Beyond Configuration Management
summary
Live demo shows how configuration management becomes actionable: code goes to Git, a CI job runs a battery of tests using the open library mint to catch errors that would remove VLANs, Ansible playbooks apply changes, and a NetBox-backed source of truth prevents wrong targets. Integrations include Ansible Tower, ServiceNow tickets, Slack alerts and even Google Assistant to trigger an approved change from a phone. The pipeline validates pre-change, rejects failing PRs, applies changes and supports automated rollbacks when tests fail.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:03About Darren
- 2:29Network Automation
- 5:13Configuration Management
- 7:44Network Automation Principles
- 15:58Continuous Integration
- 37:57Testing
- 42:03Commands
- 43:32ServiceNow
- 45:50Network Ninja
- 46:56Ticket Inspection
- 47:46Google Assistant
- 48:23Slack
- 49:35Status Note
- 51:27Demo
- 52:35Takeaways
- 57:13Can you roll back
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