Have you got 100’s or 1000’s of Cisco switches or routers to perform a software upgrade on? Looking for a simple way to upgrade Cisco IOS remotely? Or perform the task without manually logging into each device? Ansible is a great way to perform software upgrades on network devices. This Ansible Playbook will upgrade your […]
Ansible Network Automation Course
Do you want to learn Ansible? Does the thought of stepping away from command line and having to become a developer worry you? My Ansible training for network engineers helps you master Ansible so you can get started with network automation within a few hours. Don’t worry, you don’t have to become a developer! Install Ansible and […]
Ansible Vault Tutorial
If you have been using Ansible for a while you will have wondered if there is a way to encrypt password information? There is it’s called Ansible Vault. In this Ansible Vault tutorial I will show you how to keep all your password and sensitive data in encrypted files within Ansible. For information this tutorial […]
Ansible vs Python Scripts
In the world of networking right now there are many discussions about which network automation tools are the best. But one of the most asked questions is Ansible or Python? Ansible is considered to be the tool of choice for most network engineers who are getting started with network programmability. Python is a general purpose […]
What are the advantages of using Ansible roles?
One of the main features of using Ansible for Network Automation is the use of roles, and there are many advantages of using Ansible roles which I will describe below. When you start to build up a collection of playbooks you will soon discover that there will be duplication and you find yourself writing or […]
Ansible Hosts File
The Ansible Hosts File or Inventory file tells Ansible about the hosts that it can connect to. For Ansible to automate a Linux Server, Network device or Cloud server it has to exist within the inventory (also known as the Ansible hosts file) and saved in either YAML or INI format. The file can also […]
How to install Ansible Tower on Ubuntu 16.04
If you just just like watching a video the whole process is shown in the video below. How to Install Ansible Tower on Ubuntu 16.04 Video If you want the detailed steps in written format – keep reading! How to install ansible tower tbc
What is Ansible?
Anisble is an open source automation platform which was purchased by Red Hat in October 2015. It is used heavily by the server admin community for application deployment and to administer and deploy updates and patches to Linux servers. In the last few years it has gained a great following from the network community who […]
Ansible IOS_Command Example
In this Ansible IOS_Command Example post I will share a simple Ansible Playbook that will write an ACL to a Cisco Switch. This playbook will work equally well on any Cisco device and once you grasp the concepts of using the IOS_Command Module and also the IOS_Config module you can configure whatever you want. You […]
AnsibleFest London 2017 – Review
Today I attended AnsibleFest in London – this is a paid event and one of two conferences organised by Ansible running in 2017. The second one is running on September 7th in San Francisco More Info here: www.ansible.com The event in London was held at the Intercontinental London 02 AnsibleFest London 2017 The day was split […]
Where are Ansible Modules Stored?
I had an issue with one of my Ansible modules recently and needed to make a change so I needed to locate the Python module. It was onto google searching “Where are Ansbile Modules Stored?” I could not find any information around this question. So after a lot of research I found the answer and […]
How to use Ansible to Backup Cisco Config
In this Ansible Cisco tutorial for beginners I will take you from the very beginning, installing Ansible on Ubuntu, to setting up the folders and running through a simple playbook which will backup Cisco router config. I will say that I am not a Linux expert so if you notice any Linux errors or better ways […]