HOW INDUSTRIES ARE SOLVING CHALLENGES USING ANSIBLE..

The below blog/article will be the detailed description about the industries solving their use cases. We will also see what do you exactly mean by ansible and what it is used for.

What is Ansible?

We can simply say that this tool is used for the automation purpose with the help of computer networking. The basic tasks that are done from these are configuration management, application development, provisioning, etc. Automation is crucial these days, with IT environments that are too complex and often need to scale too quickly for system administrators and developers to keep up if they had to do everything manually. Ansible has its own language of programming i.e. YAML. The file extension is .yml. This tool is a emerging tool and it is been used by millions of people.

What are advantages of Ansible?

1) The first and the foremost advantage of using ansible is that it is a open source platform. Anyone can make use of it for the automation purpose.

2) The structure of ansible is very easy to understand. No special coding skills are particularly required for it.

3) The software provides very high flexibility to the users. No matter how big the environment, ansible helps out.

4) The whole system is agentless. No need to download very hefty software and firewall ports on the client systems. You also don’t have to set up a separate management structure.

What are the features of ansible?

1) The First feature that it provides is the configuration management. The whole software is made to be easy handling and not creating much confusion. All you need is the username and password or an SSH key so that you can join the system remotely. In the whole software you only need to tell what to do rather that how to do the thing. Simple playbooks can be run to accomplish our job.

2) The second thing it provides is the application development. You won’t need to write custom code to automate your systems; you list the tasks required to be done by writing a playbook, and Ansible will figure out how to get your systems to the state you want them to be in. 

3) As we are going to store the important software is ansible so security can be keen issue. The security and the compliance is at its best. If the appropriate IPs are provided to the ansible then ansible can help to do desirable activities with the help of playbooks.

Why Ansible?

Many of the available tools, such as Ansible, Puppet, Saltstack, Chef and CFEngine, provide automation for infrastructure, cloud, compliance and security management, integration for deployment and continuous deployment (CI / CD). What is the best tool to start automating your environment?

The difficult task of prospecting one of these tools keeps the sysadmin from evolving technically and proposing improvements to the environment they manage. They work the old school way and are conservative and averse to change. Sysadmins need to be up-to-date on automation, and when they do begin studying automation, they will be taken to several tools that theoretically do the same thing. This can make the job a bit traumatic and demotivating for those who are getting starting.

What are the difficulties faced by the companies in terms of automation?

Now-a-days, due to increase in technology, the industry has very complex use cases that need to solved. Process standardization is perhaps the most dangerous part of implementing automation. In straightforward terms, the more complex the cycle, the more troublesome and expensive it is to apply automation. Complex use cases increment both operating expenses and business disruption in light of the fact.

With an increase in customer base, the business owner has more orders to fulfil. Not only that, new customers are coming onboard every day on the hour. The challenge the manufacturer faces is a choke in his or her production output, as he or she is limited by the space of his factory floor, the skilled workers he or she has and the working hour shifts he or she can accommodate, primarily at healthy and safe levels, for his workforce. Some manufacturers will consider outsourcing some of these processes to free up resources to keep up with demand. Others however, may consider automating their chain of processes, freeing up the over-reliance on the unpredictable outcomes of man-power shortage and manual labor.

How ansible helps in solving?

ARISTA CLOUD NETWORKING

Arista’s software driven cloud networking model is helping to redefine cloud architectures as data centers adapt to achieve better agility and economy. Arista enables the use of standard provisioning and automation systems such as Ansible through our open Linux approach, bringing Net-Ops and Dev-Ops unification.

Integrated Solution

Arista has been committed to open standards and to modern software from the inception of the company. We believe that innovation within these frameworks drives customer success and permits our customers to build true multi-vendor networks. Our customers want choices, not proprietary lock-in.

Arista Networks and Ansible have partnered to bring the strength and agility of Ansible to your network. Arista is built on extensibility and continues to leverage third-party integrations like Ansible to help you get the most out of your switch.

• Arista modules leverage the syntax of the running configuration - mirroring the syntax with which most network engineers are familiar.
• Ansible can communicate with your Arista switch using using CLI or eAPI. The CLI-based connection utilizes SSH to securely manage your device.
• Leverages existing EOS CLI or TACACS users which provides built-in authorization.