CCNA Automation (200-901 CCNAAUTO) v1.1

Manual network changes, ad hoc scripts, and inconsistent API practices make automation difficult to scale across Cisco environments. IT Directors can assign CCNA Automation (200-901 CCNAAUTO) v1.1 to network, DevOps, and infrastructure team members who need a structured path from Git, Python, and APIs into Cisco platform automation.

This is an intermediate, associate-level course with about 32.5 hours of training per learner. It fits teams standardizing automation practices, preparing staff for DevNet Associate-aligned skills, or reducing reliance on a few specialists for repeatable network workflows. Change management should account for hands-on practice time: learners move from source control and Python fundamentals into IOS-XE, Nexus, ACI, Catalyst Center, SD-WAN, Meraki, Webex, Ansible, Docker, and security API concepts.

For team rollout, Training Managers can assign the course through Playlists and use Team Reporting to track progress against onboarding, certification, or automation-readiness goals.

IT teams complete this training to build a practical automation foundation across Cisco and adjacent tooling, not just memorize exam topics. The course connects version control, Python, APIs, containers, and automation frameworks to network platforms teams may already operate.

• Reduce manual configuration effort by training staff on IOS-XE automation with YANG/NETCONF and RESTCONF, Nexus automation with NX-API, and Ansible-based network automation.
• Improve change control and collaboration through Git, advanced Git operations, GitHub workflows, branching, merging, pull requests, and code review concepts.
• Support multi-platform operations with coverage of ACI, Catalyst Center, SD-WAN, Meraki, Cisco security platform APIs, compute/collaboration APIs, and Webex task automation.
• Build safer automation habits by pairing API and scripting work with OWASP threats, application security, testing, DevOps principles, Linux, Bash, Docker, and container basics.

Knowledge

• Git and GitHub concepts for source control, collaboration, branching, merging, and pull requests.
• Python 3 fundamentals, including data types, control flow, functions, methods, classes, and data serialization.
• API concepts, including working with APIs and building a basic API with Flask.
• Cisco automation interfaces across IOS-XE, Nexus, ACI, Catalyst Center, SD-WAN, Meraki, Webex, and security-related platforms.
• Supporting automation concepts: Linux, Bash, Docker, containers, Ansible, NSO, Terraform, OWASP threats, app security, testing, and DevOps principles.

Ability

• Prepare a network automation lab environment for practice and validation.
• Automate IOS-XE devices using YANG/NETCONF and RESTCONF concepts.
• Automate Nexus devices with NX-API and use Ansible for network automation tasks.
• Work with Cisco platform APIs for infrastructure, security, collaboration, and Webex-related workflows.
• Apply foundational networking knowledge, including subnetting, addressing, architecture, components, and services, to automation tasks.