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Ansible

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PrerequisitesGo to https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/intro_installation.html for installation requirements for supportedcontrol environments.

About AnsibleAnsible is an open-source IT automation engine that automates cloud provisioning, configurationmanagement,application deployment, intra-service orchestration, and other IT needs.

Ansible uses small programs called Ansible modules to make API calls to your nodes, and apply configurationsdefined in playbooks.

By default, Ansible represents what machines it manages using a very simple INI file that puts all of yourmanaged machines in groups of your own choosing.

More information can be found from Ansible:

https://www.ansible.com/Ansible

https://docs.ansible.com/Ansible Automation Solutions. Includes installationinstructions, playbook instructions and examples,module lists, etc.

Cisco Ansible ModuleThere are multiple Cisco NX-OS-supported modules and playbooks for Ansible, as per the following tableof links:

Configuration Management ToolsNX-OS developer landing page.

Ansible1

Repo for ansible nxos playbooksAnsible NX-OS playbook examples

nxos network modulesAnsible NX-OS network modules

Ansible2

AnsibleCisco Ansible Module