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Product type Paperback

Published in May 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837637867

Length 816 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Ansible

Concepts

Network Automation

Authors (9):

Ken Celenza

Ken Celenza is VP of Network Automation Architecture at NTC. Ken is an experienced network and automation engineer with over 20 years of experience working in military, consulting, and enterprise environments. Ken leads client engagements at NTC as both a developer and an architect and serves as a mentor to Network Engineers.

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John Anderson

John Anderson is a Principal Consultant at NTC and the Nautobot Product Owner. John has 10 years of experience in networking and software development, and has been a maintainer and contributor to a number of open source projects over the years. John lives in South Carolina and is working on a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a focus on zero trust network security, at Clemson University.

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Gary Snider

Gary Snider is a software engineer with 10 years of experience in Network Automation. He is currently a core developer for the Nautobot project at NTC. Prior to NTC, he had a career in networking designing and maintaining data centers, branch offices, and large campus networks for state and federal governments.

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Jason Edelman

Jason Edelman is the Founder and CTO at Network to Code (NTC). Prior to NTC, Jason spent a career in networking developing and architecting network solutions with his last role leading efforts around SDN and programmability. Jason is co-author of O’Reilly’s Network Programmability & Automation book. He is a former CCIE and has a B.E. in Computer Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.

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Brad Haas

Brad Haas is a VP of Professional Services at NTC. With a career spanning more than two decades, Brad has been instrumental in delivering innovative solutions, particularly in automation and the integration of software-defined infrastructure. His career is distinguished by his achievement of numerous certifications, encompassing multiple CCIEs as well as cloud certifications, demonstrating his commitment to ongoing learning and staying at the forefront of industry developments.

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Glenn Matthews

Glenn Matthews is a Principal Engineer at Network to Code and is the tech lead of the Nautobot project. Prior to NTC, he worked at Cisco for more than a decade in various software roles. Glenn is committed to designing and developing quality software to help make the world a better place. His academic background includes a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Georgia. He lives in North Carolina with his daughter and a very persistent cat.

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Bryan Culver

Bryan Culver is an Engineering Manager at NTC, where he is building the team behind Nautobot Cloud. He has served many roles in his career related to automation, andh he maintains a strong software engineering background, graduating from Oakland University with a B.S. in Computer Science. Outside of work he enjoys time with his wife and children, wielding power tools on home renovation projects, traveling, and Formula 1 races.

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Christian Adell

Christian Adell is a Principal Architect at NTC. He is focused on building network automation solutions for diverse use cases, with great emphasis on open source software. He is passionate about learning and helping others to be happier, but also has more hobbies than hours in the day, so working remotely from Barcelona gives him the time and the space to achieve his dreams. Christian is co-author of O’Reilly’s Network Programmability and Automation book.

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Josh VanDeraa

Josh VanDeraa is a network engineer and automation leader. Currently, he is a services director at Network to Code, driving value from network automation solutions. Josh has experience in automation and networking across retail, transportation, and managed services. In his free time, he enjoys being with his family or the Minnesota seasons. Josh co-authored Network Automation with Nautobot and self-published Open Source Network Management.

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Table of Contents (26) Chapters

Preface

Who this book is for
What this book covers
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Conventions used
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1. Part 1: Introduction to Source of Truth and Nautobot

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Nautobot FREE CHAPTER

Introduction to network automation
Understanding SoT
Nautobot overview
Nautobot use cases
Nautobot ecosystem
Summary

3. Chapter 2: Nautobot Data Models

Nautobot data models overview
Network device inventory data models
Tenants
IPAM data models
Circuits data models
Data model extensibility
Summary

4. Part 2: Getting Started with Nautobot

5. Chapter 3: Installing and Deploying Nautobot

Nautobot architecture overview
Installing Nautobot
Loading data into Nautobot
Summary

6. Chapter 4: Understanding the User Interface and Bootstrapping Nautobot

Understanding the navigation and UI
Managing inventory and bootstrapping your first installation
Summary

7. Chapter 5: Configuring Nautobot Core Data Models

IP address management in Nautobot
Modeling HA and virtual devices
Cabling and power management
Incorporating power management with cabling
Understanding the blast radius through comprehensive data
Secrets management
Using Notes, Tags, Changelog, and Filter forms
Summary

8. Chapter 6: Using Nautobot’s Extensibility Features

Statuses
Tags
Custom fields
Computed fields
Custom links
Export templates
Best practices for export templates
Config contexts
Config context schemas
Git as a data source
Relationships
Dynamic groups
Summary

9. Chapter 7: Managing and Administering Nautobot

Administration with the Admin UI
User, group, and permissions management
Exploring Nautobot’s settings
Setting up and using NAPALM integration
Exploring nautobot-server CLI commands
Exploring the Nautobot Shell
Upgrading Nautobot
Troubleshooting Nautobot
Summary

10. Part 3: Network Automation with Nautobot

11. Chapter 8: Learning about Nautobot APIs – REST, GraphQL, and Webhooks

Technical requirements
Nautobot REST APIs
GraphQL with Nautobot
Webhooks
Summary

12. Chapter 9: Understanding Nautobot Integrations for NetDevOps Pipelines

Technical requirements
Exploring pynautobot
Exploring the Nautobot Ansible Collection
Using Nornir Nautobot
Exploring Nautobot Docker containers
Exploring the Nautobot Go library
Introducing the Nautobot Terraform provider
Summary

13. Chapter 10: Embracing Infrastructure as Code with Nautobot, Git, and Ansible

Technical requirements
Setting up the environment
Adding data to Nautobot with Ansible
Setting up a dynamic inventory
Backing up network devices
Performing a config replace with Nautobot, NAPALM, and Ansible on Arista and Juniper devices
Performing config changes with Nautobot and Ansible for Cisco IOS devices
Performing config changes with Nautobot and Ansible for Cisco NX-OS devices
Managing data with config contexts and using Git
Nautobot jobs versus Ansible playbooks
Summary