Networks continue to grow in size, complexity, and importance, most businesses want their networks to be flexible, reliable, and cost efficient. Network operators need to avoid downtime due to human error, and they need to manage growing networks without increasing network support staff. How can you balance these competing realities? With automation!This practical guide will help you understand the automation features of Junos, show you the tools available to program Junos, and explain which tool is best for your particular network requirement.This book covers: The Junos management architectureAPIs for interacting with JunosLibraries for simplifying the interaction with JunosOn-device automation scripts to modify and extend Junos behaviorExamples of automating network provisioning, monitoring, and troubleshootingMechanisms for performing high-speed changes (SDN)

About the Author
Jonathan Looney (JNCIE-SP #254, JNCIE-ER #2, JNCIE-SEC #43, CCIE Routing & Switching #7797 [Emeritus]), is a senior testing engineer with Juniper Networks. He has managed and automated networks. He has also written tools to automate testing and debugging. He has written training courses for Juniper Networks and also taught an information security course at Syracuse University for several semesters. At Juniper, he currently focuses on testing the Junos kernel and UI features, and conducts product security testing.Stacy Smith is a senior testing engineer with Juniper Networks. He has over 20 years of experience developing network automation for enterprise and service provider networks, as well as automating internal testing of new Junos features at Juniper Networks. His experience with Junos dates back to version 3.1 with one of the first customers to deploy Juniper s first product, the M40 router. He holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from the United States Air Force Academy and is certified with Juniper Networks as JNCIE-SP #4 and JNCIE-ER #4."


Book Information
ISBN 9781491928882
Author Jonathan Looney
Format Paperback
Page Count 684
Imprint O'Reilly Media
Publisher O'Reilly Media
Weight(grams) 1124g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 179mm * 35mm