Introduction to Ansible Network Automation: A Practical Primer

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B. Choi, E. MedinaIntroduction to Ansible Network Automationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9624-0_14

14. Ansible Playbook Scheduling with Cron

Brendan Choi¹   and Erwin Medina¹

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Sydney, NSW, Australia

 

In this chapter, we explore Ansible playbook scheduling with cron, providing a quick introduction to cron and its application to the Ansible playbook application. We delve into a practical lab environment, learning how to schedule playbooks using cron and gaining hands-on experience in operating and troubleshooting cron jobs. We also emphasize the importance of best security practices according to ISO 27001 and the SIEM model. The chapter highlights scheduling ...