The JN0-214 exam tests knowledge across several domains critical to cloud networking.
1. Cloud Fundamentals
Cloud computing models: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
Public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud concepts
Benefits and challenges of cloud adoption
2. Cloud Infrastructure (NFV and SDN)
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) principles
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) components
Juniper’s approach to cloud-ready infrastructure
3. Network Virtualization
Virtual routers, switches, and firewalls
Overlay and underlay network concepts
Encapsulation technologies (e.g., VXLAN)
4. Cloud Virtualization
Hypervisors and virtual machines
Containers vs. VMs
Juniper Contrail’s role in network virtualization
5. Cloud Orchestration with OpenStack
OpenStack architecture and services (Nova, Neutron, Glance, etc.)
Integration with Juniper networking solutions
6. Cloud Orchestration with Kubernetes
Kubernetes architecture: pods, services, deployments
Networking in Kubernetes
Juniper integrations with Kubernetes networking (e.g., Contrail SDN plugin)
7. Cloud Orchestration with OpenShift
OpenShift as an enterprise Kubernetes platform
Container orchestration features
Networking and service exposure in OpenShift