Red Hat released its latest version of Ansible 2.3, which comes with networking modules and persistent connections framework.
Red Hat announced the general availability of Ansible 2.3, the updated version of the company’s agentless open-source IT automation framework. Ansible 2.3 includes performance enhancements and advanced networking capabilities, as well as added features that aim to cater to network operators’ needs.
According to Tim Cramer, director of engineering at Red Hat, this release looks at challenges from the network operator’s perspective, giving them the ability to try new solutions without having to change what they do on a day-to-day basis, he said.
For instance, Ansible 2.3 focuses on networking infrastructure enablement through new features and performance updates. This includes enhanced network capabilities such as persistent connections framework, which allows for one SSH connection to stay active across multiple Ansible tasks.
