[Video] Install Ansible and run your first playbook




Are you a network engineer and want to know from where to start network automation? Or want to learn how to install and configure Ansible server for running your first ansible-playbook on Ansible.  


Updating Yum

# yum -y update

Install Python

#sudo yum install python3

Install Ansible

# sudo pip3 install ansible


Install paramiko

sudo pip3 install paramiko



Verify the status/version of installed components
pip --version
python --version
ansible --version

Comments

  1. shihabMay 11, 2020 at 5:55 PM

    Thanks for the tutorial. By the way, how did you connect Ansible with GNS3 router?

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    1. Prashant SahuMay 25, 2020 at 8:21 PM

      Hi Shahib, I did not used GNS3 in this demonstration. I connected to lab router form Ansible hosted in AWS.

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    2. UnknownOctober 9, 2021 at 11:57 PM

      How did you connect your router from you Lab to Ansible server running in AWS ?

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