Lilly Tech Systems
AI + Ansible for Networks
Learn how to leverage AI and large language models to generate Ansible playbooks, validate network configurations, and automatically remediate issues across your infrastructure. Transform your network automation workflow with intelligent assistance.
What You'll Learn
By the end of this course, you'll be able to use AI to supercharge your Ansible-based network automation.
AI Playbook Generation
Use LLMs to generate production-ready Ansible playbooks for network device configuration, monitoring, and management.
Config Validation
Leverage AI to validate network configurations against best practices, compliance policies, and known vulnerability patterns.
Auto-Remediation
Build AI-driven workflows that detect network issues and automatically generate and execute remediation playbooks.
CI/CD Integration
Integrate AI-powered Ansible automation into your existing CI/CD pipelines for continuous network management.
Course Lessons
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1. Introduction
Understand the intersection of AI and Ansible for network automation. Learn why LLMs are transforming how we write and manage playbooks.
2. Playbook Generation
Use ChatGPT, Claude, and other LLMs to generate Ansible playbooks for routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.
3. Config Validation
Apply AI to validate generated and existing configurations against security policies, best practices, and compliance frameworks.
4. Remediation
Build automated remediation pipelines that use AI to diagnose network issues and generate corrective Ansible playbooks.
5. Integration
Connect AI-powered Ansible workflows with monitoring tools, CI/CD pipelines, ticketing systems, and network controllers.
6. Best Practices
Production guidelines for AI-assisted network automation: testing strategies, safety guardrails, prompt engineering, and team workflows.
Prerequisites
What you need before starting this course.
- Basic familiarity with Ansible (playbooks, roles, inventory)
- Understanding of network fundamentals (routing, switching, VLANs)
- Access to an AI/LLM service (ChatGPT, Claude, or similar)
- A lab environment or network simulator for testing playbooks