Programmability Lab Ansible Content. -- Out of Date!!!

This is a quick rundown of format and file content

Ansible Config File

ansible.cfg

• Turns off Host Key Checking
• Identifies inventory file as inventory_pod.ini
• Extends Roles Path

Inventory File

inventory_pod.ini NOTE: device ips not filled see sharepoint or pod

Groups:

• access, core, wan
• switches:children: access, core

Global Variables:

NOTE: usernames,passwords not filled see sharepoint or pod

• ansible_network_os=cisco.ios.ios
• ansible_become
• ansible_user
• ansible_become_method=enable
• ansible_ssh_pass
• ansible_become_pass

Variable Files

Note: On pod, core and access are named the host ip for each host

• group_vars/switches
• host_vars/access_switch
• host_vars/core_switch

Templates

• templates/access_config.j2: base config template for access switch
• templates/core_config.j2: base config template for core switch
• templates/telemetry_config.j2: MDT config template for switches

Roles

ansible-pyats is installed in this folder

Playbooks

• Render Template to view Variable Substitutions: render_configurations.yaml uses J2 templates
• Deploy Base Config to Core Switch: core_switch_base_config.yaml uses core_config.j2 and ansible-pyats role
• Deploy Base Config to Access Switch: access_switch_base_config.yaml uses access_config.j2 and ansible-pyats role
• Audit Devices using pyATS: get_switch_info_pyats_parsers.yaml uses ansible-pyats role
• Deploy MDT Config to Switches: Task_2_Apply_MDT_Configuration/switch_MDT_config.yaml uses core_mdt_config.j2 and ansible-pyats role
• Deploy Change to router using Ansible Resource Module: Task_1.5_Day_N_Config_Change/router_hostname.yaml

Lab Guide

Lab Guide Part 1
Lab Guide Part 2
Lab Guide Part 3
Lab Guide Part 4