Cisco Catalyst Center 101
Welcome to Cisco Catalyst Center 101, part of the DevNet 101 series which introduces you to the baseline of getting involved with programmability and automation with Cisco products.
Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly known as Cisco DNA Center) is the network management and command center for Cisco DNA, your intent-based network for the enterprise. Provision and configure all your network devices in minutes.
Use advanced analytics to proactively monitor and optimize your network. In your journey you are introduced to what the Catalyst Center is and the first REST API calls you need to start automating your infrastructure.
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Logical workflow to design, provision, set policy.
Monitor end-to-end network performance.
Pinpoint problems faster.
Manage hardware and software lifecycles.
Get hands-on
How to call the basic API?
Be sure to complete the following steps before beginning this lesson.
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This lab will provide you with the fundamentals of the distributed version control system git.
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What is Python? Python is an interpreted, object-oriented, high-level programming language. It is fast and works well with other programming languages.
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To understand network programmability, or any sort of programmable system, let's establish what APIs are, and why they are essential.
Getting Started with Cisco Catalyst Center