In the upper topology we are using Ansible to manage different tasks for popular Network devices types, Ansible support wide range of Network devices using Ansible modules.
Within the same Environment you can find different types of network devices, and sometimes you need to configure multiple devices to complete a task, this can be difficult to complete with using manual configuration. Ansible can automate such tasks covering wide range of different network devices.
Ansible and Cisco
network modules for Cisco in Ansible Docs:
- Cisco IOS
- Cisco IOS XR
- Cisco NX-OS
Links
http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/list_of_network_modules.html#ios http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/list_of_network_modules.html#iosxr http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/list_of_network_modules.html#nxos