Network Automation with Python and Ansible Course Overview
The "Network Automation with Python and Ansible Course" by Cisco equips IT professionals with essential skills to automate and streamline network operations. This course is vital for network engineers, system administrators, and DevOps professionals, empowering them to enhance efficiency, reduce manual errors, and adapt to the evolving landscape of network management through automation.
Course outline & what you'll learn
Overview of network automation concepts
- Benefits of automation in networking
- Basic Python programming concepts
- Data structures and control flow
- Working with libraries and modules
Overview of Ansible architecture
- Ansible installation and setup
- Understanding playbooks and tasks
- Using Ansible to manage network devices
- Writing Ansible playbooks for device configuration
- Inventory management and dynamic inventories
- Introduction to RESTful APIs
- Using Python to interact with network device APIs
- Automating tasks through API calls
- Exception handling and debugging
- Working with Netmiko and NAPALM
- Creating custom scripts for network tasks
- Implementing role-based automation
- Using Ansible Galaxy for reusable roles
- Best practices for organizing playbooks
- Practical exercises using Python and Ansible
- Case studies on network automation success stories
- Collaborative projects to reinforce learning
- Recap of key concepts and skills
- Additional resources for continued learning
- Certifications and career paths in network automation
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