Ansible Archives - RichardKilleen

Adding IPv6 Addresses with Ansible to the CCIE Service Provider Lab

Richard Killeen — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 19:40:45 +0000

Process for Adding IPv6 Addresses With Ansible Hello And welcome to this next video in the CCIE service provider lab series. Okay So what we’re going to tackle in this one is we’re going to be adding IPv6 addresses with ansible to the into the devices in the CCIE Service Provider Lab. Now as you… Read More »Adding IPv6 Addresses with Ansible to the CCIE Service Provider Lab

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Ansible Lab 07 Configuring Juniper OSPF & Cisco iBGP with Ansible

Richard Killeen — Sun, 18 May 2025 00:16:49 +0000

Hello and welcome to the seventh video in our Ansible workbook series where we will look at iBGP with Ansible along side Juniper ospf.and following on directly from Lab-06. As we can see here, another Junos router has been added into our topology. The Scenario In our scenario here is we’ve been requested by our… Read More »Ansible Lab 07 Configuring Juniper OSPF & Cisco iBGP with Ansible

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OSPF configuration with Ansible and Jinja2 templates Lab 06

Richard Killeen — Thu, 15 May 2025 08:27:36 +0000

In this post, we’re going to cover the process of OSPF configuration with Ansible and Jinja2 templates for Cisco routers, based on the setup in Lab 06 and is a direct follow on from Lab 05 and dont forget to check out the related GitHub repo for this lab. I’ll walk you through everything from… Read More »OSPF configuration with Ansible and Jinja2 templates Lab 06

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Workbook 05 Ansible Configuration for Cisco and Juniper Loops and With Statements

Richard Killeen — Sun, 11 May 2025 18:46:38 +0000

Ansible Workbook 05 – Multi-Vendor Ansible Configuration for Cisco and Juniper Welcome to Workbook 05 in my Ansible series. In this session, I’m moving beyond basic device automation and tackling multi-vendor environments, focusing on Ansible configuration for Cisco and Juniper routers in an unified network. I’ll walk you through building vendor-specific playbooks, optimising host and… Read More »Workbook 05 Ansible Configuration for Cisco and Juniper Loops and With Statements

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Ansible Lab 04 Automating Server Configuration and Routers NTP

Richard Killeen — Thu, 08 May 2025 22:40:50 +0000

lets have a blast with automating server configuration In this post, we’ll cover the fourth lab in the Ansible series, focusing our routers and automating server configuration for NTP (Network Time Protocol). This lab introduces the integration of an Ubuntu server as an NTP server, aligning with real-world scenarios where network engineers often handle both… Read More »Ansible Lab 04 Automating Server Configuration and Routers NTP

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Ansible Lab 03 IP Address Configuration and Loopbacks

Richard Killeen — Wed, 07 May 2025 21:17:05 +0000

Automating Network Configuration with Ansible In this post, we’ll dive into the third lab of our Ansible automation series, where we will be automating network configuration, namely IPv4 address configuration for edge and main routers. This lab focuses on configuring loopback addresses using Ansible playbooks, building structured host and inventory files, and validating the configuration… Read More »Ansible Lab 03 IP Address Configuration and Loopbacks

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Ansible Lab 2, Static Routing and Ansible AD-HOC Commands

Richard Killeen — Tue, 06 May 2025 22:10:38 +0000

Ansible Lab 2: Validating Router Connectivity and Static Routing with Ansible Automation Welcome to Lab 2 in the Ansible Automation series. In this lab, we’re building on the basics covered in Lab 1 and taking it a step further by focusing on real-world reachability checks and basic routing configuration using Ansible playbooks. This lab walks… Read More »Ansible Lab 2, Static Routing and Ansible AD-HOC Commands

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Introduction to Automation and some Network Automation Platforms

Richard Killeen — Mon, 05 May 2025 15:57:53 +0000

In the past decade, network automation has evolved from a niche convenience to a core capability in every modern data centre, service provider, and enterprise IT environment. If you’re a network engineer, systems administrator, DevOps specialist—or even just a curious learner—this article is your guide to understanding what network automation is, why it matters, and… Read More »Introduction to Automation and some Network Automation Platforms

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An introduction to Ansible for Network Automation

Richard Killeen — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:09:21 +0000

Learn how Ansible can simplify network automation tasks with its powerful features and easy-to-use interface. Get started today!

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