalyst Center, ACI, SD-WAN, NSO, UCS and Webex.
- Apply model-driven programmability using YANG, NETCONF and RESTCONF in a Cisco environment.
- Deploy applications using CI/CD pipelines and Docker containers.
- Secure applications by handling secrets, encryption and common OWASP risks.
- Automate infrastructure through scripting and infrastructure as code.
- Interpret network topologies and troubleshoot application connectivity issues.
- Describe application deployment models across private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud and edge.
This course is likely to add to the employment related skills of the participants. The skills developed are likely to be used in the course of being an employee or working in a business.
- Network automation engineers
- Software and application developers
- DevOps engineers and automation specialists
- Network engineers moving into programmability and NetDevOps
- System integration programmers
- Graduates and career changers with some Python entering network automation
- Candidates working towards the CCNA Automation (DevNet Associate) certification
- Software Development and Design: data formats (XML, JSON, YAML) and parsing to Python; test-driven development; agile, lean and waterfall methods; functions, classes and modules; design patterns such as MVC and Observer; version control with Git
- Understanding and Using APIs: constructing REST API requests from documentation; webhooks and API constraints; HTTP response codes and headers; API authentication with basic auth, tokens and API keys; REST, RPC, synchronous and asynchronous styles; calling APIs with the Python requests library
- Cisco Platforms and Development: network management platforms and APIs (Meraki, Catalyst Center, ACI, Catalyst SD-WAN, NSO); compute platforms (UCS Manager, UCS Director, Intersight); security platforms (Firepower, Umbrella, AMP, ISE, ThreatGrid); Webex collaboration APIs; device-level APIs for IOS XE and NX-OS; DevNet resources such as Sandbox and Code Exchange
- Application Deployment and Security: deployment models across private, public, hybrid cloud and edge; CI/CD pipeline components; Python unit tests; Dockerfiles and Docker images; application security, secret protection, encryption and data handling
- Infrastructure and Automation: model-driven programmability with YANG, RESTCONF and NETCONF; automating tasks with Python; infrastructure as code; controller-level versus device-level management
- Network Fundamentals: interpreting network topologies; how applications interact with the network; tools for troubleshooting application connectivity
- CCNA 200-301 certification training gives you the networking foundation that the platform and topology sections of DevNet build on.
- Python programming courses are the best preparation if you are newer to software development before sitting the exam.
- DevOps certification courses suit those who want the broader automation and delivery practices alongside Cisco programmability.
- Developer and programmer job ready program combines training, certifications, an internship and career counselling for people targeting a developer or automation role.
- Cisco certification training sets out the full Cisco pathway, including the professional level automation track for your next step after this certification.
Got a team to train? Logitrain can deliver the Cisco DevNet Associate (200-901 CCNAAUTO) course in house at your premises anywhere in Australia, with the same experienced trainer, the same digital course material, mock test and included official exam as the public courses. It suits development and network teams who want everyone trained together on dates that suit the business, whether that is at your office, a third party venue, or live online in real time.
What is the Cisco DevNet Associate certification?
It is Cisco’s associate level certification for network automation and software development on Cisco platforms, earned by passing exam 200-901. Cisco has renamed it CCNA Automation, with the exam now titled 200-901 CCNAAUTO, Automating Networks Using Cisco Platforms, so DevNet Associate and CCNA Automation refer to the same certification during the transition.
Is the exam included in the course fee?
Yes. The official Cisco 200-901 CCNAAUTO exam is included in your Logitrain course fee. You can book and sit it within three months of finishing the course, at the Logitrain test centre, at any other Pearson VUE test centre, or online through Pearson VUE online proctoring.
Do I need to know how to code first?
There are no formal prerequisites, but the exam assumes some software development experience, particularly Python. If you are new to coding, a Python course beforehand will make the material much easier. A basic understanding of networking also helps.
What is the difference between DevNet and DevOps?
DevOps is a broad set of practices for building, releasing and operating software faster. DevNet is Cisco’s program for applying those development and automation skills specifically to Cisco networks and platforms. This course is the Cisco DevNet path, now CCNA Automation, so it focuses on automating Cisco infrastructure rather than general DevOps tooling.
Which exam will I sit?
You will prepare for the current 200-901 CCNAAUTO exam, Automating Networks Using Cisco Platforms, which was previously the 200-901 DEVASC DevNet Associate exam. It runs for 120 minutes and covers software development, APIs, Cisco platforms, application deployment and security, and infrastructure and automation.
How long is the course?
The course runs for 5 days full time on weekdays, or 5 weeks part time if you study in the evenings or on weekends. Part time keeps your weekdays free while you work towards the certification.
Where can I train?
You can train in person in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, plus live online across Australia, all delivered live in real time with a trainer. In house delivery at your own premises is also available for teams.
Should I do CCNA or DevNet Associate first?
If your background is networking, CCNA 200-301 first gives you the foundation that makes DevNet easier. If your background is software development, you can start with DevNet Associate directly, since your coding experience covers a good part of the assumed knowledge.
What is included with the DevNet Associate Course?
Includes Official Exam Fee
Take the certification exam within 3 months of course / module completion
Authorised Test Centre
Take the official certification exam at Logitrain, a local VUE test centre or online
Includes Course Material
Course material in digital format is included for flexibility and ease of use
Includes Mock Tests
Mock test is included in the full-time courses to assist with your preparation
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Our trainers are highly skilled with expertise and extensive hands-on experience
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