Gathering Information
Let's get started with network reconnaissance for network automation.
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Start gathering information
Gathering information about network devices and logical topology are the
next steps to network automation. The Ansible/Cisco ios_facts module is used to gather platform information, while the ios_command module is used to run commands and gather output. These are foundational
steps to build upon.
Sample enterprise network topology
The illustration below shows sample network topology typically used by enterprises:
This illustration shows the layers of the sample network:
Start automating the network
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