Network Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform - Red Hat Learning Subscription (DO457LS)

About this course

Automate routers and switches with Ansible, even if you have never used it before. After preparing a development environment, you will write and troubleshoot playbooks, use variables, facts, roles and content collections, back up device configurations, and automate VLANs, ports, SNMP and routing across Cisco, Juniper and Arista equipment, then run it all centrally from Git and automation controller.

What you'll learn

• Prepare a development environment for Ansible network automation
• Write and troubleshoot effective Ansible Playbooks for network automation
• Gather information about network infrastructure configuration for infrastructure awareness and configuration backup
• Automate specific network administration use cases, including configuration of routers and switches, ports, VLANs, SNMP monitoring, and routing protocols
• Use Ansible Playbooks to manage devices from various hardware vendors, including Cisco, Juniper, and Arista
• Centrally manage Ansible content in Git and run it centrally with automation controller
• Reuse existing, tested network automation code with Ansible Roles, Ansible Content Collections, and Ansible validated content

Curriculum

Who it's for

Network engineers comfortable with TCP/IP and device command lines who want to automate routine changes.

Before you start

• Experience with network administration, including a solid understanding of TCP/IP, routers, and managed switches
• Familiarity with managing network devices from the command line, preferably with one or more of Cisco IOS, IOS XR, or NX-OS; Juniper Junos; or Arista EOSM
• Knowledge equivalent to Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) or better is recommended
• Prior Ansible knowledge is not required