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Ansible: From Basics to Guru

with Sander van Vugt

April 2022

Beginner to intermediate

13h 46m

English

Pearson

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Course outline

Ansible: Introduction
3m 3s
Module introduction
44s
Learning objectives
53s
1.1 Understanding Ansible
1m 50s
1.2 Setting up the Ansible Control Node
6m 30s
1.3 Understanding Requirements for Managing Assets with Ansible
4m 9s
1.4 Configuring Inventory
1m 48s
1.5 Understanding Ad-hoc Commands
4m 46s
1.6 Understanding the Course Lab Environment
4m 38s
1.7 Configuring Linux Managed Hosts with Ad-hoc Commands
13m 17s
1.8 Setting up Privilege Escalation
5m 13s
1.9 Understanding ansible.cfg and Working with Settings
4m 17s
1.10 Setting up Windows as a Managed Host
11m 54s
Lesson 1 Lab Setting up an Ansible Managed Environment
34s
Lesson 1 Lab Solution Setting up an Ansible Managed Environment
6m 58s
Learning objectives
51s
2.1 Ad-hoc Commands versus Playbooks
5m 19s
2.2 Exploring Essential Ansible Modules
8m 6s
2.3 Using Module Documentation
3m 1s
2.4 Using Ansible in an Idempotent way
3m 53s
Lesson 2 Lab Using Ad-hoc Commands
21s
Lesson 2 Lab Solution Using Ad-hoc Commands
3m 31s
Learning objectives
36s
3.1 Understanding Playbook Structure
7m 2s
3.2 Writing and Running your First Playbook
15m 38s
3.3 Understanding Task Execution and Errors
6m 6s
Lesson 3 Lab Using a Playbook to Automate Web Server Setup
46s
Lesson 3 Lab Solution Using a Playbook to Automate Web Server Setup
5m 31s
Learning objectives
42s
4.1 Understanding Ansible Tower, Automation Platform and AWX
5m 37s
4.2 Installing Ansible Tower
5m 54s
4.3 Understanding Ansible Tower Main Components
7m 43s
4.4 Setting up Ansible Tower to Manage Assets
14m 18s
4.5 Configuring Ansible Tower to Manage Windows
9m 8s
Lesson 4 Lab Setting up Ansible Tower to Manage Assets in Ansible
37s
Lesson 4 Lab Solution Setting up Ansible Tower to Manage Assets in Ansible
8m 33s
Module introduction
51s
Learning objectives
59s
5.1 Separating Code from Site-Specific Configuration
2m 3s
5.2 Using Variables in a Playbook
5m 10s
5.3 Understanding Where to Define your Variables
10m 12s
5.4 Using Ansible Facts
5m 8s
5.5 Understanding Different Notations for Facts and Variables
4m 11s
5.6 Speeding up Fact Collection
3m 30s
5.7 Using Multi-valued Variables
9m 6s
5.8 Using Magic Variables
2m 23s
5.9 Using Register
3m 14s
5.10 Using Vault to Store Sensitive Information
5m 55s
Lesson 5 Lab Making Playbooks Flexible with Variables
40s
Lesson 5 Lab Solution Making Playbooks Flexible with Variables
2m 35s
Learning objectives
47s
6.1 Conditionals Overview
1m 16s
6.2 Using Handlers for Conditional Task Execution
3m 49s
6.3 Using when to Run Tasks Based on Specific Conditions
6m 30s
6.4 Using register to Work with Task Results
8m 15s
6.5 Using Blocks
6m 39s
6.6 Using loop to Process a List of Items
10m 26s
6.7 Managing Failure with the fail Module
5m 33s
6.8 Using the assert Module
3m 46s
Lesson 6 Lab Using when to Make the command Module Idempotent
45s
Lesson 6 Lab Solution Using when to Make the command Module Idempotent
8m 1s
Learning objectives
39s
7.1 Manipulating Files
2m 59s
7.2 Changing File Contents
4m 56s
7.3 Using the find Module
6m 20s
7.4 Using Templates
9m 20s
Lesson 7 Lab Working with Files
58s
Lesson 7 Lab Solution Working with Files
11m 18s

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Ansible: From Basics to Guru

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Introduction

Module 1: Getting Started

Lesson 1: Preparing your Managed Infrastructure

Lesson 2: Using Ad-hoc Commands

Lesson 3: Using Ansible Playbook

Lesson 4: Using Ansible Tower

Module 2: Developing Flexible Playbooks

Lesson 5: Working with Variables

Lesson 6: Using Conditionals

Lesson 7: Managing Files

Lesson 8: Using Roles and Collections

Module 3: Advanced Ansible Management

Lesson 9: Ansible Best Practices and Optimization

Lesson 10: Using Filters

Lesson 11: Using Plugins

Lesson 12: Advanced Ansible Tower Usage

Module 4: Managing Heterogeneous Environment with Ansible

Lesson 13: Managing Windows with Ansible

Lesson 14: Managing Azure with Ansible

Lesson 15: Managing Containers

Lesson 16: Managing AWS with Ansible

Lesson 17: Managing Network Devices with Ansible

Lesson 18: Managing Virtual Machines with Ansible

Lesson 19: Managing Kubernetes with Ansible

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Introduction

Module 1: Getting Started

Lesson 1: Preparing your Managed Infrastructure

Lesson 2: Using Ad-hoc Commands

Lesson 3: Using Ansible Playbook

Lesson 4: Using Ansible Tower

Module 2: Developing Flexible Playbooks

Lesson 5: Working with Variables

Lesson 6: Using Conditionals

Lesson 7: Managing Files

Lesson 8: Using Roles and Collections

Module 3: Advanced Ansible Management

Lesson 9: Ansible Best Practices and Optimization

Lesson 10: Using Filters

Lesson 11: Using Plugins

Lesson 12: Advanced Ansible Tower Usage

Module 4: Managing Heterogeneous Environment with Ansible

Lesson 13: Managing Windows with Ansible

Lesson 14: Managing Azure with Ansible

Lesson 15: Managing Containers

Lesson 16: Managing AWS with Ansible

Lesson 17: Managing Network Devices with Ansible

Lesson 18: Managing Virtual Machines with Ansible

Lesson 19: Managing Kubernetes with Ansible

Summary

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Lesson 5 Lab Solution Making Playbooks Flexible with Variables

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