Gain insights into automating network reconnaissance, orchestrating repetitive changes, and transforming network configuration management. Discover CI/CD pipeline migration for full network automation.

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​​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.

Automate Your Network

## Modern development toolkit

To maximize efficiency, consider building a development toolkit system
used for the everyday development of Ansible playbooks. Either build a Linux-based system with Microsoft VS Code installed or a Windows-based system with Linux installed. 

Either way, have a system that includes:

-   A flavor of Linux

-   Ansible

-   Git

-   An editor

-   Connectivity to TFS through TCP ports `8080/8443`, if using TFS

-   Connectivity to network devices management IP via SSH (TCP port `22`)


# Modern development toolkit

To maximize efficiency, consider building a development toolkit system
used for the everyday development of Ansible playbooks. Either build a Linux-based system with Microsoft VS Code installed or a Windows-based system with Linux installed. 

Either way, have a system that includes:

-   A flavor of Linux

-   Ansible

-   Git

-   An editor

-   Connectivity to TFS through TCP ports `8080/8443`, if using TFS

-   Connectivity to network devices management IP via SSH (TCP port `22`)


Let's learn about the tools used in the network automation process.

Introduction

What Is Network Automation?

Why Automate the Network?

How to Automate the Network

Where to Start with Network Automation

Repository Structure

Network Reconnaissance

Tactical Playbooks

Data Models and Dynamic Templates

Dynamic Intent-Based Documentation

Configuration Management

Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery

Conclusion

What Tools are Required

Modern development toolkit