The following table summarizes the connection and authentication variables that you need to set for specific groups in the Ansible inventory used by hands-on activities.
Variables marked "YES" in the "Encrypt?" column are sensitive data and should be contained in files protected by Ansible Vault encryption.
Table B.1. Connection and Authentication Variables
| Group | Variable Key: Value | Encrypt? |
|---|---|---|
local | ansible_connection: local | no |
network | ansible_connection: network_cli | no |
vyos | ansible_network_os: vyos | no |
ansible_user: vyos | YES | |
ansible_password: vyos | YES | |
ios | ansible_network_os: ios | no |
ansible_user: admin | YES | |
ansible_password: student | YES |
Click CREATE to build all of the virtual machines needed for the classroom lab environment. This may take several minutes to complete. Once created the environment can then be stopped and restarted to pause your experience.
If you DELETE your lab, you will remove all of the virtual machines in your classroom and lose all of your progress.