Ansible 204 – Network Automation with Palo Alto

Outline

Certification
•   Lecture + Lab: Alta3 Research Automating Palo Alto with Python and Ansible Certification

AI LLM Toolkit
•   Lecture + Lab: Large Language Model toolkit for AI Solution Assistance

Overview
•   Lecture: PAN-OS and Panorama Automation Options

Software Control Management
•   Lecture + Lab: SCM Option #1 - GitHub
•   Lecture + Lab: SCM Option #2 - GitLab

Automating with Linux Tools
•   Lecture + Lab: Postman and Palo Alto
•   Lecture + Lab: cURL and Palo Alto

Palo Alto REST API
•   Lecture: PAN-OS and Panorama REST API

Python
•   Lecture + Lab: Up and Running with Python
•   Lecture + Lab: Python requests library
•   Lecture: Palo Alto Python Clients
•   Lecture + Lab: Using Palo Alto Python Clients

Palo Alto XML API
•   Lecture: PAN-OS and Panorama XML API
•   Lecture + Lab: Automating XML APIs
•   Lecture: Breaking down XML with pandas
•   Lecture + Lab: XML and pandas
•   Lecture + Lab: XML, pandas, and Palo Alto

Ansible Basics
•   Lecture: Introduction to Ansible
•   Lecture + Lab: Methods for Installing Ansible
•   Lecture: Static Inventory
•   Lecture + Lab: Ansible Host Inventory
•   Lecture: Introduction to YAML
•   Lecture + Lab: Running a Playbook
•   Lecture + Lab: ansible.cfg setup
•   Lecture: Ansible Galaxy

Ansible and Palo Alto
•   Lecture: Ansible Collections
•   Lecture + Lab: Ansible Collection for Palo Alto PanOS and Panorama
•   Lecture + Lab: Building Playbooks for Palo Alto
•   Lecture + Lab: Loops and Vars Files in Playbooks
•   Lecture: Palo Alto Ansible Modules
•   Lecture + Lab: Common Palo Alto Operations with Ansible
•   Lecture + Lab: Error Handling in Palo Alto Playbooks
•   Lecture + Lab: Building When Conditionals for Palo Alto Playbooks
•   Lecture + Lab: Palo Alto Change Operations with Ansible

Critical Ansible Modules and Techniques
•   Lecture: Avoiding Command Line Operations
•   Lecture + Lab: Ansible Module - shell
•   Lecture: Backing up and Writing Out Palo Alto Configuration
•   Lecture + Lab: Ansible Module - copy
•   Lecture: Automate Every API
•   Lecture + Lab: Ansible Module - get_url and uri
•   Lecture: Create and Remove Files and Directories
•   Lecture + Lab: Ansible Module - file
•   Lecture: Cloning Resources and Prerequisites for Palo Alto
•   Lecture + Lab: Ansible Module - git
•   Lecture: Modifying Configuration with Ansible
•   Lecture + Lab: Ansible Module - lineinfile and replace
•   Lecture: Running Scripting with Ansible
•   Lecture + Lab: Ansible Module - script

Creating Manageable Solutions
•   Lecture + Lab: Writing A Palo Alto Playbook
•   Lecture: From a Playbook to a Role
•   Lecture + Lab: Writing A Palo Alto Playbook

Security
•   Lecture: Secret Management Options and Considerations for Palo Alto
•   Lecture + Lab: Ansible Lookup Plugin
•   Lecture + Lab: Ansible Vault

AI LLM Prompting
•   Lecture: Creating Palo Alto Automation Solutions with AI LLM tools
•   Lecture + Lab: Writing Prompts for AI LLM tools to Automate Palo Alto
•   Lecture + Lab: Proofing Solutions Generated by AI

Industry Scenarios
•   Lecture: optional - Building Pipelines with GitHub Actions
•   Lecture: optional - Automating CI CD Operations with GitLab
•   Lecture: optional - Overview of AWX, Tower, or Ansible Automation Platform
•   Lecture: optional - Applying Our Training within Your Organization