Gain insights into automating network reconnaissance, orchestrating repetitive changes, and transform network configuration management. Discover CI/CD pipeline migration for full network automation.
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93 Lessons
12h 40min
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Learn the significance of network automation
- Learn about Network Development Lifecycle (NDLC)
- Learn how to automate your network with Ansible from the command line and through playbooks
- Learn how to create and update a repository of network configuration
- Learn how to use Jinja templates for displaying and storing network configuration
- Learn how to use a recommended CI/CD workflow for network automation
Learning Roadmap
2.
What Is Network Automation?
What Is Network Automation?
Look at network automation's transformation of manual tasks, centralization, and enhanced efficiency.
Introductory NoteTraditional Legacy Network ManagementOperational ChallengesSoftware-Defined NetworkingNetwork AutomationProcess of Network AutomationThe Risks of AutomationConfiguration ChangesSome Final StepsImpact on ITNetDevOpsConverting Configurations to CodeData ModelsTemplatesMethodologyNetwork Development Lifecycle (NDLC)Ansible: Tools and FeaturesAnsible TowerContinuous Integration/Continuous Delivery
(CI/CD)SummaryQuiz 1
3.
Why Automate the Network?
Why Automate the Network?
11 Lessons
11 Lessons
Examine why network automation is essential for handling the scale, complexity, and efficiency of modern networks.
4.
How to Automate the Network
How to Automate the Network
8 Lessons
8 Lessons
Build a foundation in network automation with tools and processes like Ansible, Git, and NDLC.
5.
Where to Start with Network Automation
Where to Start with Network Automation
11 Lessons
11 Lessons
Take a closer look at initiating network automation with thorough information gathering and readiness evaluation, focusing on structured processes and effective management.
6.
Repository Structure
Repository Structure
6 Lessons
6 Lessons
Focus on organizing and managing an Ansible repository structure, configuration, tasks, templates, documentation, and real repository interaction.
7.
Network Reconnaissance
Network Reconnaissance
7 Lessons
7 Lessons
Build on network automation through Ansible for device data collection and management.
8.
Tactical Playbooks
Tactical Playbooks
4 Lessons
4 Lessons
Try out tactical network automation with Ansible and mitigate risks.
9.
Data Models and Dynamic Templates
Data Models and Dynamic Templates
8 Lessons
8 Lessons
Walk through network automation using dynamic templates, data models, and Ansible tasks.
10.
Dynamic Intent-Based Documentation
Dynamic Intent-Based Documentation
6 Lessons
6 Lessons
Master the steps to automate dynamic network documentation with Ansible and format in MD, CSV, and HTML.
11.
Configuration Management
Configuration Management
5 Lessons
5 Lessons
Grasp the fundamentals of automating network configurations with playbooks and dynamic templates.
12.
Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery
4 Lessons
4 Lessons
Solve problems in deploying Ansible playbooks with CI/CD pipelines for automated network management.
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ABOUT THIS COURSE
​​Network automation begins with automating network reconnaissance. This is accomplished by gathering important information from network devices while building a library of dynamic on-demand utilities and generating living documentation. Starting small, the course exhibits the simplicity and elegance of network automation.
Next, you will learn how to automate larger changes that require a high number of repetitive steps. These changes will be executed serially in a specific orchestrated order, making them perfect for an automated solution. After gaining comfort with the new tools, you can fully transform network configuration management to an automated, intent-based, self-documenting system.
The final step is learning how to migrate to a continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline, thereby fully automating the network.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
John Capobianco
My name is John Capobianco ! a 20-year IT professional who has fallen in love with automation. I created this website to help other IT professionals learn how to modernize their approach to problem solving with automated DevOps infrastructure as code
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