Network Automation Cookbook

How to do it...

1. Update the group_vars/all.yml file with the devices information, as follows:

$ cat group_vars/all.yml  < --- Output Omitted for brevity --- > devices:  - role: Leaf_Switch    type: 7020SR    vendor: Arista    color: 'f44336'  # red  - role: Spine_Switch    type: 7050CX3    ru: 2    vendor: Arista    color: '2196f3'  # blue

2. Create the group_vars/leaf.yml and group_vars/spine.yml files, then update them with the following information:

$ cat group_vars/leaf.yml  ---device_model: 7020SRdevice_role: Leaf_Switchvendor: Arista$ cat group_vars/spine.yml---device_model: 7050CX3device_role: Spine_Switchvendor: Arista

3. Create a new task to create the manufacturer for all of the devices in our inventory under the tasks/create_device_vendors.yml file, as shown ...