Detailed Course Outline
Introducing Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Describe the fundamental concepts of Ansible and how it is used, and install development tools from Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Implementing an Ansible Playbook
Create an inventory of managed nodes, write a simple Ansible Playbook, and run the playbook to automate tasks on those nodes
Managing and Running Playbooks
Manage automation code in version control and run Ansible Playbooks from a centrally managed automation controller
Managing Variables and Facts
Write playbooks that use variables to simplify management of the playbook and facts to reference information about managed nodes
Implementing Task Control
Manage task control and task errors in Ansible Playbooks
Simplifying Playbooks with Roles and Ansible Content Collections
Use Ansible Roles and Ansible Content Collections to develop playbooks more quickly and to reuse Ansible code
Automating Network Automation Tasks
Automate common network administration tasks, discussing recommended practices and approaches to cross-vendor automation
Comprehensive Review
Demonstrate skills learned in this course by installing, optimizing, and configuring Ansible for the management of network devices and infrastructure