Ansible Roles in IAG Operations

Itential Automation Gateway allows users to automate the administration of their network by providing a collection of Ansible roles that perform device monitoring and configuration tasks on supported device types.

To help guide the use of Ansible roles in Automation Gateway, this guide covers:

• The purpose of Ansible roles in Automation Gateway
• The specific roles distributed with Automation Gateway, including several examples
• The parameters required for role execution, including the task key naming
• The device broker function in Automation Gateway
• The use of SSH (CLI) to connect devices

Topics:

• Itential Roles
• Role Execution Parameters
• Device Broker Support
• Device Connectivity Support
• Execution Flow by Role Type