Add ASR and Ansible notes

config/automation/ansible-general.md

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+---
+title: Ansible General
+breadcrumbs:
+- title: Configuration
+- title: Automation
+---
+{% include header.md %}
+
+### Related Pages
+{:.no_toc}
+
+- [Ansible Network](../ansible-network/)
+
+**TODO**
+
+{% include footer.md %}

config/automation/ansible-network.md

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+---
+title: Ansible Networking
+breadcrumbs:
+- title: Configuration
+- title: Automation
+---
+{% include header.md %}
+
+### Related Pages
+{:.no_toc}
+
+- [Ansible General](../ansible-general/)
+
+## Resources
+
+### General
+
+- [Ansible network platform options](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/user_guide/platform_index.html)
+- [Ansible cli_config module](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/cli_config_module.html)
+
+### Cisco
+
+- [Ansible IOS platform options](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/user_guide/platform_ios.html)
+- [Ansible ios_config module](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/ios_config_module.html)
+
+{% include footer.md %}

config/network/cisco-asr.md

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 ---
-title: Cisco ASR
+title: Cisco ASR Series
 breadcrumbs:
 - title: Configuration
 - title: Network
@@ -14,9 +14,19 @@ Hardware and special configuration for Cisco ASRs (aggregation services routers)
 - [Cisco IOS General](../cisco-ios-general/)
 - [Cisco IOS Routers](../cisco-ios-routers/)
 
+## General
+
+- The ASR series runs IOS-XE, a more modern and less monolithic version of IOS running on top of Linux. The commands and configurations are mostly the same, but with some significant changes.
+
 ## Cisco ASR 920
 
-Runs IOS-XE.
+### Safe Shutdown
+
+This is the recommended way to shut the device down, instead of just pulling the power. It allows the system to clean up file systems and such.
+
+1. Issue the `reload` command in privileged exec mode and confirm.
+1. Wait for the system bootstrap messages.
+1. Remove power.
 
 ### Serial
 

index.md

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 - [APC PDUs](config/power/apc-pdus/)
 
+### Automation
+
+- [Ansible General](config/automation/ansible-general/)
+- [Ansible Network](config/automation/ansible-network/)
+
 ## Information Technology
 
 ### Networking