Arista Certified Engineer Specialist – Automation Foundations

The ACE Automation Foundation course builds core automation skills for deploying and operating Arista EOS–based networks using CloudVision, Python with EOS APIs, and Arista AVD to automate configurations and streamline operations. It introduces AVD concepts, data modeling fundamentals, and configuration generation based on Arista best practices for Layer 2 and Layer 3 Leaf-Spine architectures, including EVPN/VXLAN, with hands-on experience deploying configurations through CloudVision.

Instructor-Led Classroom, Virtual Instructor-Led

5 Days

AVAILABLE SESSIONS

Arista Certified Engineer Specialist - Automation Foundations

$ .00 USD

COURSE OVERVIEW

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Learn basics of automation using CloudVision, Ansible and Python

Automating EOS and CloudVision with Ansible

Automate through various methods such as Python & EOS API’s, AVD with GitHub, and PyAVD (AVD with Python)

Integrate Arista's CloudVision to automate and orchestrate network operations

Course Outline

Network automation with Python

EOS automation with Python

Introduction to eAPI
Enabling eAPI on Arista devices
Command API overview – eAPI explorer
On-box automation
Off-box automation with Python
Getting information from EOS with Python requests
Pushing config to EOS with Python requests
Saving running config with Python requests
Replacing running config with Python requests
Using JSONRPCLIB with Arista EOS
Introducing PyeRPI
Getting information with PyeAPI
Automating VLAN configuration with PyeAPI
Backup configuration with PyeAPI
LAB – Working with command API
LAB – Automating EOS with Python

CloudVision automation with Python

CloudVision APIs overview
CloudVision REST API overview
Automating CloudVision with CVPRAC
gRPC overview
Why CloudVision uses resource APIs
Resource API explorer
Using grpcurl with CloudVision
Automating CloudVision with gRPC
Querying events with gRPC
Subscribe to events with gRPC
LAB – Explore and use CloudVision APIs
LAB – Automating CloudVision with Python

REST APIs

REST API fundamentals

Introducing RESTful APIs
RESTful API constraints
REST vs. SOAP
REST tools overview
REST APIs summary

REST API requests and responses

Introducing REST API requests and responses
Request and response
HTTP request method
HTTP response codes
HTTP headers
Requests and responses summary

Parameters and payloads for REST APIs

Introduction to HTTP parameters and payloads
HTTP Query strings
HTTP payloads
Query strings and payloads in action
Parameters and payloads summary

Authentication with HTTP and REST

Introduction to REST authentication
Base64 encoding vs encryption
HTTP basic authentication
API key authentication
Token Authentication
HTTP authentication summary

Working with AVD

Introducing AVD

Introduction to Arista AVD
Ansible components for AVD
Ansible components demo
AVD demo
Installing AVD and setting up the directory structure

Building AVD inventory

Defining CVP and the AVD inventory
Defining the fabric and service in AVD inventory
Creating inventory.yml for AVD

Deploying AVD

AVD deployment options
Deploying AVD configuration with CloudVision
Deploying AVD configuration directly to EOS
Working with AVD documentation
Understanding the AVD lifecycle

Automating L2LS network with AVD

Designing the L2LS fabric with AVD
Building L2LS fabric YAML file
Building L2LS network services YAML file
Building L2LS endpoint connect YAML file
Executing playbooks to build, deploy and verify L2LS fabric
Running ANTA test for the L2LS fabric

Automating L3LS network with AVD

Designing the L3LS fabric with AVD
Building AVD inventory and files
Building the underlay and overlay in the fabric YAML file
Building the EVPN service YAML file
Building the ENDPOINT_Connect YAML file
Creating AVD playbooks for Build, deploy and test
Executing playbooks to build, deploy and test the fabric

Automating DCI network with AVD

Designing DCI fabric with Arista AVD
Building DCI fabric with Arista AVD

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q1. Does an Arista training course include individual lab access, and can I still access the labs after the training?

Yes. Each course includes up to 60 hours of hands-on lab access, designed for real-world configuration and troubleshooting using Arista EOS. Lab access remains valid for up to one (1) year after the training to support continued practice and review.

Q2.Do Arista training courses align directly with specific ACE certification tracks?

Yes. Arista training courses are mapped to specific ACE certification tracks (such as Data Center, Campus, Routing, and Automation) and are designed to prepare learners for the corresponding ACE certification exams.

Q3. Is prior hands-on experience with Arista EOS required before attending the course?

No. The course is hands-on and lab-driven, teaching foundational networking concepts using Arista EOS. Participants gain practical experience through labs that cover switching fundamentals and leaf–spine architecture, even without prior EOS experience.

Q4. I am planning to obtain the ACE Data Center Professional certification. Which training course should I take?

To earn ACE Data Center Professional, you must pass two separate Specialist exams: Operations and Engineering. Correspondingly, Arista provides two separate training courses, each aligned to prepare you for the respective Operations and Engineering exams within the Data Center track.

Q5. Is basic networking knowledge required to attend the ACE Foundation training course?

No. The ACE Foundation course covers foundational and basic networking concepts, making it suitable for learners who are new to networking or new to Arista technologies.