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DO457 – Ansible for Network Automation

Ansible for Network Automation (DO457) is designed for network administrators or infrastructure automation engineers who want to use network automation to centrally manage the switches, routers, and other devices in the organization’s network infrastructure.

Who should attend this course?

This course is designed for network administrators, network automation engineers, and infrastructure automation engineers who want to learn how to use Ansible to automate the administration, deployment, and configuration management of the network infrastructure of their organization or enterprise.

Prerequisites

Experience with network administration, including a solid understanding of TCP/IP, routers, and managed switches. Familiarity with managing network devices from the command line, preferably with one or more of Cisco IOS, IOS XR, or NX-OS; Juniper JUNOS; Arista EOS; or VyOS. A working knowledge of Linux, including how to edit text files and run commands from the shell, and how to use SSH to log in to remote systems

Course overview

Learn how to use Red Hat Ansible Automation for Networking to remotely automate configuration of network devices, test and validate the current network state, and perform compliance checks to detect and correct configuration drift.

Course content summary

  • Install and configure Red Hat Ansible Automation for Networking on a management system.
  • Use Ansible to run ad hoc commands and playbooks to automate tasks.
  • Write effective Ansible playbooks for network automation.
  • Gather information about network infrastructure configuration and backup.
  • Automate specific network administration use cases, including configuration of routers and switches, ports, VLANs, SNMP monitoring, and routing protocols.
  • Use Ansible playbooks to target devices from various hardware vendors, including Cisco, Juniper, and Arista.
  • Deploy Ansible
    Install Ansible and set up Ansible inventories.
  • Run commands and plays
    Execute ad hoc commands and prepare Ansible playbooks.
  • Parameterize Ansible
    Control tasks with loops and conditionals.
  • Administer Ansible
    Safeguard information with Ansible Vault and manage advanced inventories.
  • Automate simple networking operations
    Gather network information with Ansible and modify networks.
  • Automate complex operations
    Solve new MACD challenges and resolve real-world problems.

Practical information

Duration

publish

Languages

EN

Price

€ 3600 + 21% VAT

Location

Virtual Classroom Course

Schedule

Guaranteed to run

Sessions in English
15 - 19/1/2024Book
19 - 23/2/2024Book
18 - 22/3/2024Book
08 - 12/4/2024Book
13 - 17/5/2024Book
10 - 14/6/2024Book
22 - 26/7/2024Book
19 - 23/8/2024Book
16 - 20/9/2024Book
Sessions in French
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