Q: When is a template not a template? A: Within HPE IMC
SNMP templates with IMC API
MAC Address Formats in Ansible
How to change the format of MAC address strings in Ansible.
Why Having the Same Switch Config Across the Estate isn’t Always a Good Thing
I love uniformity. I see a collection of engineered objects (switch configs, shelves, rows of seedlings) as perfect when they are all the same. If they aren't the same then by definition some must be sub-standard. Also if they are uniform then something magical happens. You only have one state to consider/tweak/monitor etc. You know... Continue Reading →
Why parsing display commands with Ansible can often provide a 100% hit rate
A lesson I learnt the hard way about sending commands to a network device and parsing the result.
Can you fully automate a network?
A view point exploring why network automation should be an overlay rather than replacement of traditional networking skills.
The Single Source of Truth
Why maintaining a single instance of each set of data is one of the most fundamentally important design considerations when implementing network automation
Automatically Created Ansible Host Files from HPE IMC
An ansible playbook that uses the RESTful API in IMC to create an ansbible host file
Constantpinger 