Ansible Network Automation

This repository contains Ansible playbooks, roles, and modules designed to automate network configurations, validate compliance, and manage network devices across various vendors and platforms.

Features

• Automated Configuration Management: Define and enforce network configurations for routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Network State Validation: Ensure network devices comply with required configurations and monitor device state.
• Backup and Restore: Automate configuration backups and restoration across network devices.
• Multi-Vendor Support: Integrate with network devices from Cisco, Juniper, Arista, and other major vendors using standard modules.
• Network Device Discovery: Discover network devices using Ansible inventory.

Prerequisites

1. Ansible - Install Ansible on the control node.

Structure

├── playbooks/                # Ansible playbooks for network tasks
│   ├── configure_devices.yml  # Configure network devices
│   ├── backup_configs.yml     # Backup device configurations
│   └── validate_state.yml     # Validate network state
├── roles/                    # Reusable roles
│   ├── ios_config             # Configure Cisco IOS
│   ├── junos_config           # Configure Juniper devices
│   └── arista_config          # Configure Arista devices
└── inventory/                # Inventory for network devices
    ├── hosts.yml              # Hosts file with device groups
    └── group_vars/            # Variables for device groups

Explanation of the Structure

• Features: Lists the main functionalities provided by the playbooks.
• Prerequisites and Installation: Provides setup instructions for users to get started.
• Repository Structure: Explains the organization of the playbooks, roles, and inventory files.
• Usage Instructions: Shows how to edit the inventory, run playbooks, and configure devices.
• Example Playbook: An example configuration playbook for Cisco IOS devices.
• Contributing: Details how users can contribute to the repository.

This README.md will guide users in understanding and using the repository effectively for network automation tasks. Adjust the example URLs, hostnames, and device-specific configurations as needed.