Ansible for Network Automation Hands-on Virtual Workshop

Learn how to automate all things networking with Red Hat Ansible and Red Hat Ansible Tower.

Join Ansible technical experts for a virtual hands-on workshop where you will gain a comprehensive overview of Ansible, followed by a deep dive into Ansible Tower and how the two work together in typical networking environments.

You will be equipped with the skills to take back to your organisation and implement right away.

About this workshop

This beginner-level workshop covers Ansible Automation with respect to routers and switches. You'll learn how to pull facts from devices, build templated network configurations, and apply these concepts at scale with the Ansible automation controller. You'll put it all together by exploring the controller's job templates, surveys, access controls and more.

What you'll learn

Red Hat Ansible Engine

• 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

Red Hat Ansible Tower

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

Who is this workshop best for?

Best suited for network engineers or folks interested in network automation as it will cover common network scenarios and topics. Someone who has limited or no exposure to writing Ansible Playbooks or using Ansible Automation.

Who should attend:

Network operators, network engineers, system administrators, and anyone interested in network automation.

Pre-requisites:

• Attendees must use their own laptops with admin rights and the ability to connect to a lab environment hosted in a public cloud.
• Attendees should have a working knowledge of using network device CLI as well as a conceptual understanding of network concepts (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, etc.), DevOps, and distributed application architecture.
• Attendees should have a working knowledge of using SSH and command line shell (BASH).