Red Hat Network Automation with Ansible (DO457)
Duration
4 Days (32 Hours)
Price
2.540,00 €
Configure and manage network infrastructure using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
Network Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (DO457) is designed for network administrators or infrastructure automation engineers who want to use network automation to centrally manage the switches, routers, and other devices in the organization's network infrastructure. Learn how to use Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform to remotely automate the configuration of network devices, test and validate the current network state, and perform compliance checks to detect and correct configuration drift.
This course is based on Red Hat® Ansible Automation Platform 2.3
RHLS Course Includes:
365-Day RHLS Subscription - Full year of access starting from your purchase date. Official Red Hat Training Curriculum - Learn directly from Red Hat’s validated, up-to-date course materials.
Hands-On Labs (100 Hours per Course) - Build practical, real-world skills through extensive lab time.
One Certification Exam + Free Retake - Includes exam readiness resources to help you prepare with confidence.
One Virtual, Instructor-Led Class - Attend a live online class through the Red Hat portal (self-enrollment required using your RHID).
Learning Objectives
Prepare a development environment for Ansible network automation
Write and troubleshoot effective Ansible Playbooks for network automation
Gather information about network infrastructure configuration for infrastructure awareness and configuration backup
Automate specific network administration use cases, including configuration of routers and switches, ports, VLANs, SNMP monitoring, and routing protocols
Use Ansible Playbooks to manage devices from various hardware vendors, including Cisco, Juniper, and Arista
Centrally manage Ansible content in Git and run it centrally with automation controller
Reuse existing, tested network automation code with Ansible Roles, Ansible Content Collections, and Ansible validated content
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Course Outline
1 - Deploy Ansible
- Install Ansible and set up Ansible inventories
1 - Introduction to Kubernetes and OpenShift
- Identify the main Kubernetes cluster services and OpenShift platform services, and monitor them from the web console.
1 - Introducing Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
- Describe the fundamental concepts of Ansible and how it is used, and install development tools from Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
2 - Implementing an Ansible Playbook
- Create an inventory of managed nodes, write a simple Ansible Playbook, and run the playbook to automate tasks on those nodes
2 - Kubernetes and OpenShift Command-Line Interfaces and APIs
- Access an OpenShift cluster from the command line, and query its Kubernetes API resources to assess the health of a cluster.
2 - Run commands and plays
- Execute ad hoc commands and prepare Ansible playbooks.
3 - Parameterize Ansible
- Control tasks with loops and conditionals.
3 - Run Applications as Containers and Pods
- Run and troubleshoot containerized applications as unmanaged Kubernetes pods.
3 - Managing and Running Playbooks
- Manage automation code in version control and run Ansible Playbooks from a centrally managed automation controller
4 - Managing Variables and Facts
- Write playbooks that use variables to simplify management of the playbook and facts to reference information about managed nodes
4 - Deploy Managed and Networked Applications on Kubernetes
- Deploy applications and expose them to network access from inside and outside a Kubernetes cluster.
4 - Administer Ansible
- Safeguard information with Ansible Vault and manage advanced inventories.
5 - Automate simple networking operations
- Gather network information with Ansible and modify networks.
5 - Manage Storage for Application Configuration and Data
- Externalize application configurations in Kubernetes resources, and provision storage volumes for persistent data files.
5 - Implementing Task Control
- Manage task control and task errors in Ansible Playbooks
6 - Simplifying Playbooks with Roles and Ansible Content Collections
- Use Ansible Roles and Ansible Content Collections to develop playbooks more quickly and to reuse Ansible code
6 - Configure Applications for Reliability
- Configure applications to work with Kubernetes for high availability and resilience.
6 - Automate complex operations
- Solve new MACD challenges and resolve real-world problems.
7 - Manage Application Updates
- Manage reproducible application updates and rollbacks of code and configurations.
7 - Automating Network Automation Tasks
- Automate common network administration tasks, discussing recommended practices and approaches to cross-vendor automation
8 - Comprehensive Review
- Demonstrate skills learned in this course by installing, optimizing, and configuring Ansible for the management of network devices and infrastructure
Target Audience
This course is designed for network administrators, network automation engineers, and infrastructure automation engineers who are responsible for deploying, managing, and automating the network infrastructure of their organization or enterprise.