Virtual Event

Ansible Automation Platform for Red Hat Enterprise Linux or
Ansible Windows Automation

September 25, 2024 - | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
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OVERVIEW

We are offering two different workshops to choose from: 
 

Ansible® Automation Platform for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®

Or 

Ansible Windows Automation

Ansible Automation Platform for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Are you new to Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform? This is the perfect opportunity for you to dive into the fundamentals of command line activities and discover how to leverage Ansible for your automation needs. Throughout this workshop, you'll gain hands-on experience as we guide you through writing your first Ansible Playbook, working with Jinja templates, and implementing higher-level Ansible roles.
 
Agenda:
  • Exercise 1 - Overview of public cloud provisioning
  • Exercise 2 - The Ansible basics
  • Exercise 3 - Deploying applications to Linux hosts
  • Exercise 4 - Retrieving information from automation hosts
  • Exercise 5 - Self-service IT via surveys
  • Exercise 6 - Overview of system roles for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
By the end of this workshop, you will be well-equipped to apply your newfound knowledge to implement Ansible Automation Platform in your specific use cases. You'll gain confidence in handling automation tasks and leveraging the power of Ansible to streamline your processes.
 
Don't miss out on this opportunity to boost your skills and join a community of automation enthusiasts. Register now to secure your spot in this hands-on learning experience!
 
Who is this workshop best for?
This workshop is for those who want to learn the basics of Ansible Automation Platform, understand how it works, and how it can be used to automate basic tasks. In addition, we’ll differentiate between the upstream Ansibl open source project and Ansible Automation Platform.
 
If you have always wanted to know more about Ansible Automation Platform, this workshop is for you.
 

Ansible Windows Automation 

In this instructor-led workshop, participants learn the basics of Ansible Automation and how they can use Ansible with Windows Hosts. Attendees will get hands-on experience with the fundamentals of Ansible and will create and edit Ansible Playbooks which will be used in an Automation controller. 
 
This workshop will expose participants to working with the Ansible Automation Platform while automating tasks on a Windows host. 
 
Tasks in this lab include:
  • Configuring Credentials and Inventories
  • Running Ad-hoc commands
  • Creating and using basic playbooks
  • Using advanced Playbook methodologies 
  • Creating and using Ansible Roles
Agenda:
  • Introduction to Windows Automation
  • Ansible Automation With Windows 
    • Challenge 1 - Configure Automation Controller
  • Ansible Automation With Windows 
    • Exercise 2 - Ad-hoc commands
  • Ansible Automation With Windows 
    • Exercise 3 - Intro to playbooks
    • Exercise 4 - Configure a job template
  • Wrap Up
Who is this workshop best for?
This workshop is geared toward Windows administrators, cloud administrators, DevOps engineers, security professionals, and anyone interested in Windows automation.
 
Attendee Prerequisites
There is no student prep work required prior to the workshop.
  • All automation for this workshop is executed from Automation Controller and there are minimal client requirements for students to interact with the workshop such that students only need a compatible browser.
  • Must bring/use a laptop with Chrome 73+, Firefox 60+, Edge 40+, or Safari 12+installed.
  • A basic understanding of Visual Studio Code. [Available for MacOS, Windows and Linux]

Virtual event details

Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Date: September 25, 2024

Any questions? Please email sgianaku@redhat.com


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