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300-910 Exam Topics and Domains
300-910 is organized into 6 weighted domains. Expect to work with Kubernetes, Docker, Prometheus, Git, and more.
CI/CD Pipeline
Build and Deploy Tools
Describe characteristics and concepts of build/deploy tools such as Jenkins, Drone, or Travis CI
CI/CD Pipeline Implementation
Identify the sequence, components, and integrations to implement a CI/CD pipeline for a given scenario
CI/CD Troubleshooting
Troubleshoot issues with a CI/CD pipeline such as code-based failures, pipeline issues, and tool incompatibility
Testing Integration
Identify tests to integrate into a CI/CD pipeline for a given scenario
Deployment Strategies
Identify release deployment strategy (canary, rollbacks, and blue/green) for a given scenario
Dependency Management
Diagnose code dependency management issues including API, tool chain, and libraries
Packaging and Delivery of Applications
Application Containerization
Identify the steps to containerize an application
Microservices Deployment
Identify steps to deploy multiple microservice applications
Architecture Evaluation
Evaluate microservices and container architecture diagrams based on technical and business requirements (security, performance, stability, and cost)
Security Practices
Identify safe handling practices for configuration items, application parameters, and secrets
Dockerfile Construction
Construct a Dockerfile to address application specifications
Golden Images
Describe the usage of golden images to deploy applications
Automating Infrastructure
DevOps Integration
Describe how to integrate DevOps practices into an existing organization structure
Configuration Management Tools
Describe the use of configuration management tools to automate infrastructure services such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, and Chef
Ansible Automation
Construct an Ansible playbook to automate an application deployment of infrastructure services
Terraform Configuration
Construct a Terraform configuration to automate an application deployment of infrastructure services
Infrastructure as Code
Describe the practice and benefits of Infrastructure as Code
Network State Validation
Design a pre-check validation of the network state in a CI/CD pipeline for a given scenario
Application Infrastructure Validation
Design a pre-check validation of the application infrastructure in a CI/CD pipeline for a given scenario
NetDevOps
Describe the concepts of extending DevOps practices to the network for NetDevOps
Application Scaling
Identify the requirements such as memory, disk I/O, network, and CPU needed to scale the application or service
Cloud and Multicloud
Kubernetes Fundamentals
Describe the concepts and objects of Kubernetes
Kubernetes Application Deployment
Deploy applications to a Kubernetes cluster
Kubernetes Resource Management
Utilize objects of Kubernetes to build a deployment to meet requirements
Drone CI/CD
Interpret the pipeline for continuous delivery of a Drone configuration file
Deployment Validation
Validate the success of an application deployment on Kubernetes
Multi-Environment Deployment
Describe method and considerations to deploy an application to multiple environments such as multiple cloud providers, high availability configurations, disaster recovery configurations, and testing cloud portability
Cloud Cost Management
Describe the process of tracking and projecting costs when consuming public cloud
IaC for Public Cloud
Describe benefits of infrastructure as code for repeatable public cloud consumption
Cloud Services Strategy
Compare cloud services strategies (build versus buy)
Logging, Monitoring, and Metrics
Log and Metric Systems
Identify the elements of log and metric systems to facilitate application troubleshooting such as performance issues and streaming telemetry logs
Log Collection Systems
- Implement a log collection and reporting system for applications
- Aggregate logs from multiple related applications
- Implement search capabilities
- Implement reporting capabilities
APM with AppDynamics
Troubleshoot a distributed application using AppDynamics with Application Performance Monitoring
Chaos Engineering
Describe the principles of chaos engineering
Python Automation Scripts
- Construct Python scripts that use APIs to build a monitoring dashboard
- Construct Python scripts to notify Webex Teams space
- Construct Python scripts for responding to alerts and outages
- Construct Python scripts for creating notifications
- Construct Python scripts for health check monitoring
- Construct Python scripts for opening and closing incidents
Application Visibility
Identify additional application requirements to provide visibility into application health and performance
Kubernetes Observability
Describe Kubernetes capabilities related to logging, monitoring, and metrics
CI/CD Observability
Describe the integration of logging, monitoring and alerting in a CI/CD pipeline design
Security
CI/CD Security
Identify methods to secure an application and infrastructure during production and testing in a CI/CD pipeline
Secure SDLC
Identify methods to implement a secure software development life cycle
How do I earn this certification?
Passing 300-910 earns the Cisco Certified DevNet Specialist - DevOps certification. It sits in the DevNet track.
- CCIE DevNet Lab - CCIE DevNet Infrastructure Lab Exam
- 350-901 - DEVCOR
- 300-915 - DEVIOT - Developing Solutions using Cisco IoT and Edge PlatformsIoT and Edge computing specialization
- 300-920 - DEVWBX - Developing Applications for Cisco Webex and Webex Devices Collaboration and communication platform development
- 300-435 - ENAUTO - Implementing Automation for Cisco Enterprise SolutionsEnterprise network automation focus
- 300-635 - DCAUTO - Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center SolutionsData center automation specialization
- 300-735 - SAUTO - Implementing Automation for Cisco Security SolutionsSecurity automation and orchestration
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What's changed on this exam?
- ACTIVE
- Last content update: 2019-02-24
- Announcement date: 2024-01-15
- Terraform 1.6+ New features not covered in current exam but important for real-world usage • Release date: 2024-10-01
- Jenkins 2.440+ UI changes and new pipeline features beyond exam scope • Release date: 2024-11-01
- Docker 25.0 BuildKit improvements and new security features • Release date: 2024-09-01
- Ansible 9.0 New modules and improved automation capabilities • Release date: 2024-11-15
Who should take this exam?
This exam is typically taken by DevOps Engineers and Site Reliability Engineers.
- 3-5 years of experience in software development or IT operations
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools
- Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies
- Familiarity with infrastructure as code concepts
- Basic programming skills, particularly in Python