Cloud, Associate (JNCIA-Cloud)

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Announcement

On June 30, 2023, the Cloud, Professional (JNCIP-Cloud) and Cloud, Expert (JNCIE-Cloud) certifications and their corresponding exams end of lifed (EOL’d). All active JNCIP-Cloud and JNCIE-Cloud certifications will remain active for three years from the date earned or last recertified.

The Cloud track enables you to demonstrate competence with cloud networking architectures such as multiclouds, software-defined networking, SD-WAN, and other cloud technologies. JNCIA-Cloud, the associate-level certification in this track, is designed for networking professionals with introductory-level knowledge of Juniper Networks cloud-based networking architectures, theory, and best practices. The written exam verifies your understanding of cloud-based networking principles and technologies.

This track includes two certifications:

  • JNCIA-Cloud: Cloud, Associate. For details, see the sections below.
  • JNCIS-Cloud: Cloud, Specialist. For details, see JNCIS-Cloud.

Exam Preparation

We recommend the following resources to help you prepare for your exam. However, these resources aren't required, and using them doesn't guarantee you'll pass the exam.

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Exam Resources

Additional Preparation

Juniper Learning Portal

Exam Objectives

Here’s a high-level view of the skillset required to successfully complete the JNCIA-Cloud certification exam.

Objective

Description

Cloud Fundamentals

Identify the concepts or functionalities of various fundamental elements of cloud networking:

  • Deployment models (public/private/hybrid cloud)
  • Service models: Software as a Service (SaaS) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS)
  • Cloud-native architectures
  • Cloud automation tools

Cloud Infrastructure: Networks Functions Virtualization (NFV) and SDN

Identify the concepts, benefits, or functionalities of (NFV):

  • NFV architecture
  • NFV orchestration
  • Virtualized network functions (VNFs)

Identify the concepts, benefits, or functionalities of SDN:

  • SDN architecture
  • SDN controller
  • SDN solutions

Network Virtualization

Identify the concepts, operations, or functionalities of network virtualization:

  • Virtual network types
  • Underlay and overlay networks
  • Encapsulation and tunneling (MPLS over GRE/MPLS over UDP/VXLAN/EVPN with VXLAN/GENEVE)

Cloud Virtualization

Identify the concepts, operations, or functionalities of Linux virtualization:

  • Linux architecture
  • Hypervisor type (type 1 and 2)
  • Hypervisor operations and concepts
  • Kernal-based virtual machine (KVM), Quick Emulator (QEMU) concepts and operations
  • Creation of virtual machines (VMs)

Identify the concepts, operations, or functionalities of Linux containers:

  • Container versus VM
  • Container components
  • Creation of containers using Docker

Cloud Orchestration with OpenStack

Identify the concepts, operations, or functionalities of OpenStack:

  • Creation and management of VMs in OpenStack
  • Automation using HEAT templates in Yet Another Markup Language (YAML)
  • OpenStack UI usage
  • OpenStack networking plugins
  • OpenStack security groups

Cloud Orchestration with Kubernetes

Identify the concepts, operations, or functionalities of Kubernetes:

  • Creation and management of containers in Kubernetes
  • Kubernetes API Objects (Pods, ReplicaSets, Deployments, Services)
  • Kubernetes namespaces and Container Network Interface (CNI) plug-ins

Cloud Orchestration with OpenShift

Identify the concepts, operations, or functionalities of OpenShift:

  • Creation, management, and monitoring of OpenShift workloads
  • Navigation of the OpenShift CLI or WebUI
  • Node types (provisioner and control plane)
  • Network types (routable, provisioning, management)

Cloud-Native Contrail Networking (CN2)

Identify the concepts, operations, or functionalities of CN2:

  • Architecture (inter-component communications)
  • Orchestrator integration
  • CN2 features
  • Basic configuration

Exam Details

Exam questions are derived from the recommended training and the exam resources listed above. Pass/fail status is available immediately after taking the exam. The exam is only provided in English.

Exam Code

JN0-213

Prerequisite Certification

None

Delivered by

Pearson VUE

Exam Length

90 minutes

Exam Type

65 multiple-choice questions

Software Versions

  • Contrail 22.4
  • OpenStack Zed
  • Kubernetes 1.24
  • OpenShift 4.10

Recertification

Juniper certifications are valid for three years. For more information, see Recertification.

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