Network as Code. NaC model.

Greetings! Unfortunately, the time allocated for the project is coming to an end. In this post, I would like to summarize the work which was done, how it started and express thoughts about future plans. Read more

Greetings! As I have promised about my github repository, here is a link: https://github.com/dmmar/netascode Enjoy!

Greetings! This post for Milestone 4 will be the last and will finish the practical part of the project. Unfortunately, the project time is limited and I do not have time to do TS-3. Read more

Greetings! In this post, I want to show a video that contains the example of network automation tests using ‘PyATS framework’ which checks NTP server on certain devices in ‘test environment’ and if NTP server is not correct does auto-rollback on one step back. Read more

Greetings! Tasks: NaC model and Enterprise network at Day 1: Troubleshooting example 1 Troubleshooting example 2 Troubleshooting example 3 Blogging Network at Day 1. Read more

Greetings! In this post, I want to show a video that contains the complete process of transferring configurations from the DEV environment to TEST and then to PROD using the GitLab CI/CD pipeline. Read more

Greetings! In this post, I want to show how I use PyATS/Robot frameworks and TextFSM to create simple tests to check the services/protocols for the Company ‘X’ virtual network. Read more

Greetings! In this post, I will show the configuration process of Company ‘X’ virtual network using Ansible Roles, Jinja2 templates and Ansible playbooks for the development environment. Read more

Greetings! In this post, I will show the ‘Main components’ of NaC model such as Ansible and NAPALM more deeply. If you have not read the ‘Introduction’ post, it is a good starting point to understand what I will talk about. Read more

Greetings! Tasks: NaC model and Enterprise network at Day 0 (no configuration exist): Preset Automation tools on the client workstation Configuration virtual enterprise network (services) Make checking tests (Robot Framework/PyATS) Blogging At this stage, I will configure the virtual network of the company ‘X’ at Day 0 where are no configurations exist, only the basic configuration. Read more