Automating IT Infrastructure with Ansible

Gain insights into installing and using Ansible, delve into playbooks and inventory management, and learn about troubleshooting to efficiently automate IT tasks and enhance your IT career.

Beginner

46 Lessons

12h

Certificate of Completion

Gain insights into installing and using Ansible, delve into playbooks and inventory management, and learn about troubleshooting to efficiently automate IT tasks and enhance your IT career.

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Course Overview

In an era of IT environments, automation is no longer a luxury—it's a necessity. Ansible, an open-source IT automation tool, has become a go-to solution for streamlining IT tasks. This comprehensive course aims to equip you with both fundamental and advanced Ansible knowledge. You'll start by installing Ansible, understanding its architecture, and diving into inventory management and playbook creation. Next, you'll explore variables, conditional statements, loops, handlers, roles, and collections. After th...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Devops

Filesystem

User Management

Networking And Services

Kubernetes Api Objects

Application Deployment

What You'll Learn

A working knowledge of Ansible and its practical applications in IT automation

Proficiency in creating playbooks and managing Ansible inventory

Hands-on experience in task automation with Ansible

Capability to troubleshoot and resolve common issues in Ansible

Familiarity with Ansible's key components, including variables, loops, roles, and more

What You'll Learn

A working knowledge of Ansible and its practical applications in IT automation

Course Content

Getting Started

Get familiar with Ansible for automating IT infrastructure through practical examples and demonstrations.

Course Introduction

What Is Ansible?

Ansible Architecture Ansible Ad Hoc Commands Quiz: Getting Started

Ansible Language

Unpack the core of Ansible's inventory, playbooks, variables, facts, magic variables, and more.

Inventory Playbook Variables Facts Magic Variables Vault Conditional Loop Handler Role Collection Filters Template Plugin Quiz: Ansible Language Exercise: Ansible Language Solution: Ansible Language

Ansible for Linux

Work your way through Ansible's essential functions for Linux automation, from testing hosts to file management.

Testing Host Availability Printing Text or Variables in Ansible Editing a Text File Creating a Text File Executing Commands on the Target Node Quiz: Ansible for Linux Exercise: Ansible for Linux Solution: Ansible for Linux

Ansible Troubleshooting

Break down the steps to troubleshoot Ansible errors, validate playbooks, and fix playbook issues effectively.

Connection Failed Missing Module Parameter Syntax Error Syntax Verification Tools Quiz: Ansible Troubleshooting Exercise: Reading a File with Ansible Solution: Reading a File with Ansible Exercise: Fixing Errors in the Playbook Solution: Fixing Errors in the Playbook

Appendix: Ansible Installation

Take a closer look at installing Ansible across various platforms and accessing essential resources.

Ansible Packages Install Ansible on Fedora Install Ansible on Ubuntu Install Ansible on Windows Install Ansible on macOS Useful Ansible Links

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Focus on combining theory with practice to master Ansible for IT automation.

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