Automation with Ansible (DO407)

1. Course Introduction

2. Introducing Ansible

• Terminology and architecture of Ansible

3. Deploying Ansible

• Install Ansible and run ad hoc commands

4. Implementing Playbooks

• Write Ansible plays and execute a playbook

5. Managing Variables and Inclusions

• Variable scope and precedence, manage variables and facts in a play, and manage inclusions

6. Implementing Task Control

• Manage task control, handlers, and tags in Ansible playbooks

7. Implementing Jinja2 Templates

• Implement a Jinja2 template

8. Implementing Roles

• Create and manage roles

9. Configuring Complex Playbooks

• Configure connection types, delegations, and parallelism

10. Implementing Ansible Vault

• Manage encryption with Ansible Vault

11. Troubleshooting Ansible

• Troubleshoot the Ansible control machine and managed nodes

12. Implementing Ansible Tower

• Implement Ansible Tower

13. Implementing Ansible in a DevOps Environment

• Implement Ansible in a DevOps environment using Vagrant

14. Comprehensive Review

• Review tasks