You're reading from Network Automation Cookbook Over 100 recipes to effectively configure and manage network infrastructure with Ansible

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2025

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835887981

Length 566 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Ansible

Concepts

Networking

Authors (3):

Christian Adell

Jeffrey Kala

Karim Okasha

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Getting Started with Ansible

2. Why Ansible for Network Automation? FREE CHAPTER

3. Building Blocks of Ansible

4. Advanced Ansible Concepts

5. Part 2: Managing Network Infrastructure with Ansible

6. Building Data Center Networks with Arista

7. Automating a Juniper Network Core Using Ansible

8. Managing Nokia SR Devices Using Ansible

9. Administering a Multi-Vendor Network with NAPALM and Ansible

10. Part 3: Managing Cloud Networking with Ansible

11. Deploying and Operating AWS Networking

12. Deploying and Operating Azure Networking

13. Deploying and Operating GCP Networking

14. Part 4: Integrating Ansible

15. Network Validation with Batfish

16. Building a Network Inventory with Nautobot

17. Simplifying Automation with AWX

18. Event-Driven Automation with Ansible

19. Terraform and Ansible Dancing Together

20. Index

21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Appendix - The Lab

Summary

This chapter introduced the foundational context of network automation, detailing its evolution and the key challenges it addresses in modern network environments. It also explored Ansible’s journey to becoming a central tool in network automation, emphasizing its unique characteristics, such as agentless operation, YAML-based simplicity, and extensive community support, which set it apart in the landscape of configuration management tools. Additionally, it underscored the importance of having a structured network automation plan, choosing tools based on specific functions, and understanding architectural components. This overview highlighted why Ansible gained such a prominent role in automating diverse network environments efficiently and reliably.