Continue your studies of Ansible, with a focus on automating common elements within the network. In addiধon to Ansible, students will study enough Python to understand Ansible’s plugin architecture. Lessons and labs focus on using both Python and Ansible to interact with and configure your network devices. At the conclusion of this course you will return to work empowered with skills necessary to automate network management. This class is a combination of live demonstrations and hands-on labs with virtual network devices and endpoints as targets for your configuration.

Students looking for server applications should see: Ansible 202 - Server Automation with Python and Ansible

What You’ll Learn

• Version controlling code with Git
• Open SSH sessions and pass commands to remote servers
• Remotely open CLI to network devices
• Move files via SFTP
• Overview of Ansible modules
• Ansible collections for network automation
• Custom Ansible modules with Python
• Best practices for automating the management and configuration of network devices

Prerequisites

• Ansible 101 - Ansible Essentials
• Coding experience in another language serves as an adequate prerequisite

Who Should Attend

• Network Administrators
• Ansible Developers
• Python Developers
• Administrators interested in Automation
• Individuals interested in devops, specifically for networking

Follow-on Courses

• Ansible 301 - Customizing Ansible (4 days)
• Git and GitHub (2 days)
• Git and GitLab CI/CD (2 days)
• Terraform 101 - Infrastructure as Code (3 days)