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Sean Cavanaugh Technical Marketing Manager seanc@redhat.com
Network Operations with Ansible Tower, ServiceNow, and Slack
Jason Edelman Founder jason@networktocode.com
Network Operations with Ansible Tower, ServiceNow, and Slack Sean - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Network Operations with Ansible Tower, ServiceNow, and Slack Sean - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Network Operations with Ansible Tower, ServiceNow, and Slack Sean Cavanaugh Jason Edelman Technical Marketing Manager Founder seanc@redhat.com jason@networktocode.com WHAT WERE TALKING ABOUT TODAY Upcoming Events F5 Agility Ansiblefest
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August 13-16, Boston, MA
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October 2-3
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Modules
- net_get - downloads a large config file to target network device with SCP/SFTP
- net_put - copies a large config file to target network device with SCP/SFTP
- netconf_get - fetches the configuration and state data from remote NETCONF
enabled network device/host
- netconf_rpc - executes generic NETCONF RPC (remote procedure call) commands
that are defined by NETCONF standard as well as proprietary RPC-based NETCONF capabilities supported by the remote network device/host
New for Ansible Network Automation
Connection Plug-ins
- httpapi - New connection method that simplifies connections to
platform-specific APIs such as Arista eAPI and Cisco NXAPI. This method replaces connection: local with connection: httpapi and then specifying the specific platform via the ansible_network_os variable.
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Platform Support
- Cisco Meraki
- Extreme Networks
a.
SLXOS
b.
EXOS
- F5 BIG-IQ
- Infoblox - Fully supported with Red Hat Subscription
- Ubiquiti EdgeOS
New for Ansible Network Automation
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Ansible 2.5 -> 2.6 Porting Guide
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www.networktocode.com
Network Operations with Ansible Tower, ServiceNow, and Slack
Jason Edelman @jedelman8 jason@networktocode.com
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www.networktocode.com
Who am I?
- Jason Edelman
- Network Engineer turned Automator
- CCIE 15394
- Founded Network to Code in 2014
– Network Automation Consulting/Training
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Co-author of Network Programmability and Automation
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www.networktocode.com
Who is Network to Code?
- Founded in mid 2014
- Network Automation Solution Provider
– Next-gen consulting and integration company – Focus on automation/programmability and reducing operational inefficiencies – Instructor-Led Network automation training
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www.networktocode.com
Network to Code Services Offerings
Workflow Automation & Optimization
- Review Network Operations
Workflows
- Optimize & Implement
network automation solutions
- Drive Down operational
inefficiencies
Software Development
- Custom network Applications
- DevOps Tool Plug-Ins &
Integrations
- Helps Eliminate repetitive
tasks
- Data Aggregation
Training / Workshops
- Ansible for Network Engineers
- Python for Network Engineers
- DevOps Tools
- Network Device APIs
- Private/Public Courses
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Our Vision
To revolutionize the way networks are deployed, consumed, and managed while enabling the network engineer of the future.
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Network Operations
- Ops of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
- Integrating Business Workflows with Ansible Tower
- Executing Pre-Approved Changes from Slack (via
Tower)
- Live Demo (time permitting)
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Network Operations [YESTERDAY]
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Network Operations [TODAY]
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Starting to adopt Network Automation Today…
Scaling out Increased Reliability
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Integrating Automation with Existing Business Processes
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It Gets Better…
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Enterprise DevOps Framework
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The Approver needs to approve the change You define who the approver is and the workflow required that may be many approvals
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The ServiceNow ticket moves to the scheduled state.
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You get to update the ServiceNow ticket directly from your Ansible playbooks (snow_record)
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All via Ansible Tower
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It Gets Better…
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Enterprise DevOps Framework
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Slack Slash Commands
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Slack Slash Commands
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Slack Web Forms
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Have Mickey Configure the Network
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Mickey tells you what he’s doing!
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Mickey gives you links to Ansible Tower and Service Now!
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Mickey even shows you the change was good!
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TIME FOR DEMO
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Closing Thoughts…
- Be the Automator, not the automated
- Automate when you can, Code when you must
- Automate All the Networks
- Always be Learning