Cisco Data Centers | Aci Automation With Ansible

Master ACI Automation with Ansible: Step-by-Step Labs from Setup to Advanced (Real-World Use Cases and CCIE DC Lab Prep)

What you'll learn

Understand why Cisco ACI automation matters in modern data centers.

Explore why Ansible stands out as the best choice for automating Cisco ACI.

Setup the ACI automation lab environment — step by step.

Dive into Ansible’s core components, like inventories, playbooks, modules, and configuration files, and understand how they work together to automate ACI task.

Learn how to write, validate, and structure effective ACI playbooks.

Enhance the playbooks using variables, roles, tags, and conditionals.

Learn how to scale the ACI automation with Ansible.

Requirements

Basic Cisco ACI understanding.

Description

The Cisco Data Centers | ACI Automation With Ansible course unlocks the full power of Cisco ACI automation with Ansible. This is a hands-on, lab-driven course designed for network engineers, automation professionals, and CCIE Data Center candidates.Whether you're just starting with Ansible or looking to master advanced ACI use cases, this course takes you step-by-step from foundational concepts to real-world automation labs.This is a unique course that gives you everything you need to start automating Cisco ACI using Ansible from scratch, in just a few focused hours, with zero fluff and maximum impact.What You’ll Learn:By the end of this course, you will confidently be able to understand and answer the following key points:Why is automating Cisco ACI essential in modern data centers?Why is Ansible the best choice for ACI automation?How can we build an ACI automation lab environment?What are the key components of Ansible, and how do they work together?How do we write, validate, and structure effective ACI playbooks?How do we enhance our playbooks using variables, roles, tags, and conditionals?How do we scale our automation and make it ready for production?How can we automate real ACI use cases, such as ACI migration tasks?This course includes:This professional development and foundational learning course contains the following:High-quality, technical videos cover the core topics of Automating Cisco ACI using Ansible. Lab demos that explain the automation process step-by-step. Quizzes at the end of each section for knowledge review and to confirm understanding.External Resources and References that allow you to extend your ACI knowledge.

Overview

Section 1: Course Overview

Lecture 1 Course Introduction

Section 2: Introduction to ACI Automation & Ansible

Lecture 2 Introduction to ACI Automation

Lecture 3 Ansible Overview

Lecture 4 Setting Up Your Ansible Environment

Section 3: Getting Started With Ansible

Lecture 5 Ansible Main Components

Lecture 6 Ansible Configuration File

Lecture 7 Ansible Configuration File Lab Demo

Lecture 8 Ansible Inventory File

Lecture 9 Ansible Inventory File Lab Demo

Lecture 10 YAML Overview

Lecture 11 Ansible Playbook File

Lecture 12 Ansible Modules and Collections

Section 4: Start Automating Cisco ACI (Basics)

Lecture 13 Writing Our First Playbook

Lecture 14 Validating Playbooks

Lecture 15 Ansible Annotations

Lecture 16 Ansible Execution Control

Lecture 17 Ansible Tags

Section 5: Working With Ansible Variables

Lecture 18 Ansible Variables Overview

Lecture 19 Inventory Variables Lab Demo

Lecture 20 Playbook Variables Lab Demo

Lecture 21 Separate-File Variables Lab Demo

Lecture 22 Defining Variables at Runtime

Lecture 23 Ansible Variables Default Values

Lecture 24 Ansible Variables Precedence

Section 6: Enhancing Playbooks for ACI Automation

Lecture 25 Playbooks With YAML Anchors

Lecture 26 Playbooks With Modules Defaults

Lecture 27 Multi-play Playbooks

Lecture 28 Splitting the Playbook File

Lecture 29 Automating with the aci_rest Module

Section 7: Scaling & Advancing ACI Automation with Ansible

Lecture 30 Understanding Loops in Ansible Playbooks

Lecture 31 Looping in Practice: Lab Demo

Lecture 32 Using Certificate-Based Authentication

Lecture 33 Using Conditionals in Ansible Playbooks

Lecture 34 Using Ansible Roles to Organize Automation

Network Engineers transitioning to automation,ACI engineers who want to streamline tasks with Ansible,CCIE DC candidates looking for practical lab coverage,Anyone curious about ACI automation with Ansible