Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive learning journey aimed at helping you master Ansible and efficiently automate a range of enterprise network devices, such as routers, switches, firewalls,Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), and Linux servers. Introduction to Ansible Network Automation combines the fundamentals of three books into one, covering basics of Linux administration, Ansible concepts, and Ansible network automation. Authors Brendan Choi and Erwin Medina have created a structured learning path that starts with the fundamentals and allows you to progressively enhance your skill sets with each chapter. Part I serves as an Ansible primer, guiding you through Linux basics using WSL on Windows 11 and assisting in the setup of your learning environment. Part II covers essential Ansible concepts through practical lab activities involving four Linux servers. In Part III, you will learn how to apply your Linux skills from Part I and the concepts from Part II to real-world scenarios by crea
Table of ContentsPart 1: The Intros
Chapter 1: Is Ansible good for Network Automation?
Chapter 2: Shall We Linux? (Part I)
Chapter 3: Shall We Linux? (Part II)
Chapter 4: Creating an Ansible Learning Environment
Part 2: The Concepts
Chapter 5: Data Types and File Formats in Ansible
Chapter 6: Ansible Concepts I - SSH and Ad-Hoc Commands
Chapter 7: Ansible Concepts II - Practical Application of Ad-Hoc Commands
Chapter 8: Ansible Concepts III - Using when, Improving Playbooks, and Targeted Nodes
Chapter 9: Ansible Concepts IV - Git Integration, Tags, File, and Service Management
Chapter 10: Ansible Concepts V - Users, Roles, Host Variables, Templates, and Password Vault
Chapter 11: Building an Ansible Learning Environment for Network and Security
Part 3: The Practical
Chapter 12: Ansible Practical I - Configuring Cisco Routers and Switches
Chapter 13: Ansible Practical II - Backing Up Cisco Network Device Configurations
Chapter 14: Ansible Practical III - Developing a Network Configuration Comparison Tool
Chapter 15: Ansible Practical IV - Upgrading Cisco IOS-XE Routers
Chapter 16: Ansible Practical V - Upgrading Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (WLC)
Chapter 17: Ansible Practical VI - Creating User Accounts on Palo Alto and Fortinet Firewalls
Chapter 18: Ansible Practical VII - Creating Security Policies on Palo Alto and Fortinet Firewalls
Chapter 19: Ansible Practical VIII - Creating IPsec Tunnels on Palo Alto Firewalls
Chapter 20: Ansible Practical IX - Creating Object Addresses on Palo Alto Firewalls
Chapter 21: Ansible Practical X - Upgrading Palo Alto Firewalls
