DO457 - Network Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Course Overview

To ensure that you can successfully undertake the Network Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform course and gain the most from it, the following prerequisites are recommended:

• Basic Linux System Administration Skills: Familiarity with Linux command line operations, editing files with a text editor, and understanding the concepts of Linux system administration.
• Understanding of Network Fundamentals: Knowledge of how TCP/IP networking works, understanding of basic network concepts such as IP addressing, subnets, and routing.
• Familiarity with Command Line Interface (CLI) on Network Devices: Experience with the CLI on networking devices such as routers and switches, which will help in understanding the configuration tasks automated by Ansible.
• Basic Programming or Scripting Skills: While not mandatory, having some experience with simple programming or scripting (e.g., Bash, Python) can be beneficial.
• Foundation of DevOps Concepts: Awareness of DevOps principles and practices could be useful, though not strictly necessary.

These prerequisites are intended to ensure that you have the foundational skills needed to effectively learn and apply Ansible automation to networking tasks. If you have the willingness to learn and a basic understanding of these concepts, you are encouraged to join the course.

Target Audience for Network Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

1. The Network Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform course equips IT professionals with essential Ansible skills for automating network operations.

   
   

2. Target Audience:

   
   

• Network Engineers
• Systems Administrators
• DevOps Engineers
• IT Automation Engineers
• Infrastructure Automation Professionals
• Security Professionals
• Cloud Infrastructure Engineers
• Technical IT Managers
• Operations Staff
• Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
• Software Developers with an interest in network automation
• Professionals working with network-intensive applications or infrastructure

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this Network Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform?

Introduction to Network Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Course Learning Outcomes:

This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to automate network operations using the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, from basic installation to complex operations.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

• Install Ansible: Understand how to set up Ansible on a control node and configure it for network automation tasks.
• Create and Manage Inventories: Learn to create and manage Ansible inventories to define and organize managed hosts and groups.
• Execute Ad Hoc Commands: Gain the ability to run one-time commands on hosts without writing a full playbook.
• Develop Ansible Playbooks: Acquire the skills to write Ansible playbooks to consistently automate tasks across a variety of systems.
• Implement Task Control: Master the use of loops and conditions to control task execution within Ansible playbooks.
• Secure Sensitive Data: Learn to use Ansible Vault to safeguard sensitive information used in your automation tasks.
• Automate Network Information Gathering: Understand how to collect network information using Ansible for auditing or compliance purposes.
• Configure Network Devices: Gain experience in automating the configuration of network devices with Ansible playbooks.
• Solve MACD Challenges: Develop the ability to automate Moves, Adds, Changes, and Deletions (MACD) in a network environment.
• Tackle Real-world Network Challenges: Prepare to overcome real-world network scenarios and complexities with Ansible automation.