Working with Ansible Course | DevelopIntelligence

Course Summary

The Ansible Fundamentals course demonstrates the flexibility and power of the Ansible configuration management system, and how it can be used to build and scale highly reliable infrastructure environments and projects.

The course begins by using real-world examples to demonstrate how Ansible can be used to manage environments as small as a couple of servers, or for massively distributed infrastructure that spans the globe — all with the same simple syntax. Next, students will have hands-on experience building a reliable and easily reproducible infrastructure using Ansible. The course concludes with a lesson on integrating Ansible into the operations workflow.

Prerequisites for this class include a basic understanding of linux/unix system concepts and familiarity with Command Line Interface (CLI).

Purpose

Learn a basic understanding of Ansible with hands-on experience to enable its use in managing configuration environments.

Audience

Developers and developer teams looking to learn to leverage the Ansible configuration management system.

Role

Software Developer - System Administrator

Skill Level

Introduction

Style

Learning Spikes - Workshops

Duration

2 Days

Related Technologies

Ansible

CI/CD

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Productivity Objectives:

Utilize Ansible to remotely administer servers.
Create Ansible Playbooks to build repeatable configurations.
Manage inventories of machines.
Write custom Ansible modules.
Utilize roles to modularize your Ansible playbooks.
Leverage Ansible Vault to protect deployment secrets.

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What You'll Learn

In the Working with Ansible training course, you'll learn:

Introduction to Ansible
- What is Devops
- What is Ansible
- Comparison with other automation tools
Vagrant Overview
Inventorying Your Infrastructure
- What is Hosts Inventory?
- Hosts and Groups
- Host/Group Variables
- Dynamic Inventory
Building Patterns
- Grouping Hosts with Patterns
- Ansible Host Patterns & Roles
- Building Patterns
Ad Hoc Server Management
Tasks & Commands
- Running one time tasks/commands
- Running commands in parallel
File Transfer
Managing Packages
Managing Users
Deploying from Source Control
Managing Services
Playbooks – The Real Magic
- Introduction to Ansible Playbooks
- Plays
- Tasks
- Actions
- Modules
Roles for Modularizing Code
- Playbook Roles and Include Statements
- Directory Layout for Modules
- Notifications and Handlers
Writing a Simple Module to Install a Web Server
Variables
- Variables and Templates
- Variables and Facts
- Variable Precedence
- Registered Variables
Metadata
Static Contents Explosion
Templates
- Using Dynamic Content with Templates
- Templates Overview
Jinja
Modules
- Modules Deep Dive
- What are Ansible Modules
- Types of Modules
- Writing Modules