Hands-On Workshop: Ansible and Ascender for Networking

This hands-on, instructor-led virtual workshop is perfect for any network engineer who wants to learn the basics of Ansible and Ascender so they can automate various network management tasks.

This workshop will cover the configuration of various aspects of network equipment, such as SNMP settings, parsing configurations, pinging hosts, facts, conditionals, variables, loops, and surveys.

In order to optimize interactions with our instructor, we will limit the number of seats for this session. Register today to secure your spot. This is a live workshop and will not be recorded.

May 21, 2025

Who will benefit?

This workshop has been designed and built for  network engineers primarily but may be useful for anyone interested in automation.

Attendee Requirements

All attendees are required to have a computer with the ability to browse to a lab environment hosted in a public cloud. No automation or Linux experience is required.

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Session Agenda

May 21, 2025

COFFEE & PREP

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. CST

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. ET

MORNING SESSIONS

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CST

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. ET

  • What is Ansible?
  • How Ansible works and its key components
  • Ascender demo
  • What is Ledger
  • Hands-On:
    -Build my first playbook
    -Create a Job Template in Ascender
    -Execute my first playbook
    -Variables
    -Conditionals and blocks
    -Handlers
    -Loops

Lunch

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CST

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m ET

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CST

2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET

  • Hands-On:
    -Templates
    -Roles
    -Surveys
    -Workflows
    -Role-based access control(RBAC)
  • Wrap Up