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Ansible for network engineers
A 2 day Hands on training course

Description Key outcomes

An introduction to network automation using ansible. By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
The course focusses on the use of ansible for network
 Automate tasks with ansible
devices instead of its usual server use case. The
course progresses from the basics of ansible and  Write ansible playbooks.
playbooks onto using network specific modules
 Configure network devices with ansible.
including NAPALM. The use Jinja2 templating with
ansible is also studied. Hands on sessions with ansible  Troubleshoot network devices with ansible.
configuring routers and switches follow all major
 Use ansible network modules
sections.
 Use jinja2 templates with ansible.

Training approach Details

This structured course uses Instructor Led Training to Who will benefit?
provide the best possible learning experience. Small Network engineers.
class sizes ensure students benefit from our engaging
Prerequisites
and interactive style of teaching with delegates TCP/IP foundation for engineers.
encouraged to ask questions throughout the course.
Duration: 2 days
Quizzes follow each major section allowing checking of
learning. Hands on sessions are used throughout to
allow delegates to consolidate their new skills.
Customer rating: New course

Generic training Small class sizes Hands On training Our courseware Customise your course

Generic training We limit our maximum The majority of our We write our own Please contact us if you
compliments product class size to 8 delegates; courses use hands on courses; courseware would like a course to be
specific courses covering often we have less than sessions to reinforce does not just consist of customised to meet your
the complete picture of this. This ensures optimal the theory. slides and our slides are specific requirements.
all relevant devices interactivity between diagrams not bullet point Have the course your
including the protocols delegates and instructor. text. way.
“on the wire”.
“Friendly environment “Excellent course. The “Not many courses “Comprehensive “I was very impressed by
with expert teaching that small class size was a have practice added to materials that made the the combination of
teaches the why before great benefit...” it. Normally just the course easy to follow practical and theory.
the how.” M.B. IBM theoretical stuff is and will be used as a Very informative.
G.C. Fasthosts covered.” reference point.” Friendly approachable
J.W. Vodafone V.B. Rockwell Collins environment, lots of
hands on.”
S.R. Qinetiq

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 Ansible for network engineers

Course content

What is ansible? Roles and includes

The language, the engine, the framework. Uses of Dynamic includes, Handler includes, playbook
ansible, orchestration. Hands on: Installing includes. Roles, role parts: handlers, files,
ansible, enabling SSH on network devices. templates, cross platform roles, ansible galaxy.
Hands on: includes example, building roles.
ansible architecture
How ansible “normally” works, Agentless, SSH, Ansible and NAPALM
ansible and Python, modules, how ansible work on Installation, napalm-ansible, NAPALM modules:
network devices, Configuration management, napalm_diff-yang, napalm_get_facts,
inventories, playbooks, modules, ansible.cfg. napalm_install_config,
Hands on: Getting started, running ad hoc napalm_parse_yang, napalm_ping,
commands. napalm_translate_yang,
napalm_validate. Hands on: Using NAPALM
Playbooks modules in ansible.
ansible-playbook, users, YAML, plays, tasks,
modules. ansible-vault. Hands on: Running
playbooks.

More playbooks What our customers say

Handlers, variables, environmental variables,
playbook variables, inventory variables, variable
scope and precedence, accessing variables, facts, “Absolutely brilliant, very knowledgeable and
ansible vault. Conditionals, wait_for. Hands on: helpful trainer would recommend to teach
Using variables and conditions in playbooks. anyone. Kept me interested 100% of the time which is
very impressive as this does not happen often, if at all!”
Inventories O. B. Network Rail
/etc/ansible/hosts, inventory variables,
static inventories, dynamic inventories. Hands on:
Inventories and variables. “The best technical course I’ve been on!.”
L. W. Fujitsu Telecoms Europe
ansible network modules
Built in modules, custom modules, return values.
ansible-doc –l. connection: local, Cisco “Very well thought out and structured course. Would
modules, Juniper modules, Hands on: Using recommend 100%. Lots of equipment, good quality.”
modules for your network devices.
A.R. Unipart
ansible templating
The template module, the assemble module, jinja2
templates, for, if else. Hands on: Configuring “Course content is interesting. Relevant to current
network devices from templates. systems and presented well.”
S.S-T. Arqiva

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