DO457LS: Network Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform – eLearning

Learn how to automate the configuration and management of network infrastructure using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. The course is designed for network administrators and infrastructure automation engineers who want to manage switches, routers and other network devices more efficiently and consistently.

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The course gives you practical experience using Ansible to automate common network administration tasks across multivendor environments. You will learn how to write and troubleshoot Ansible Playbooks, gather information about network devices, back up configurations and manage network infrastructure from a central automation platform.

You will also work with routers, switches, ports, VLANs, SNMP monitoring and routing protocols, and learn how Ansible can be used across vendors such as Cisco, Juniper and Arista. The course also covers Git, automation controller, Ansible Roles and Content Collections.

What will you get out of the course?

After completing the course, you will be able to:

  • Prepare an environment for Ansible network automation
  • Create and troubleshoot Ansible Playbooks
  • Gather configuration and status information from network devices
  • Back up network configurations
  • Automate configuration of routers and switches
  • Manage ports, VLANs and routing protocols
  • Automate devices from multiple network vendors
  • Manage automation content with Git
  • Run automation centrally with automation controller
  • Reuse automation with Ansible Roles and Content Collections

Who is this course for?

The course is suitable for:

  • Network administrators
  • Network automation engineers
  • Infrastructure automation engineers
  • IT professionals responsible for deploying and managing enterprise network infrastructure

Prerequisites

Participants should have experience with network administration and a solid understanding of TCP/IP, routers and managed switches.

Experience managing network devices from the command line is recommended, preferably with platforms such as Cisco IOS, IOS XR or NX-OS, Juniper Junos or Arista EOS. Knowledge equivalent to Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) is also recommended.

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