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Juniper JN0-481 Exam Syllabus

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Juniper JN0-481 Exam Objectives

Section Objectives
Data Center Architectures (IP Fabrics, EVPN-VXLAN) Describe the concepts, operation, or functionalities of an IP fabric:
  • Spine-leaf topology design
  • Equal Cost Multi-path (ECMP) load balancing
  • Underlay and overlay routing strategies
  • Juniper Networks best practices
Identify the concepts, operation, or functionalities of Ethernet VPN (EVPN):
  • EVPN interface (EVI)
  • Bridge domain
  • Ethernet segments
  • Route distinguisher
  • Route target versus vrf-import and vrf-export policies
  • EVPN route types
  • Edge-Routed Bridging (ERB) using Type 2 or Type 5
Identify the concepts, operation, or functionalities of VXLAN:
  • Control plane options
  • Virtual Network Identifier (VNI)-to-VLAN mapping
  • Virtual Tunnel Endpoint (VTEP) functions
Juniper Apstra Architecture Identify concepts and general features of Juniper Apstra:
  • Apstra server
  • Apstra device agents
  • Apstra user interface (UI)
  • Role-based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Event log
  • Syslog
Apstra Design Phase Identify the concepts, operation, or functionalities of components in the Apstra design phase:
  • Data center reference design
  • Interface maps
  • Device profiles (e.g., interface naming and speeds)
  • Resources
  • Tags
  • Logical devices
  • Rack types
  • Planning total spine capacity
  • Templates
Describe how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot the various components in the Apstra design phase. 
Apstra Build and Deploy Phases Identify the concepts, operation, or functionalities of components in the Apstra build and deploy phases:
  • Fabric device management (e.g., install agents, system IDs)
  • Blueprint UI
  • Cable map
  • Device states
  • Deploy modes
Describe how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot the various components in the Apstra build and deploy phases.
Blueprint Operations Identify the concepts, benefits, applications, or requirements of managing and operating a deployed Apstra blueprint:
  • Service versus probe anomalies
  • Usage of top-level tabs (dashboard, analytics, staged, uncommitted, active, time voyager)
  • Querying the blueprint
  • Find by tags
  • Making changes to a blueprint
  • Reverting
  • Time voyager usage
  • Property sets and configlets
  • Root cause identification
  • Virtual networks and connectivity templates
  • Adding a rack
  • Configuration types  (e.g., rendered, incremental, and pristine configs)
  • Adding a generic system
Describe how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot a deployed Apstra blueprint.
Data Center Multitenancy Identify the concepts, operation, or functionalities of multitenancy using Apstra:
  • Connectivity templates
  • Routing zones and Virtual routing and forwarding (VRF)
  • Routing policy
  • Virtual networks
  • Security policies
  • VMware integration as it relates to Apstra
  • Data Center Interconnect
Describe how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot multitenancy using Apstra.
Intent-Based Analytics Identify the concepts, benefits, applications, or requirements of using Apstra intent-based analytics:
  • Graph explorer
  • Graph queries
  • Intent-based analytics probes
 Describe how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot Apstra intent-based analytics.
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