Automating Multi-vendor and Cloud Networks Using Ansible

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Nick Russo

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ansible-cloud-networks-automating-multi-vendor.zip

Module 1 - Course Overview

1. Course Overview.mp4

01:42

Module 2 - Multi-vendor Automation and Security Techniques

1. Course Introduction and Prerequisites.mp4

05:04

2. Ansible and Multi-vendor Automation Refresher.mp4

05:13

3. Demo - Installing Ansible and Other Useful Packages or Collections.mp4

04:29

4. Demo - Managing VLANs on Cisco IOS, Cisco NXOS, and Arista EOS Devices.mp4

11:44

5. Securing Your Ansible Environment.mp4

02:53

6. Demo - Leveraging ansible-vault to Encrypt Strings.mp4

02:25

7. Demo - Integrating SSH Public Key Login Authentication.mp4

04:33

8. Module Summary.mp4

00:40

Module 3 - Configuration Management and Validation with NAPALM

1. What Is NAPALM and How Can It Help.mp4

04:07

2. Demo - Installing and Configuring napalm-ansible.mp4

04:13

3. Demo - Collecting VLANs Using NAPALM Getters.mp4

08:39

4. Demo - Validating NAPALM-collected VLANs (Sort Of).mp4

05:05

5. Ansible Custom Filter Refresher.mp4

02:37

6. Demo - A Smarter Approach to Collecting and Validating VLANs.mp4

05:47

7. Demo - Using Strict Mode to Enhance NAPALM Validation.mp4

05:09

8. Module Summary.mp4

00:56

Module 4 - Building and Referencing a Single Source of Truth with NetBox

1. NetBox and the Single Source of Truth (SSoT) Concept.mp4

04:28

2. Demo - Installing NetBox Using Docker.mp4

04:00

3. High-level Strategies for Designing Complex, Multi-part Playbooks.mp4

02:08

4. Demo - Getting Set up for Ansible NetBox Automation.mp4

04:29

5. Demo - Describing Our Network in NetBox Terms.mp4

11:22

6. Demo - Applying and Validating the NetBox Configuration.mp4

06:12

7. Demo - Testing the Dynamic Inventory Plugin.mp4

04:10

8. Demo - Redesigning VLAN Collection Using a Dynamic Inventory.mp4

03:35

9. Module Summary.mp4

00:44

Module 5 - Creating a Hybrid Cloud via IPsec VPN to Palo Alto Firewall in AWS

1. Introducting Hybrid Cloud Networking in AWS.mp4

07:25

2. Demo - AWS Identity and Access Management Setup.mp4

04:30

3. Demo - Installing Packages, Securing Secrets, and Testing Connectivity.mp4

05:24

4. Demo - Configuring AWS Components Using Ansible.mp4

09:26

5. Demo - Deploying and Managing Palo Alto Firewalls.mp4

08:01

6. Demo - Building an IPsec VPN from Globomantics to the Cloud Firewall.mp4

06:41

7. Demo - Assembling, Running, and Validating Everything.mp4

05:55

8. Demo - Teardown Cloud Infrastructure to Reduce Costs.mp4

07:18

9. Module Summary.mp4

01:00

Module 6 - Simplifying Hybrid Cloud Connectivity Using AWS Cloud-native Solutions

1. Simplifying Our Cloud Architecture Using Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).mp4

05:11

2. Demo - Reviewing the Code-level Differences.mp4

04:23

3. Demo - Configuring the IPsec VPN Gateway Service in AWS.mp4

10:24

4. Demo - Building the Globomantics IPsec VPN Connection.mp4

07:04

5. Demo - Running and Validating the Network Changes.mp4

05:06

6. Demo - Implementing a Teardown and Reporting Playbook.mp4

05:15

7. Module Summary.mp4

01:04

Description

Over the past several years, many network engineers have leveraged Ansible automation in their enterprise networks. This course will expand those skills across multiple vendors, a centralized source of truth, and a cloud provider.

What You'll Learn?

Managing expansive, multi-vendor networks without automation is nearly impossible today. In this course, Automating Multi-vendor and Hybrid Cloud Networks Using Ansible, you’ll learn to securely extend your on-premises network architecture into the cloud. First, you’ll explore various multi-vendor Ansible techniques, including leveraging vendor-agnostic modules and the NAPALM library. Next, you’ll discover the power of deploying a Single Source of Truth (SSoT) to track your network infrastructure. This course highlights NetBox, a popular open-source infrastructure management solution with a strong complement of Ansible modules and dynamic inventory plugins. Finally, you’ll learn how to integrate private and public cloud networks into a hybrid cloud network using an IPsec VPN. This architecture is extremely common in real-life enterprise deployments. And it introduces many new vendor products and services. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Ansible network automation needed to design, implement, and manage complex automation systems in production networks.

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Nicholas (Nick) Russo, CCDE #20160041 and CCIE #42518, is an internationally recognized expert in IP/MPLS networking and design. To grow his skillset, Nick has been focused advancing Network DevOps via automation for his clients. Recently, Nick has been sharing his knowledge through online video training and speaking at industry conferences. Nick also holds a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Nick lives in Maryland, USA with his wife, Carla, and daughter, Olivia.

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