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
Preparing for Ansible Operations
- Prepare Microsoft Windows hosts for Ansible automation and automation controller to run automation on those hosts
Implementing Ansible Playbooks
- Write a simple playbook to automate tasks on multiple Microsoft Windows-based hosts, and then run the playbook with automation controller
Managing Variables and Facts
- Write playbooks that use variables to simplify management of the playbook and facts to reference information about managed hosts
Installing and Configuring Software
- Install, manage, and ensure software is up to date using Ansible Playbooks. Install, manage, and ensure software is up to date using Ansible Playbooks
Implementing Task Control
- Manage task execution using loops, conditional tests, and handlers, and recover when tasks fail
Deploying Files to Managed Hosts
- Deploy, modify, and manage files on your managed hosts
Reusing Code with Ansible Roles and Ansible Content Collections
- Write playbooks that are optimized for larger and more complex projects and that reuse existing automation code
Interacting with Users and Domains
- Manage local and domain users and Active Directory domains on managed hosts, and generate a dynamic inventory of managed hosts in automation controller based on domain membership
Automating Windows Administration Tasks
- Automate common Windows Server administration tasks
Comprehensive Review
- Review tasks from Microsoft Windows Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform