Chapter 5 Repository Structure

----Tactical_Playbooks 
          | 
           ---- (Output from tactical plays) 
      ----Recon_Playbooks 
          | 
           ---- (Output from recon plays) 
---- big_ip  
 
filter_plugins 
 
The filter_plugins folder is part of the Ansible framework and is a place to store Ansible plug-ins. 
Ansible plug-ins include Python files that enhance the default capabilities and augment Ansible’s core 
functionality. Write custom plug-ins in Python and store them here.

A complete guide to Ansible plug-ins is available here: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.7/plugins/plugins.html

group_vars The group_vars folder contains the data models applied to groups of devices found in the hosts.ini file. This folder contains YAML files created to contain data models. group_vars folder matching the sample hosts.ini file are as follows:

group_vars 
| 
 ---- ENTERPRISE.yml| 
 ---- CAMPUS.yml 
 ---- CAMPUS-CORE.yml 
 ---- CAMPUS-DISTRIBUTION.yml 
 ---- CAMPUS-ACCESS.yml 
 ---- CAMPUS-ACCESS-3850.yml 
 ---- CAMPUS-ACCESS-3750.yml 
 ---- DATA-CENTER.yml 
 ---- DATA-CENTER-7K.yml 
 ---- DATA-CENTER-5K.yml 
 ---- WAN.yml 
 ---- WAN-ISR.yml 
 ---- WAN-ACCESS.yml 
 ---- DMZ.yml

host_vars The hosts_vars, similar to the group_vars_ folder, contains the data models that apply to each individual device or host in the hosts.ini file. This folder again contains YAML files, but in addition a file per-device using the device’s hostname is created. host_vars folder matching the sample hosts.ini file is as follows:

hosts_vars | ---- CORE.yml ---- DIST01.yml