Trigger CI Pipeline

git branch --show-current

stage

Step 1 - Commit code to local stage branch

Make sure you are in the root directory of the project folder.

cd ~/workspace/CiscoLive/DEVWKS-3928

First issue the git status . command to see the list of files that have been modified in the previous lab tasks.

git status .

On branch stage
Untracked files:
  (use "git add ..." to include in what will be committed)
        .gitlab-ci.yml
        ansible.cfg
        group_vars/
        host_vars/
        hosts.prod.yaml
        hosts.stage.yaml
        requirements.txt
        requirements.yaml
        verify_overlay.yaml
        vxlan.yaml

no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

Now commit the NaC model and pipeline files to your Git repo.

git add .
git commit -m "initial NaC setup"

git commit -m "initial NaC setup"
[stage c8a8470] initial NaC setup
 19 files changed, 387 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .env
 create mode 100644 .gitlab-ci.yml
 create mode 100644 ansible.cfg
 create mode 100644 group_vars/nd/connection.yaml
 create mode 100644 group_vars/nd/nac.yaml
 create mode 100644 host_vars/fabric-prod/fabric.nac.yaml
 create mode 100644 host_vars/fabric-prod/networks.nac.yaml
 create mode 100644 host_vars/fabric-prod/topology.nac.yaml
 create mode 100644 host_vars/fabric-prod/vrfs.nac.yaml
 create mode 100644 host_vars/fabric-stage/fabric.nac.yaml
 create mode 100644 host_vars/fabric-stage/networks.nac.yaml
 create mode 100644 host_vars/fabric-stage/topology.nac.yaml
 create mode 100644 host_vars/fabric-stage/vrfs.nac.yaml
 create mode 100644 hosts.prod.yaml
 create mode 100644 hosts.stage.yaml
 create mode 100644 requirements.txt
 create mode 100644 requirements.yaml
 create mode 100644 verify_overlay.yaml
 create mode 100644 vxlan.yaml

Step 2 - Push local branch stage to remote

git push --set-upstream origin stage 

Enumerating objects: 27, done.
Counting objects: 100% (27/27), done.
Delta compression using up to 8 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (25/25), done.
Writing objects: 100% (26/26), 4.43 KiB | 907.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 26 (delta 4), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0
remote: 
remote: To create a merge request for stage, visit:
remote:   http://10.15.0.159/Pod30_2025_01/DEVWKS-3928/-/merge_requests/new?merge_request%5Bsource_branch%5D=stage
remote: 
To 10.15.0.159:Pod30_2025_01/DEVWKS-3928.git
 * [new branch]      stage -> stage
Branch 'stage' set up to track remote branch 'stage' from 'origin'.

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Step 3 - Check the code on GitLab

Login to the GitLab instance by clicking the URL below or copying the URL into a new tab in your browser window:

• http://10.15.0.159/Pod01_2025_01/DEVWKS-3928

Login using the information below:

• Username: pod01
• Password: c1sco.123
• Then click Sign in

Select stage branch:

1. Click main
2. Click stage branch

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Step 4 - Check to make sure the validate stage was run

As soon as the code was committed to the stage branch, the NaC validate job was triggered. Open pipelines:

1. Hover over Build on the side menu
2. Then click Pipelines

Only the validate stage is triggered when committing the code to the stage branch. A circle check icon indicates that the pipeline succeeded.

To review the validation run, click the pipeline status and confirm the validate_nac_model job completed successfully.

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Step 5 - Create a Merge Request

Now create a merge request to deploy and verify the model against the ND staging fabric.

1. Hover over Code on the side menu
2. Then click Merge Requests

   

3. Click New merge request

   

4. Select stage as Source branch
5. Select main as Target branch
6. Then click Compare branches and continue

   

7. Leave all of the fields with the default settings, then click Create merge request

   

8. Click the pipeline status icon to navigate to the pipeline page

   

9. Watch the pipeline progress. If any job fails, click the job to check the error message

   

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Step 6 - Verify on ND

In your browser, open another tab and go to Nexus Dashboard:

• ND URL: https://10.15.0.11
• Username: admin
• Password: cisco.123

Open fabric-stage and verify the NaC-managed VRFs and Networks are provisioned: