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Cisco Ansible Automation
Develop Cisco network automation with supported Ansible integrations, using reviewed inventories, repeatable tasks and tested change boundaries.
Devices supported
across the UK
Client locations
supported
Traffic handled
at peak time
Average
response time
Average response is not a resolution time or a contractual guarantee. Support scope and response commitments are agreed for each engagement.
Cisco Ansible automation makes approved tasks repeatable through playbooks. We check the target devices, supported modules and change controls as part of the build. Credentials stay protected and the task has a defined scope. Tests check the resulting network state as well as whether the playbook ran without an error.
Useful visibility
Monitor service-relevant conditions rather than collecting alerts without ownership.
Controlled change
Keep maintenance, automation and configuration work reviewable and recoverable.
Clear escalation
Connect incidents to the right engineering, provider and business contacts.
Choose a defined operational use case
We assess the task’s frequency, variability and failure consequences. Inventory collection, baseline checks and standard changes to the settings can be useful candidates, while complex one-off migrations may need more engineering before they can be automated safely. The initial specification describes the result and the systems that may be changed.
The source inventory needs ownership and validation. Device groups, variables and site exceptions can affect many targets at once. We establish how those records are reviewed so an accidental group membership or inherited variable does not send a valid playbook to an unintended part of the network.
Standards & partnerships
Confidence in the team behind your network.
Cisco Partner
Cisco Meraki
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Verify collections and platform behaviour
Ansible network collections and modules support particular platforms and functions. We check the chosen versions against the actual Cisco operating systems and required operations. A module with a familiar name should not be assumed to behave identically across every device or software release.
Resource-module states deserve clear review. Gathering or rendering information differs from merging, replacing or overriding setup. We select the intended behaviour and test its boundaries, particularly where a broader replacement could remove settings not owned by the automation. Tool syntax is not a substitute for understanding the resulting device changes.
A useful starting point
Tell us what is happening.
A short description of the problem is enough for an initial discussion.
Establish the configuration source of truth
The design sets out which settings Ansible manages and where their approved values are stored. Controllers, local administrators and other automation tools may already own parts of the estate. Competing sources can create drift or repeatedly reverse each other’s work, so ownership is agreed before rollout.
Exceptions are documented rather than hidden in ad hoc conditional logic. A site-specific need may be legitimate. But it should remain visible to reviewers and future maintainers. The playbook structure should make differences understandable without requiring every engineer to reconstruct the entire variable hierarchy during an incident.
Different environments. The same care.
Built around the work
your network supports.
Finance, banking and the wider private sector. We start with the systems and people that depend on your connections.
Finance & banking
Market-data paths, routing and provider coordination on clients’ behalf.
Financial-market services ↗Offices & multi-site teams
Reliable access between people, workplaces and business applications.
Office network design ↗Data centres & cloud
Network boundaries, workload connections and operational ownership.
Data centre networks ↗Protect execution and secrets
Credentials are supplied through an approved secret-management method and scoped to the task. The execution setup, repository and dependency installation are controlled because access to change the workflow can confer the privileges of its service account. Logs and diffs are reviewed for sensitive information before they are retained or shared.
We also define who can run the workflow and with which parameters. A safe playbook can become dangerous when an operator can bypass its target limits or substitute an unreviewed inventory. Production execution should use the approved version and inputs associated with the change record.
Use previews without overstating them
Check and diff capabilities can support review where the module implements them appropriately. They are not treated as a universal simulation of every network effect. We compare the predicted change with representative device behaviour and identify modules or tasks whose preview support is incomplete.
A pilot uses limited targets and appropriate pre-checks. The workflow stops when prerequisites fail rather than continuing because most devices are reachable. We set out concurrency and sequencing according to failure domains so redundant peers are not changed together accidentally.
Validate and handle partial completion
Post-checks examine the intended setup and relevant service behaviour. A playbook completing without an error does not prove that routing, authentication or app access remains correct. The acceptance criteria identify the evidence needed before moving to the next group of devices.
Ansible execution is not automatically a transaction across the network. We record which tasks succeeded on which devices and define recovery for partial completion. Rollback can require platform-specific actions and may not be equivalent to rerunning an older playbook. So the recovery plan is tested rather than assumed.
Deliver code the team can maintain
The handover includes playbooks, inventory conventions, pinned dependencies, tests and operating instructions. It explains supported scope, known limitations and the process for reviewing changes. Platform upgrades trigger compatibility checks so an established workflow does not silently become unreliable after the network evolves. The operating record also identifies who can suspend scheduled runs while a compatibility issue is investigated.
MCI can introduce Ansible through configuration validation or a defined Cisco change programme. We combine networking expertise with automation controls, helping your team reduce repetitive work while retaining the approval, evidence and recovery discipline required for production infrastructure.
Talk to a specialist
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Tell us what is affected, what changed and what your team has already checked. A short outline is enough to start.
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sales@proxar.co.ukUK-wide service.
Most of our engineers are based in Kent, with a focus on London, Sussex, Essex and Berkshire.
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