Network Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Classroom Training [DO457]

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.

OBJECTIVES

Deploy AnsibleInstall
Ansible and create Ansible inventories.

Run commands and plays
Execute ad hoc commands and prepare Ansible playbooks.

Parameterize Ansible
Control tasks with loops and conditions.

Administer Ansible
Safeguard information with Ansible Vault and manage inventories.

Automate simple network operations
Gather network information with Ansible and configure network devices.

Automate complex operations
Solve new MACD challenges and overcome real-world challenges.

Note: Course outline is subject to change with technology advances and as the nature of the underlying job evolves. For questions or confirmation on a specific objective or topic, please contact us.

AUDIENCE

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.

CONTENT

• 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