You're reading from Practical Network Automation Leverage the power of Python and Ansible to optimize your network

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788299466

Length 266 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Ansible

Concepts

Network Automation

Author (1):

Abhishek Ratan

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Table of Contents (8) Chapters

Preface

1. Fundamental Concepts

2. Python for Network Engineers FREE CHAPTER

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

Understanding and configuring IIS for web framework

Here we are going to focus on what IIS is and how to configure it, to ensure our Python scripts are executed by harnessing the power of a web server framework.

Understanding IIS

IIS is a tool available on Windows that is used to host web services. In other words, if we install IIS we ensure that the machine on which it is installed is now acting as a web server. IIS is a fully functional program that is available from Add or Remove Programs in Windows. It supports the machine becoming a web server, an FTP server, and other things as well.

The following screenshot shows the first screen that appears after IIS is installed and opened using the IIS icon in Windows...

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Authors (1)

Ratan

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.

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