Learning Ansible

Learn the basics of Ansible, the popular open-source automation tool. Find out how to install Ansible, write playbooks, and employ Ansible for a variety of real-world use cases.

Introduction

• Starting your Ansible journey

1. What Is Ansible?

• An introduction to Ansible
• Life before Ansible
• Ansible and Red Hat

2. Why Choose Ansible?

• Ansible ease of use
• Advantages to using Ansible

3. Getting Started with Ansible

• The parts that make up Ansible
• Installing Ansible
• Challenge: Install Ansible
• Solution: Install Ansible

4. Working with Ansible

• Working with hosts and variables in Ansible
• Working with code in Ansible
• Working with playbooks in Ansible
• Challenge: Write a playbook with Ansible
• Solution: Write a playbook with Ansible

5. What Can Ansible Do for You?

• Ansible and remote management
• Ansible for orchestration
• Ansible for system configuration management
• React to configuration changes with Ansible
• Infrastructure management with Ansible
• Repeating tasks across fleets with Ansible

Conclusion

• Continuing on with Ansible