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2024

Howto handle credentials in middleware containers
·1832 words·9 mins
netdevops blog python vault ansible
So, you’re diving into the world of middleware containers, huh?
Netbox Config Contexts and Config Templates
·1736 words·9 mins
netdevops blog netbox ansible context_data config_templates
One of NetBox’s killer features is its context data & configuration template rendering, which positions it as the ultimate single source of truth, regardless of the vendor or vendor mix in use.
LiveLab: Automating Excel Reports with Ansible, Flask, Mongodb, TextFSM and Pandas
·2081 words·10 mins
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Today, I want to show you how I use Ansible, Flask, MongoDB, TextFSM and Pandas to generate Excel reports.
Fixing install ansible-pylibssh on macOS (Apple Silicon)
·195 words·1 min
kb macos ansible fix
On macOS (Apple Silicon), I had trouble installing ansible-pylibssh because it could not find all the required sources.
Netdevops python libraries toolbox
·1720 words·9 mins
netdevops blog python apiflask flask loguru ciscoconfparse dynaconf pymongo rq netmiko paramiko ansible pandas ntc_templates textfsm requests
In the ever-evolving landscape of network management and automation, the role of Network DevOps has become increasingly pivotal.
Use Ansible Tower API
·349 words·2 mins
netdevops blog python ansible tower api
Here are some code examples to use the Ansible Tower API from python scripts.
Interaction with REST API <-> Ansible playbook
·473 words·3 mins
netdevops blog ansible api
This is a short example how you interact from an ansible playbook with a rest api.
Netbox <-> Ansible Tower inventory integration
·220 words·2 mins
netdevops blog ansible netbox inventory
How to integrate NetBox inventory into Ansible Tower as an inventory source?

2023

Create ansible config file with all default values
·34 words·1 min
netdevops blog ansible
If you need in your venv environment a plane ansible.
Ansible: Disable / Enable proxy for single task
·152 words·1 min
netdevops blog ansible proxy tower
In my AWX Tower, I have globally set up a proxy.
Rollout new images to Cisco devices with Ansible
·307 words·2 mins
netdevops blog ansible cisco rollout update
Depending on the hardware model, this playbook will copy the appropriate image from an HTTP web server to the switch.

2022

Ansible: Parse Cisco commando ouputs with TEXTFSM
·390 words·2 mins
netdevops blog cisco textfsm ansible
To parse outputs of commands in Ansible you can use TEXTFSM.
Reboot Accesspoints with Ansible
·160 words·1 min
netdevops blog ansible cisco
Sometimes it is necessary to reboot the accesspoints and if you don`t want to do it by hand let Ansible work for you :-)