Cisco CCNA Automation Study Guide — 200-901 CCNAAUTO v1.1 (formerly DevNet Associate) (PDF)

Preparing for the Cisco CCNA Automation exam — 200-901 CCNAAUTO? This is a complete, self-paced study guide written in plain language and organized exactly around Cisco's official exam blueprint (version 1.1).

Cisco renamed DevNet Associate to CCNA Automation on February 3, 2026 — same 200-901 exam, and this package covers the current v1.1 topics.

WHAT YOU GET

- The full CCNA Automation Study Guide as an instant-download PDF (96 pages)

- 6 chapters, one per official exam domain, weighted the way Cisco weights the real exam

- Worked examples throughout — real JSON payloads, actual HTTP exchanges, a Dockerfile read line by line, a SQL injection shown as a working exploit and then fixed with parameterized queries, and subnetting worked out step by step

- A short summary at the end of every chapter so you can review fast

THE EXAM, AS CISCO PUBLISHES IT

- Exam 200-901 CCNAAUTO — Automating Networks Using Cisco Platforms (v1.1)

- Duration: 120 minutes · Price: US$300 (or Cisco Learning Credits) · Languages: English and Japanese

- Graded pass/fail, with the result published online within 48 hours

- No formal prerequisites — Cisco suggests about a year of hands-on software development experience including Python, but that is a recommendation, not a requirement

- Cisco does not publish an exact question count or a fixed passing score for this exam, and neither do we

CHAPTERS — MATCHED TO THE OFFICIAL BLUEPRINT

1. Software Development and Design (15%) — Python project structure, git and branching, JSON/YAML/XML data formats, design patterns, unit testing, the software development lifecycle, and code review

2. Understanding and Using APIs (20%) — the HTTP request/response cycle, REST constraints, authentication, status codes, rate limiting and pagination, webhooks, and API documentation

3. Cisco Platforms and Development (15%) — DevNet and its sandboxes, Meraki, Catalyst Center, IOS XE programmability, ACI and SD-WAN, NSO, Webex APIs, and Cisco's API documentation

4. Application Deployment and Security (15%) — deployment environments, CI/CD, Docker and containers, the OWASP Top 10, secure coding, and protecting secrets

5. Infrastructure and Automation (20%) — device configuration management, Ansible, Terraform, NETCONF and RESTCONF, YANG data models, and interpreting device responses

6. Network Fundamentals (15%) — MAC addresses and switching, VLANs, IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, subnetting, ports and protocols, DNS and DHCP, and structured troubleshooting

Want more than the guide? The Deluxe tier adds the full 500-question practice bank, the cheat sheets, and access to the online practice exam hub. The Complete tier adds the study plan and six audio walkthroughs on top of that.

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