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Ansible automation · Illustrative run
$ ansible-playbook workspace.yml

PLAY RECAP · second run
lab-01   ok=2   changed=0
lab-02   ok=2   changed=0

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Try it. Understand it. Make it yours.Illustrative terminal. No live session or commands.
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Cisco · A path through the network

A route is only useful
when traffic gets there.

Start with the intended path between a client and a service. Inspect the route, adjust the policy, then check reachability from the source.

What to observeCan you explain the selected next hop—and distinguish a routing failure from a filtered packet?

Illustrative network exercise
ClientEdgeCoreServiceInspect → configure → verifyCheck the return path, too.
show ip route · traceroute · pingTurn reachability into evidence.
Linux & Ansible · A repeatable state

It works once.
Will it work again?

Inspect a service on a Linux host. Describe the desired state in a playbook. Run it again and compare the recap with the actual service state.

What to observeA quiet second run is a useful clue. Verify the service itself before calling the task complete.

Illustrative Linux / Ansible exercise
$ systemctl is-active nginx
active

$ ansible-playbook services.yml
PLAY RECAP
lab-01  ok=2  changed=0  failed=0

$ curl -I http://lab-01
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Desired state. Observed behavior. One explanation.
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