Welcome to the Ansible Workshop!
Ansible is a radically simple IT automation system. It handles configuration management, application deployment, cloud provisioning, ad-hoc task execution, network automation, and multi-node orchestration.
You will learn all about Ansible:
- starting with the basics of understanding foundational command line activities
- applying what you’ve learned to implement Ansible automation controller to your enterprise use cases.
- learn about the Ansible future and network automation
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.
How to use the guide
The exercise guide contains loads of explanation for every topic, don't just skip over everything and only copy-paste the commands to finish the exercises. Take your time!
Some tipps:
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Every code block has a small copy button inside (if the code block is meant to be copied!)!
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Sometimes you'll encounter expandable call-outs! Click the call-out title.
Solution
This contains the steps to achieve a Challenge Lab.
Try without this first!Error
This contains additional information when you encounter expected errors.
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Acronyms and abbreviations are explained with a mouse-over!
Hover over AAP, SSH or YAML to view the full or written out form.
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Images can be clicked to enlarge!
Info
The Ansible Basics and Automation Platform exercises are guided, if you follow the steps (the exercises build on each other), you'll be fine.
You'll encounter some challenge labs, they don't show you how its done, you have to use the knowledge of the previous exercises to achieve the solution.
The Projects are not guided (or less guided), still, if you follow the steps, you'll achieve the solution!
After finishing this lab and the exercises you are ready to start using Ansible for your automation requirements!