Mastering Ansible Automation for Network Engineers
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Learn Ansible Automation skills from scratch to an advanced level for automating your Network.
Gain an in-depth understanding of Ansible Playbook and Task Options
For attending this course you don’t need any prior coding experience.
100% Hands-on demonstration of the concepts using Network Automation Usecases
The IDE is VS Code and Cisco devices will be used for demonstrating most of the device interactions.(vIOS, IOS-XE)
Below are the topics in high level
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The course will be starting with how to setup Lab for Ansible Network Automation Practice
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Install and Setup Ubuntu OS VM for ansible
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Setup VSCode for SSH remote development
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Ansible installation in the Python VIrtual Environment
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Ansible Core and Community difference
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Inventory and Config file setup
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YAML File ,Playbook fundamentals and Ansible Lint
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SSH Keybased Authentication to Cisco devices from Ansible
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Ansible Vault for encrypting files and variables
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Demonstration of Ansible Vault ID
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group_vars and host_vars
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Handle device specific variables and configurations effectively
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Explore advanced features of Ansible CLI
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cisco ios_facts and ios_commands module
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cisco ios_config module explained in detail
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PaloAlto Firewall Galaxy Collections Examples
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PaloAlto Address Objects, Object Groups and Security Rule automation using Ansible
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Cisco config diff, parent command, before, after, match and replace options
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ios config backup options
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Configuration backup and save option
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Cisco ios resource modules
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cisco interfaces, l3_interfaces and l2_interfaces resource module
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cisco ios_user and static_route module
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CLI Parsers
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pyATS, ntc_templates and TextFSM Parsers
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Ansible Magic Variables
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hostvars and play_vars
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set_fact vs vars explained
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Ansible Variable precedence explained in detail
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Ansible filter Plugins
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default, ternary, dict2items, items2dict filters
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to_json, from_json, to_yaml, from_yaml filters
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zip, combine, map,json_query(using JMES Path) filters
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ip_address, url and datetime filters
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list operations and string manipulation using filters
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RegEX Filters
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Regex search, find_all and replace filters
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Jinja2 templates example
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jinja2 for loop and include option
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jinja2 in ios_config module
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embed code in jinja2 template
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lookup Plugins
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file lookup, template lookup plugins
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vars, env and pipe lookup plugins
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Loops and Conditionals : loops, until and when
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Play Options
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ansible play strategies, forks and serial
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debugger for effective troubleshooting
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host order, log_path
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tags and limit option
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check_mode
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Task Options
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delegate_to
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run_once
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ignore_erros and failed when
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changed_when and no_log
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use handlers and listen option
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block and rescue for exception handling
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assert option
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How to install ansible collections: using galaxy command, requirements file and github
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How to create roles and add tasks to respective directories
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Detailed explanation of ansible include vs import
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include_tasks vs import tasks
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include_role vs import role
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import_playbook module
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how to create ansible custom modules
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convert facts to csv file using custom module which uses python csv in the backend
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how to pass module args to custom module
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how to return data using custom module
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REST API from Ansible
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how to use URI Module for REST API
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YANG Suite introduction
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REST API from Postman
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Convert POSTMAN REST request to Ansible URI task
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Initiate REST – GET, PUT,POST PATCH and DELETE Operations from Ansible
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How to configure Cisco device using REST API
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how to save config using rest API
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Parse config using REST API
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Extra Learning Topic(AWX)
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Install AWX in Minikube for learning
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Basics of Ansible execution environment (Podman)
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3Lab Setup IntroductionVideo lesson
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4Install Ubuntu in VMWare WorkstationVideo lesson
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5Install GNS3 VM in VMWare PlayerVideo lesson
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6Install Cisco vIOS in GNS3 VMVideo lesson
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7Enable Old SSH Key Algorith Support in UbuntuVideo lesson
Commands
sudo vi /etc/ssh/ssh_config
KexAlgorithms diffie-hellman-group1-sha1,[email protected],ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1
HostKeyAlgorithms +ssh-rsa
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8Install VSCodeVideo lesson
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9Install WSL LinuxVideo lesson
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10Setup GitHubVideo lesson
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11Install CSR1000v in GNS3 VMVideo lesson
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12(Optional)Setup Solar Putty for SSHVideo lesson
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13Official Software Download LinksText lesson
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39ios backup OptionsVideo lesson
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40Config Diff OptionsVideo lesson
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41Parent CommandsVideo lesson
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42Nested ParentsVideo lesson
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43Source fileVideo lesson
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44Save OptionVideo lesson
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45BeforeVideo lesson
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46AfterVideo lesson
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47MatchVideo lesson
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48ReplaceVideo lesson
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49Demonstrated Scripts in Zip FileText lesson
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63Ansible factsVideo lesson
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64Magic VariablesVideo lesson
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65hostvarsVideo lesson
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66play_varsVideo lesson
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67include_varsVideo lesson
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68set_factVideo lesson
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69set_fact vs varsVideo lesson
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70Ansible Variable Precedence ExplainedVideo lesson
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71Demonstrated Scripts in Zip File: Slides includedText lesson
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