Lesson 2: Designing, Deploying and Managing Network Automation Systems – Device Automation, Templates, and Configuration Management

This lesson provides guided coverage of device automation, templates, and configuration management within the Designing, Deploying and Managing Network Automation Systems (AUTOCOR) v2.0 Training.

Topics Covered

• SSH, APIs, libraries, Ansible, templates, inventories, and credentials
• Configuration generation, deployment, validation, backup, and rollback
• Parsing command output, state comparison, compliance, and drift detection
• Reusable functions, modules, playbooks, roles, and workflow design
• Secure secrets handling, access control, and change approvals
• Error handling, idempotency, retries, and audit records
• Automated configuration workflow exercise

Practical Outcome

Learners complete the lesson with a clear understanding of the workflow, the ability to validate the expected result, and a structured approach to common troubleshooting tasks.