Ansible for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation Hands-on Virtual Workshop

Are you new to Ansible Automation?

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 enterprise 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 are ready to start using Ansible Automation Platform for your automation requirements.

About this workshop

This beginner-level workshop consists of two parts:

• Starting with the basics of understanding foundational command line activities and
• Applying what you’ve learned to implement Ansible automation controller to your enterprise use cases.

What you'll learn

Command-line Ansible Exercises

• Check the Prerequisites
• The Ansible Basics
• Writing Your First Playbook
• Using Variables
• Conditionals, Handlers and Loops
• Templates
• Roles

Ansible Automation Platform Exercises

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

Who is this workshop best for?

Best suited for people who want to learn the basics of Ansible Automation, understand how they work and how they can be used to automate basic tasks.

Who should attend?

Windows administrators, cloud administrators, DevOps engineers, security professionals and anyone interested in windows automation.

Pre-requisites:

• Attendees must use their own laptops with admin rights and the ability to connect to a lab environment hosted in a public cloud.