Network Automation Workshop - Sources

This repository contains sources for all demos shown during the (Network Automation workshop)[http://www.ipspace.net/NetAutWS] and (Ansible webinar)[http://www.ipspace.net/Ansible]:

Subdirectories

YAML: YAML syntax examples (YAML section of the workshop)
Jinja2: Sample templates (Jinja2 section of the workshop)
Ansible: Ansible playbooks
- Simple: simple actions using RAW module
- Logging: create SNMP and logging configuration commands for Cisco IOS and Nexus OS
- SNMPFacts: use SNMP facts in Ansible playbooks
- Networking: Ansible Networking modules

Installation

I'm running Ansible in a Ubuntu Vagrant box. Install Vagrant and VirtualBox (or VMware Fusion/Workstation if you're using VIRL) and start vagrant. Further Ubuntu installation scripts are in the install directory.

The networking examples are focused on Cisco IOS and Nexus OS. You can run them in VIRL or have a Cisco router (or CSR 1000v) connected to a Nexus switch.

Starting the Ubuntu VM

The Vagrantfile in the Git repository contains definitions for Ubuntu VM (nms) and Juniper vSRX (srx). To start the Ubuntu VM without the vSRX either comment out the vSRX-specific parts in Vagrantfile or start the VM with vagrant up nms.

Note: if you're using VMware Fusion or Workstation you MUST specify the Vagrant provider in the vagrant up command with the --provider vmware_fusion or --provider vmware_workstation flags the first time you're starting the VM.

Adding Juniper vSRX to the examples

Install Vagrant plugins required by Junos vSRX box:

$ vagrant install plugin vagrant-host-shell
$ vagrant install plugin vagrant-junos

Uncomment vSRX definition in Vagrantfile
Start the VM with vagrant up srx (or vagrant up srx --provider vmware_fusion)

Usage