Network Automation with Ansible: A Practical Starting Point
Most network automation tutorials start with a playbook that configures a VLAN. That’s fine, but it skips the part where you understand why Ansible is structured the way it is and when you should reach for something else. Here’s a practical foundation. Why Ansible for Networks? Ansible uses an agentless model — it connects via SSH (or NETCONF, or HTTPS depending on the platform). No agent to install. For network devices, this is almost always the right model. ...