Introduction to Ansible | Automation with Ansible

This course is approximately 50% hands-on, combining expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises. In this course you will learn about,

· Describe Ansible concepts and install Red Hat Ansible Engine (optional – we can pre-install is as well if desired, depending on the audience)

· Deploy Ansible and Configure Ansible to manage hosts and run ad hoc Ansible commands.

· Implement playbooks

· Write a simple Ansible playbook and run it to automate tasks on multiple managed hosts.

· Manage variables and facts

· Write playbooks that use variables to simplify management of the playbook and facts to reference information about managed hosts.

· Implement task control; Manage task control, handlers, and task errors in Ansible playbooks.

·  Deploy files to managed hosts

· Deploy, manage, and adjust files on hosts managed by Ansible.

· Manage large projects

· Write playbooks that are optimized for larger, more complex projects.

· Simplify playbooks with roles

· Use Ansible roles to develop playbooks more quickly and to reuse Ansible code.

· Troubleshoot Ansible

· Troubleshoot playbooks and managed hosts.

· Automate Linux administration tasks

· Automate common Linux system administration tasks with Ansible.