Ansible Essentials | | Software Administration
Ansible Essentials
Duration
8 hours
Location
Online
Language
English
Code
ADM-020
250.00 *
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Description
This course is designed as a journey through configuring a realistic application stack from the ground up using Ansible and working with your colleagues, playing different roles in the topology. It is divided into nine sections starting with the initial installation and general concepts. Each section has practice sessions and exercises to help you further strengthen your skillsThe final goal of the training is to have a working HTTP server load-balancing topology.
After completing the course, a certificate
is issued on the Luxoft Training form
is issued on the Luxoft Training form
Objectives
- How to use Ansible to automate tasks
- How to create playbooks and configurations for Ansible
- Understand how to benefit from Ansible automation
- Purpose solutions based on Ansible
- Debug/understand an Ansible project designed by someone else
Target Audience
- This training is developed for those who want to learn how to use Ansible in a DevOps environment
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of shell script, networking and Linux OS
Roadmap
Ansible Fundamentals
Key Components
Installing Ansible
How Ansible Works
Ansible Inventory
Ansible Modules
Ansible Tower/AWX
Basic Examples
Hands on Practice
- What is Ansible?
- Where does Ansible fit in a DevOps environment?
- How could Ansible help you automate different tasks?
Key Components
- Playbooks: The main ansible component
- Roles: Reusable components
- Tasks: The main component of a Playbook
- Inventory: Our targets
Installing Ansible
- Using distro package manager
- Cloning the GIT directly
How Ansible Works
- Where does each component fit?
- Good practices, from a DevOps perspective
- Practical examples/scenarios
Ansible Inventory
- Hosts, groups, dynamic inventory in a cloud-based environment
Ansible Modules
- Modules already available in Ansible
- Most used modules
- Examples, why not to write code when there is already a module for that
Ansible Tower/AWX
- A brief description of the Open Source AWX / Tower
- Explaining the license and advantages of using AWX or Tower
Basic Examples
- Running commands, doing basic sanity checks
- Configuring the inventory
- Running commands on remote hosts
Hands on Practice
- Executing a playbook on your own host
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