3.4 Ansible Cisco Collections

Install required Ansible Galaxy collections for Cisco network automation.

Required Collections

Collection	Version	Purpose
cisco.ios	7.0.0	IOS/IOS-XE device modules
cisco.dnac	6.13.0	DNA Center API modules
cisco.ise	2.8.0	ISE API modules
cisco.nxos	6.0.0	NX-OS device modules
ansible.netcommon	6.1.0	Common network modules
ansible.utils	3.1.0	Utility modules (validation, filters)

Installation Commands

# Activate virtual environment first
source ~/abhavtech-automation-venv/bin/activate

# Install Cisco IOS collection
ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.ios:7.0.0

# Install DNA Center collection
ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.dnac:6.13.0

# Install ISE collection
ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.ise:2.8.0

# Install NX-OS collection
ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.nxos:6.0.0

# Install common network collections
ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.netcommon:6.1.0
ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.utils:3.1.0

Verify Collections

# List installed collections
ansible-galaxy collection list | grep cisco

# Expected output:
# cisco.dnac      6.13.0
# cisco.ios       7.0.0  
# cisco.ise       2.8.0
# cisco.nxos      6.0.0

Create requirements.yml

For reproducible installations:

# ansible/requirements.yml
---
collections:
  - name: cisco.ios
    version: "7.0.0"
  - name: cisco.dnac
    version: "6.13.0"
  - name: cisco.ise
    version: "2.8.0"
  - name: cisco.nxos
    version: "6.0.0"
  - name: ansible.netcommon
    version: "6.1.0"
  - name: ansible.utils
    version: "3.1.0"

Install from file:

ansible-galaxy collection install -r ansible/requirements.yml

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Related Sections: - 3.2 Python Virtual Environment - Chapter 8: Ansible Configuration