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1. Getting Started with Ansible

  • Configuration Management and Automation Overview
    • Defining Configuration Management
    • The role of automation in IT operations
  • What is Ansible?
    • Historical background and development
    • Core features and advantages
  • Ansible Architecture
    • Control Node and Managed Nodes
    • Inventory and Configuration files
    • Modules, Plugins, and Playbooks
  • Practical Exercise

2. Configuring Ansible

  • Installing Ansible
    • Deployment across various operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux)
  • Environment Setup
    • Configuring the control node
    • Generating and distributing SSH keys
  • Practical Exercise

3. Ansible Fundamentals and Automation

  • Executing Ad-Hoc Commands for Automation
    • Running basic Ansible commands
    • Leveraging common Ansible modules (ping, command, copy, yum, apt)
  • Managing Inventory
    • Static versus Dynamic inventory
    • Organizing hosts into groups
    • Configuring host and group variables
  • Practical Exercise

4. Creating Your First Playbook

Theoretical Component (20 minutes)

  • Playbook Essentials
    • Fundamentals of YAML syntax
    • Playbook structure: Plays, Tasks, and Variables
  • Automating Tasks via Playbooks
    • Illustrative tasks: software installation, file management, and service control
  • Practical Exercise
  • Controlling Task Execution
    • Incorporating Handlers and Notifications
    • Implementing conditionals and loops within tasks

5. Advanced Playbook Techniques

  • Utilizing Roles for Organized Automation
    • Overview of roles
    • Building and applying roles
  • Working with Variables and Facts
    • Defining and utilizing variables
    • Collecting and applying facts
  • Employing Templates
    • Applying Jinja2 templates
    • Creating configuration files dynamically
  • Practical Exercise

6. Summary and Future Directions

  • Session Recap
    • Key insights into Ansible automation
  • Additional Learning Materials
    • Recommended books, tutorials, and official documentation
  • Q&A Session

Requirements

Foundational knowledge of Linux/Unix commands Awareness of SSH and fundamental networking principles

 7 Hours

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