#325: David Bombal: Ansible Network Automation

Learn how to use Ansible to automate Cisco IOS network devices. This is the future: Network Automation using Ansible and Python. If you want to be a network engineer in future, you need to learn Cisco DevNet and automation technologies. Menu: Welcome: 0:00 Who is Donald? 0:12 Books that Donald wrote: 1:00 What is Ansible and why is it recommended? 1:22 Idempotency: 2:27 Create a project: 3:50 Create a hosts.ini file: 4:20 Agent vs agentless / puppet vs ansible: 5:00 What does Ansible use to connect to devices: 7:40 New / Better way of doing things (hosts.yml): 17:40 Which is better? 23:20 Global ansible.cfg file: 24:01 Never use tab: 27:30 Create a repository: 27:55 Do you need to use Git: 30:20 Is Linux recommended? Or is Windows ok? 30:35 Can you use a Mac? 31:24 Redo the process using public github: 31:52 Files on github: 35:34 Copy files to the Ansible server: 36:02 Create a virtual environment: 37:55 Install Ansible: 38:38 Check the ansible docs: 41:40 Run Ansible adhoc commands: 43:55 What did ping do? 46:20 What is an Ansible playbook: 47:50 Create Ansbile playbook: 48:20 Run Ansible Playbooks: 53:09 Add an IP address: 56:06 Code: github.com/the-packet-thrower... Amazon books: amzn.to/2Wm639i ================ Connect with me: ================ Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal YouTube: www.youtube.com/davidbombal ================= Connect with Donald: ================= LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/the-packe... Blog: the-packet-thrower.com/ GitHub: github.com/the-packet-thrower... ansible devnet cisco devnet ansible automation network automation python Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! #ansible #devnet #ccna