12.1 Automated Compliance Checking

Automate compliance validation.

Compliance Playbook

---
- name: Check compliance
  hosts: fabric_nodes
  tasks:
    - name: Verify NTP configured
      cisco.ios.ios_command:
        commands: show ntp associations
      register: ntp_output

    - name: Assert NTP server present
      assert:
        that: "'10.252.100.2' in ntp_output.stdout[0]"

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Related Sections: - 12.2 Automated Device Config Backup