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WGU - D417 - Automation Assessment
Introduction.
Objective
In this task, you will be given a networking scenario and a set of network
diagrams. You will be asked to automate one local area network to given
specifications as a proof of concept for the larger network configuration
project. Review the “Network Automation Scenario,” “School District
Network Diagram,” and “School District Closet Network Diagram” supporting
documents. Then, build your automation solutions in the lab environment
(“WGU PA Virtual Lab Environment”) provided in the “Web Links” section of
this task. Provide your project documentation via exported text files and
screenshots.
NOTE: Back up your work to your WGU Personal OneDrive as needed in case your lab needs to be
reset (export project). Your lab session will remain persistent for 8 weeks after activating the course.
After this time, you will lose any saved work. It is recommended that projects are backed up by
saving and exporting them to your WGU Personal OneDrive.
Overview
Throughout your career in networking, you will be asked to develop and
improve an organization’s network using automation to support the
company’s goals. You will need to conduct assessments of the
organization’s current configuration in order to determine appropriate
solutions for automating its networks. The organization’s leaders may ask
you to develop a plan to automate a state-of-the-art
networking solution with a short deadline.
You are a network engineer working for Autojor—an IT vendor that partners
with and supports networking infrastructure for school districts. You must
design a network automation solution that meets the district’s requirements.
More information about the company and its requirements can be found in
the attached “Networking Automation Scenario.” The two automation
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solutions you will develop are the deployment of VLANs and the automation
of user accounts on all networking devices and user workstations on the
specific local area network. You will build your automation solution in the lab
environment.
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For this task, you will use the virtual lab environment—which can be
accessed using the “WGU PA Virtual Lab Environment” web link—and you
will use a Git repository to provide documentation of your code. You can
access a free version of GitLab via the “Git Repository” link in the Web Links
section.
You will present your completed solution in a Panopto video recording. You
can assume that your audience is a group of peers with technical knowledge
of network automation solutions. You will provide a walk-through of your
solution, show how your automations were deployed successfully, and
discuss how your automation solution works to meet the needs of the school
district.
NOTE: Back up your work to your WGU Personal OneDrive as needed in case your lab needs to be
reset (export project). Your lab session will remain persistent for 8 weeks after activating the course.
After this time, you will lose any saved work. It is recommended that projects are backed up by
saving and exporting them to your WGU Personal OneDrive.
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of
the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be
directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The
similarity report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides
detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may
be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain
hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google
Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions
must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf,
.ppt).
Note: For Parts I and II, you will use the WGU-provided lab environment to automate
the deployment of VLANs and to automate user accounts based on the scenario and
network diagrams. In this assessment, you will set up a VLAN for the creation of a
VLAN deployment
Part I: VLAN Deployment Automation Solution
WGU - D417 - Automation Assessment
Introduction.
Objective
In this task, you will be given a networking scenario and a set of network
diagrams. You will be asked to automate one local area network to given
specifications as a proof of concept for the larger network configuration
project. Review the “Network Automation Scenario,” “School District
Network Diagram,” and “School District Closet Network Diagram” supporting
documents. Then, build your automation solutions in the lab environment
(“WGU PA Virtual Lab Environment”) provided in the “Web Links” section of
this task. Provide your project documentation via exported text files and
screenshots.
NOTE: Back up your work to your WGU Personal OneDrive as needed in case your lab needs to be
reset (export project). Your lab session will remain persistent for 8 weeks after activating the course.
After this time, you will lose any saved work. It is recommended that projects are backed up by
saving and exporting them to your WGU Personal OneDrive.
Overview
Throughout your career in networking, you will be asked to develop and
improve an organization’s network using automation to support the
company’s goals. You will need to conduct assessments of the
organization’s current configuration in order to determine appropriate
solutions for automating its networks. The organization’s leaders may ask
you to develop a plan to automate a state-of-the-art
networking solution with a short deadline.
You are a network engineer working for Autojor—an IT vendor that partners
with and supports networking infrastructure for school districts. You must
design a network automation solution that meets the district’s requirements.
More information about the company and its requirements can be found in
the attached “Networking Automation Scenario.” The two automation
,®™
solutions you will develop are the deployment of VLANs and the automation
of user accounts on all networking devices and user workstations on the
specific local area network. You will build your automation solution in the lab
environment.
,®™
For this task, you will use the virtual lab environment—which can be
accessed using the “WGU PA Virtual Lab Environment” web link—and you
will use a Git repository to provide documentation of your code. You can
access a free version of GitLab via the “Git Repository” link in the Web Links
section.
You will present your completed solution in a Panopto video recording. You
can assume that your audience is a group of peers with technical knowledge
of network automation solutions. You will provide a walk-through of your
solution, show how your automations were deployed successfully, and
discuss how your automation solution works to meet the needs of the school
district.
NOTE: Back up your work to your WGU Personal OneDrive as needed in case your lab needs to be
reset (export project). Your lab session will remain persistent for 8 weeks after activating the course.
After this time, you will lose any saved work. It is recommended that projects are backed up by
saving and exporting them to your WGU Personal OneDrive.
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of
the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be
directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The
similarity report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides
detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may
be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain
hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google
Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions
must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf,
.ppt).
Note: For Parts I and II, you will use the WGU-provided lab environment to automate
the deployment of VLANs and to automate user accounts based on the scenario and
network diagrams. In this assessment, you will set up a VLAN for the creation of a
VLAN deployment
Part I: VLAN Deployment Automation Solution
