JUNOS Automation Cookbook

Automate network devices on Juniper's operating systemAbout This BookGet well acquainted with security and routing policies to identify the use of firewall filters.Learn to provide end-user authentication and protect each layer in an enterprise network.A recipe-based guide that will help you configure and monitor Junos OS and basic device operations.Who This Book Is ForThis book targets network engineers, developers, support personals, and administrators who are working on devices running Junos OS and are looking at automating their organisation's operations. Some understanding about Junos would be necessaryWhat You Will LearnStart using NETCONF RPC standard and understand its usefulness in programming JUNOSWrite SLAX scripts to respond to events in the JUNOS environmentAutomate JUNOS with PyEZDeal with events in the JUNOS environment, and writing response handlers to deal with themMake the most of automation technologies to help with maintenance and monitoring of JUNOSUse the Ansible framework to extend the automation functionality of JunosIn DetailThe Junos automation toolkit is part of the standard Junos OS available on all switches, routers, and security devices running Junos OS. Junos automation simplifies complex configuration tasks and reduces potential configuration errors.You will begin with understanding and setting up NECONF RPC standard to apply configuration changes in Junos . After initial setup, you will start using Juniper's foundation scripting language, SLAX, for implementing actions or responding to events in the JUNOS environment. You will then be setting up Junos PyEX environment and using which you can allow remote NMS stations to control JUNOS programatially. Following this, you will be dealing with events in the JUNOS environment by writing powerful response handlers.You will also be learning to automate Junos with latest development and newly-available direct RESTful API and also how you can use it for your advanced applications. Finally you will be securing and monitoring Junos.By the end of the book you will be able to automate network devices with Junos automation without any hassle.