Bank of America Network Automation Workshop

Join us for a virtual Network Automation workshop hosted exclusively for Bank of America. During this one-day, hands-on virtual workshop attendees will learn how Ansible® can be used to automate network operations. All attendees will receive DoorDash gift certificates the morning of the event redeemable for lunch during the workshop.

The Ansible Network Automation Workshop is a one-day, hands-on workshop covering both Ansible and Ansible Tower. Attendees will learn how to use Ansible to automate network operations and acquire the skills needed to implement Ansible and Ansible Tower at their organizations. 

Note: In this workshop, attendees will be managing network devices, such as Cisco routers.

• Basic understanding of what Ansible is and how it works with networking devices
• Running ad-hoc Ansible commands from a command line
• Building and execution of playbooks to accomplish basic router connectivity
• Use Case: Backing up network configurations
• Use Case: Create a GRE tunnel
• Use Case: Additional router configurations
• Introduction to Roles: Making playbooks reusable and platform agnostic

• Installing Ansible Tower
• Configuring Ansible Tower
• Use Case: Creating and running a job template

• An internet connection is required. Attendees must come with a laptop with admin rights and the ability to SSH to a lab environment hosted in a public cloud.
• Attendees should have a working knowledge of using SSH and command-line shell (BASH) as well as a conceptual understanding of Linux system administration (how to use simple commands like cd, ls, mv, mkdir, etc).
• Attendees should have a working knowledge of at least one Linux text editor (nano, pico, vi/vim, Zile, emacs) with which to write Ansible playbooks.

Virtual workshop details

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT

Date: Tuesday, July 14

Any questions? Please email mbailey@redhat.com