Ansible

Some experience of using and managing Linux, MacOS, or Windows with the command line.

Ansible is a popular Software Configuration Management tool. This training course is designed to get you up and running with the Ansible essentials quickly. Through a set of guided hands-on labs, you will learn, how to install and configure Ansible and how to create and run playbooks to configure systems.

Introduction to Ansible

• What is Ansible and Why Ansible?
• Terminology and architecture of Ansible
• Install Ansible
• Configuring SSH and sudo for Ansible
• Ansible Hosts Inventory File
• The Ansible configuration file

Implementing Ansible Playbooks

• Ansible Playbooks Structure
• Plays and Playbooks
• Overview of Common Modules
• Running Tasks with Module calls
• Defining Variables. Conditional and Loops
• Ansible Facts

File manipulation with ansible

• Working with the File and Copy Modules
• Downloading files
• Editing files
• Working with file archives

Ansible Handlers

• Using Notify
• Running Operations on Change
• Running multiple tasks with Ansible Handlers
• Using Variables in Handlers

Debugging and Troubleshooting Ansible

• Debugging Plays
• Debugging Roles
• Debugging Blocks
• Debugging Tasks
• Troubleshoot the Ansible control machine and managed nodes

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