Who is this workshop best for?

This workshop is intended for people who want to learn the basics of Red Hat® Ansible® Automation Platform, understand how it works, and how to automate basic tasks. In addition, the instructor will differentiate between the upstream Ansible open source project and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. 

If you have always wanted to know more about Ansible Automation Platform, this workshop is for you. 

Description

Are you new to Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform? Join us to learn the basics of foundational command line activities and how to apply what you’ve learned to implement Ansible automation controller to your use cases. You’ll start off by writing your first Ansible Playbook, work on Jinja templates, and implement higher-level Ansible roles. Next, you’ll get started on automation controller, understand inventory and credential management, projects, job templates, surveys, workflows, and more.

After finishing this lab, you’ll be ready to use Ansible Automation Platform for your automation requirements.

Agenda

• Ansible basics
• Writing your first Ansible Playbook
• Using variables
• Conditionals, handlers, and loops
• Templates
• Roles

• Introduction to automation controller
• Inventories, credentials, and ad hoc commands
• Projects and job templates
• Surveys
• Role-based access control
• Workflows
• Closing