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IOSXR100 Training for Your Team — Introduction to Cisco IOS XR

The riskiest engineer on a provider network is one who knows classic IOS well and assumes IOS XR is the same thing with extra steps. XR’s two-stage commit, modular architecture, routing policy language and package-based software model exist for good reasons — and each one is a trap for the unbriefed. IOSXR100 (Introduction to Cisco IOS XR) is the structured briefing: CLI orientation for IOS-raised engineers, the commit-and-rollback workflow, routing configuration XR-style, software management, and the day-two toolkit for logs and debugging.

It is a foundation course with a precise job: making engineers safe on XR before they touch production, and making follow-on courses — platform essentials for ASR 9000 or the 8000 series, SPCOR and the CCNP Service Provider track — dramatically more productive because nobody is fighting the CLI.

We organize delivery through authorized partners — live online in your time zone, on site, or as a private group, often scheduled deliberately in the week before new hires get their production accounts.

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Who this course is for

Engineers moving from IOS/IOS XE to XR-based platforms like ASR 9000 or the 8000 series
New hires at providers whose backbone runs IOS XR
NOC staff who touch XR devices during incidents but never learned it properly
Teams preparing for deeper SP courses that assume XR fluency

What your team will learn

Topic areas below are grouped in our own words. The full official agenda is available on request — it comes from the authorized partner as part of your quote.

What makes IOS XR different: modular architecture, process restart and why it matters at 3 a.m.
The two-stage configuration model — commit, rollback and never again losing a box to a typo
Finding your way around: XR CLI navigation for engineers raised on classic IOS
Routing protocol configuration in XR style, including the routing policy language basics
Software management: packages, upgrades and keeping a fleet consistent
Day-two survival kit — logging, debugging and the show commands that actually help

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Key facts

Duration	On request
Level	Foundation
Prerequisites	Basic IP routing knowledge and comfort with a router CLI (IOS, IOS XE or another vendor)
Formats	Live online (VILT), On-site at your location, Private group, Seats in scheduled groups
Languages	English + local-language instructors on request

Formats and how we organize it

Live online (VILT)
On-site at your location
Private group
Seats in scheduled groups

One request → three options

Fill in the form below — it takes a couple of minutes. Within 5 business days you compare 2–3 concrete offers — provider, instructor, dates, price below the public list. We contract and administer the delivery end to end. Details:how we work and vendor training.

IOSXR100 vs alternatives: which to choose

Factual criteria only — level, duration, audience and certification. The right choice depends on your team's starting point and stack.

Cisco ASR9KE (ASR 9000 Essentials)

Platform training for one specific XR chassis family: hardware, features, upgrades. Choose ASR9KE when the team runs ASR 9000 and needs platform depth; IOSXR100 is the lighter, hardware-neutral entry into the operating system itself.

Cisco SPCOR (SP Core)

The CCNP Service Provider core — five days of SP technology that use IOS XR as the lab platform rather than teaching it from scratch. Take IOSXR100 first if XR is new; SPCOR then spends its time on technology instead of CLI orientation.

A custom intensive

Onboarding a group onto your specific XR estate? A custom program can combine XR introduction with your platforms, your configuration standards and your change process — the fastest route from hire date to safe hands on the core.

Need only part of IOSXR100?

If your team needs a subset of this program — or a mix of topics from several courses — we build a custom 2–4 day intensive on our own materials, shaped by your infrastructure. One custom program typically replaces 2–3 catalog courses.

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IOSXR100: frequently asked questions

How different is IOS XR from classic IOS, really?

Different enough to warrant a course: two-stage commit instead of live configuration, a modular OS, distinct routing policy language, different software management. Experienced IOS engineers adapt fast with guidance — and dangerously slowly without it, usually on production equipment.

Is IOSXR100 hands-on?

Yes — the point of the course is keyboard time on XR: navigating, configuring routing, committing and rolling back, handling software packages. Attendees leave having done the operations that would otherwise be their first nervous production changes.

Which platforms does the course apply to?

IOS XR runs across Cisco service provider routing platforms, including the ASR 9000 family and the 8000 series, and the course teaches the operating system independent of chassis. Platform-specific depth comes from the follow-on essentials courses.

Is this course enough to operate our XR backbone?

It makes engineers safe and oriented — able to read configurations, make committed changes and roll back cleanly. Full operational competence on a specific platform and design typically adds a platform essentials course or mentored production time on top.

How do we organize IOSXR100 training?

Fill in the request form on this page — team size, format, timing. Within 5 business days you receive 2–3 options from authorized partners with vetted instructors, dates and prices below public lists.

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