As with other automation tools, Ansible started out by managing servers before expanding its ability to manage networking equipment. For the most part, the modules and what Ansible refers to as the playbook are similar between server modules and network modules with subtle differences. In this chapter, we will look at a server task example first and draw comparisons later on with network modules.
Mastering Python Networking
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Overview of this book
Networks in your infrastructure set the foundation for how your application can be deployed, maintained, and serviced. Python is the ideal language for network engineers to explore tools that were previously available to systems engineers and application developers. In this second edition of Mastering Python Networking, you’ll embark on a Python-based journey to transition from traditional network engineers to network developers ready for the next-generation of networks.
This book begins by reviewing the basics of Python and teaches you how Python can interact with both legacy and API-enabled network devices. As you make your way through the chapters, you will then learn to leverage high-level Python packages and frameworks to perform network engineering tasks for automation, monitoring, management, and enhanced security. In the concluding chapters, you will use Jenkins for continuous network integration as well as testing tools to verify your network.
By the end of this book, you will be able to perform all networking tasks with ease using Python.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Review of TCP/IP Protocol Suite and Python
Low-Level Network Device Interactions
APIs and Intent-Driven Networking
The Python Automation Framework – Ansible Basics
The Python Automation Framework – Beyond Basics
Network Security with Python
Network Monitoring with Python – Part 1
Network Monitoring with Python – Part 2
Building Network Web Services with Python
AWS Cloud Networking
Working with Git
Continuous Integration with Jenkins
Test-Driven Development for Networks
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