Practical Network Automation: Leverage the power of Python and Ansible to optimize your network

Abhishek Ratan

商品描述

Key Features

  • Get started with network automation (and different automation tasks) with relevant use cases
  • Apply software design principles such as Continuous Integration and DevOps to your network toolkit
  • Guides you through some best practices in automation

Book Description

Network automation is the use of IT controls to supervise and carry out every-day network management functions. It plays a key role in network virtualization technologies and network functions.

The book starts by providing an introduction to network automation, SDN, and its applications, which include integrating DevOps tools to automate the network efficiently. It then guides you through different network automation tasks and covers various data digging and reporting methodologies such as IPv6 migration, DC relocations, and interface parsing, all the while retaining security and improving data center robustness. The book then moves on to the use of Python and the management of SSH keys for machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, all followed by practical use cases. The book also covers the importance of Ansible for network automation including best practices in automation, ways to test automated networks using different tools, and other important techniques.

By the end of the book, you will be well acquainted with the various aspects of network automation.

What you will learn

  • Get the detailed analysis of Network automation
  • Trigger automations through available data factors
  • Improve data center robustness and security through specific access and data digging
  • Get an Access to APIs from Excel for dynamic reporting
  • Set up a communication with SSH-based devices using netmiko
  • Make full use of practical use cases and best practices to get accustomed with the various aspects of network automation

About the Author

Abhishek Ratan has around 15 years of technical experience in networking, automation, and various ITIL processes, and has worked in various roles in different organizations. As a network engineer, security engineer, automation engineer, TAC engineer, tech lead, and content writer, he has gained a wealth of experience during the 15 years of his career. Abhishek also has a deep interest in strategy game playing, and if he is not working on technical stuff, he is busy spending time on his strategy games.

He is currently working as a Sr Automation Engineer at ServiceNow, learning, and expanding his automation skills in the ServiceNow platform. His earlier experience includes working for companies such as Microsoft, Symantec, and Navisite,which has given him exposure to various environments.

Table of Contents

  1. Fundamental Concepts
  2. Python for Network Engineers
  3. Accessing and Mining Data from Network
  4. Web Framework for Automation triggers
  5. Ansible for Network Automation
  6. Continuous Integration for Network Engineers
  7. SDN Concepts in Network Automation

商品描述(中文翻譯)

主要特點


  • 通過相關的使用案例,開始進行網絡自動化(以及不同的自動化任務)

  • 應用軟件設計原則,如持續集成和DevOps,到您的網絡工具包中

  • 指導您遵循一些自動化的最佳實踐

書籍描述

網絡自動化是使用IT控制來監督和執行日常網絡管理功能的方法。它在網絡虛擬化技術和網絡功能中扮演著重要角色。

本書首先介紹了網絡自動化、SDN及其應用,包括將DevOps工具整合到網絡中以實現高效自動化。然後,它引導您完成不同的網絡自動化任務,並涵蓋各種數據挖掘和報告方法,例如IPv6遷移、數據中心遷移和接口解析,同時保持安全性並提高數據中心的穩健性。接下來,本書介紹了使用Python和管理SSH密鑰進行機器對機器(M2M)通信的方法,並提供實際的使用案例。本書還介紹了Ansible在網絡自動化中的重要性,包括自動化的最佳實踐、使用不同工具測試自動化網絡的方法以及其他重要技術。

通過閱讀本書,您將對網絡自動化的各個方面有深入了解。

您將學到什麼


  • 獲得網絡自動化的詳細分析

  • 通過可用的數據因素觸發自動化

  • 通過特定的訪問和數據挖掘提高數據中心的穩健性和安全性

  • 從Excel中訪問API以進行動態報告

  • 使用netmiko與基於SSH的設備建立通信

  • 充分利用實際使用案例和最佳實踐,熟悉網絡自動化的各個方面

關於作者

Abhishek Ratan 在網絡、自動化和各種ITIL流程方面擁有約15年的技術經驗,在不同組織的不同角色中工作過。作為網絡工程師、安全工程師、自動化工程師、技術支援工程師、技術領導和內容撰寫人員,他在職業生涯的15年中獲得了豐富的經驗。Abhishek還對策略遊戲有濃厚的興趣,如果他不在從事技術工作,他就忙於玩策略遊戲。

他目前在ServiceNow擔任高級自動化工程師,學習並擴展他在ServiceNow平台上的自動化技能。他之前的經驗包括在Microsoft、Symantec和Navisite等公司工作,這使他接觸到各種環境。

目錄


  1. 基本概念

  2. 網絡工程師的Python

  3. 從網絡中訪問和挖掘數據

  4. 用於自動化觸發的Web框架

  5. 網絡自動化的Ansible

  6. 網絡工程師的持續集成

  7. 網絡自動化中的SDN概念