Configuration Management
Explore how to automate full network configuration management by abstracting device data and using Jinja2 templates. Understand how to create dynamic configurations with Ansible playbooks and tasks to ensure consistent, intent-driven network changes at scale.
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Achieving full network configuration management
Ultimately, the goal of network automation is to provide complete coverage of all network configurations and the required changes to those configurations. One-time, tactical playbooks are incredibly powerful. However, these playbooks are simply moving the execution of CLI commands from human input to an automation engine. While network reconnaissance and executing tactical commands can be performed at scale, full network configuration management has not yet been achieved. This is because no source of truth exists. The network is not yet intent-based, ...