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The 350-901 AUTOCOR v2.0 blueprint, objective by objective. Updated as notes land.

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1.0 Network Automation30% OF EXAM

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  • 1.1Ansible solution for VLANs/OSPF/asset mgmt/interfaces/ACLs
  • 1.2Terraform solution for VLANs/OSPF/asset mgmt/interfaces/ACLs
  • 1.3RESTCONF (RFC 8040) solution given a YANG model
  • 1.4Python solution for VLANs/OSPF/asset mgmt/interfaces/ACLs
  • 1.5Select an automation approach (IaC framework, low/no-code, custom apps)
  • 1.6Consume REST APIs: pagination, complex auth, rate limiting, error handling, persistent auth

2.0 Infrastructure as Code30% OF EXAM

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  • 2.1Git operations: merge + squash + conflict, cherry-pick, reset, checkout, revert
  • 2.2Diagnose a GitLab CE CI/CD pipeline failure
  • 2.3Construct a GitLab CE CI/CD pipeline (build, prevalidation, deploy, post-validation)
  • 2.4Network simulation with Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) to test the solution
  • 2.5Interpret a Docker Compose file (services, networks, volumes, links)
  • 2.6Integrate a source of truth into an automation solution
  • 2.7YAML/JSON representation of a config given a YANG-based data model

3.0 Operations20% OF EXAM

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  • 3.1Architectural components of model-driven telemetry
  • 3.2Logging strategy targeting syslog or webhooks
  • 3.3Diagnose automation problems given logs/output
  • 3.4Change validation using pyATS CLI tools
  • 3.5Obtain and deploy CA-signed TLS certificates
  • 3.6Secure coding: input validation, authentication, secret management

4.0 AI in Automation20% OF EXAM

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  • 4.1Benefits/risks of AI-assisted code development (data privacy, IP ownership, code validation)
  • 4.2Interpret security risks in an AI-based automation solution
  • 4.3Construct an MCP server exposing network info to an AI agent using Python FastMCP
  • 4.4Construct a conversational agent leveraging LLMs for network automation
  • 4.5Evaluate the accuracy of AI recommendations on an automation solution

Milestones

2026-08-26Started the ccie-automation.com CCNP Automation course
2026-08-26Launched cciegrind.com
—Stand up a CML lab environment
—Pass 350-901 AUTOCOR
—CCIE Automation lab