Category: Network Automation

AWX Oddities with MikroTik

Something I just came across recently is I’ve had to switch to using “Machine” credentials with MikroTik RouterOS v7 devices instead of “network” credential types. I’m not 100% sure why this is yet, but something that will maybe help someone facing the same issue. Honestly I don’t have any v6 routers left to check this

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Git for Network Engineers – Part 2

Getting Started In Part 1 we discussed why git for network engineers. In this part of the series we will start discussin how to start using git and creating your first repository. The first thing would be to install git. This process varies by platform, but there are instructions right on the git website for

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Backup Cisco, MikroTik, and PaloAlto with Ansible

I have created playbooks for Ansible Network Device Backups. It is important to keep your device configurations backed up in the event of a hardware failure. Check out my GitHub for these Ansible playbooks. Some folks are starting to use Git for device backups as it provides diffs and backup capability. For those who don’t

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