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B. Choi, E. MedinaIntroduction to Ansible Network Automationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9624-0_13

13. Network Device Backup Ansible Playbook

Brendan Choi1   and Erwin Medina1
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Sydney, NSW, Australia
 

Chapter 13 of our book, titled “Network Device Backup Ansible Playbook,” highlights the importance of critical network device configuration backups, such as routers, switches, WLCs, and firewalls, for all organizations. We emphasize the significance of disaster recovery and troubleshooting by having a reference of these backups. The chapter begins with instructions on setting up the lab environment in GNS3 and configuring the initial routers and switches. ...

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