Cygate Techdays 2019

Ansible automation demo for Cygate Techdays 2019 by Christofer Tibbelin

Also big help from Jostein Martinsen 👍

Ansible Demo 💻🐧

Presentation 📉

Presentation files

Demo 1 📀

Install Ansible + test ssh

Demo 2 🔍

Run some Ansible commands directly from command prompt towards server1

Demo 3 📖

Building our first playbook instead of console commands

Demo 4 🔒

Secure our sudo password with Ansible Vault

Demo 5 is to use Ansible to push a Firewall Policy to a CheckPoint firewall.

CheckPoint have written a custom Ansible module for their API software.
There is also a API software written i Python that the Ansible module need to talk to.

Demo 5.1 🐳☑️☝️

Build a Docker container and install Check Points API software in it.

Demo 5.2 🐳☑️🤘

Use the new Ansible module and docker container to push a change to the CheckPoint MGT

Demo 6 📘📗📙

Show how roles can simplify playbook complexity

Demo 7 🏃📚😁

Use RunDeck to bind it all together.