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Command line tool by default communicates with the Galaxy website API using the server address If you run your own internal Galaxy serverand want to use it instead of the default one, pass the --server option followed by the address of this galaxy server. You can set this option permanently by settingthe Galaxy server value in your ansible.cfg file. See GALAXY_SERVER for details on setting the value in ansible.cfg .Installing rolesUse the ansible-galaxy command to download roles from the Galaxy website$ ansible-galaxy role install namespace.role_nameSetting where to install rolesBy default, Ansible downloads roles to the first writable directory in the default list of paths ~/.ansible/roles:/usr/share/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible/roles. This installs roles in the home directory of the user running ansible-galaxy.You can override this with one of the following options:Set the environment variable ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH in your session.Use the --roles-path option for the ansible-galaxy command.Define roles_path in an ansible.cfg file.The following provides an example of using --roles-path to install the role into the current working directory:$ ansible-galaxy role install --roles-path . geerlingguy.apacheInstalling a specific version of a roleWhen the Galaxy server imports a role, it imports any Git tags matching the Semantic Version format as versions.In turn, you can download a specific version of a role by specifying one of the imported tags.To see the available versions for a role:Locate the role on the Galaxy search page.Click on the name to view more details, including the available versions.To install a specific version of a role from Galaxy, append a comma and the value of a GitHub release tag. For example:$ ansible-galaxy role install geerlingguy.apache,3.2.0It is also possible to point directly to the Git repository and specify a branch name or commit hash as the version. For example, the following willinstall a specific commit:$ ansible-galaxy role install git+ multiple roles from a fileYou can install multiple roles by including the roles in a requirements.yml file. The format of the file is YAML, and thefile extension must be either .yml or .yaml.Use the following command to install roles included in requirements.yml:$ ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.ymlAgain, the extension is important. If the .yml extension is left off, the ansible-galaxy CLI assumes the file is in an older, now deprecated,“basic” format.Each role in the file will have one or more of the following attributes:srcThe source of the role. Use the format namespace.role_name, if downloading from Galaxy; otherwise, provide a URL pointingto a repository within a Git based SCM. See

Edge services as well as systems on premises. The tool can generate scripts that run processes on multiple platforms. So, this system has many potential applications and the biggest problem any buyer is going to face is how exactly to use it.Ansible is an open-source project built by the community, and is available for Linux/Unix-like OS and Windows. To automatically configure servers, Ansible uses playbooks, which are ordered units of scripts (written in YAML) that define how a server should work and behave through the Ansible automation tool.Ansible Tower is the enterprise web-based GUI tool that makes Ansible easy to use. The software is designed to be the central platform for all automation tasks, and helps network teams manage complex deployments.Who is it recommended for?There are two versions of Ansible. The first is a free package, which is just called Ansible and the second is a paid tool, called Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. The free version installs on RHEL, and the paid version can be found as a service on AWS Marketplace or Google Cloud Marketplace. RHEL provides a SaaS version, which is hosted on Azure.Pros:Simple minimalistic interface – makes it easy to view key metricsLeverages playbooks to automate device configuration and deploymentsSupports numerous vendors, with plenty of community-built templatesCompletely open-source and freeCons:Is a full-service monitoring platform that can take time to fully explore all option availableAnsible is a free, open-source IT automation system (GitHub Ansible Project). For the enterprise-based Ansible Tower, the pricing is based on the number of nodes that you manage. It comes in two editions:StandardPremiumFor more information on pricing, request a quote. Get open-source Ansible through GitHub Ansible Project, or download a free trial of Ansible Tower for a limited time.5. NetmikoNetmiko is an open-source Python library based on the Paramiko SSH library. It allows easier management and connection of network devices through SSH.Netmiko improves the library of Paramiko by including support to a wide range of networking vendors and platforms, such as Arista EOS, Cisco ASA, HP Comware7, Juniper Junos, Linux, and more. The tool simplifies and automates the logging to a network device

This section describes release cycles, rules, and maintenance schedules for both Ansible community projects: the Ansible community package and ansible-core. The two projects have different versioning systems, maintenance structures, contents, and workflows.Ansible community packageansible-coreUses new versioning (2.10, then 3.0.0)Continues “classic Ansible” versioning (2.11, then 2.12)Follows semantic versioning rulesDoes not use semantic versioningMaintains only one version at a timeMaintains latest version plus two older versionsIncludes language, runtime, and selected CollectionsIncludes language, runtime, and builtin pluginsDeveloped and maintained in Collection repositoriesDeveloped and maintained in ansible/ansible repositoryMany community users install the Ansible community package. The Ansible community package offers the functionality that existed in Ansible 2.9, with more than 85 Collections containing thousands of modules and plugins. The ansible-core option is primarily for developers and users who want to install only the collections they need.Release cycle overviewAnsible community package release cycleAnsible community changelogsansible-core release cycleansible-core control node Python supportansible-core target node Python supportansible-core target node PowerShell and Windows supportansible-core support matrixPreparing for a new releaseFeature freezesRelease candidatesDevelopment and maintenance workflowsAnsible community package workflowansible-core workflowGenerating changelogsDeprecation cyclesAnsible community package deprecation cycleansible-core deprecation cycleRelease cycle overviewThe two community releases are related - the release cycle follows this pattern:Release of a new ansible-core major version, for example, ansible-core 2.11New release of ansible-core and two prior versions are now maintained (in this case, ansible-base 2.10, Ansible 2.9)Work on new features for ansible-core continues in the devel branchCollection freeze (no new Collections or new versions of existing Collections) on the Ansible community packageRelease candidate for Ansible community package, testing, additional release candidates as necessaryRelease of a new Ansible community package major version based on the new ansible-core, for example, Ansible 4.0.0 based on ansible-core 2.11Newest release of the Ansible community package is the only version now maintainedWork on new features continues in CollectionsIndividual Collections can make multiple minor and major releasesMinor releases of three maintained ansible-core versions every four weeks (2.11.1)Minor releases of the single maintained Ansible community package version every four weeks (4.1.0)Feature freeze on ansible-coreRelease candidate for ansible-core, testing, additional release candidates as necessaryRelease of the next ansible-core major version, cycle begins againansible-core release cycleansible-core is