Ansible

Introduction to Ansible

• What is Ansible and Why Ansible?
• Terminology and architecture of Ansible
• Install Ansible
• Configuring SSH and sudo for Ansible
• Ansible Hosts Inventory File
• The Ansible configuration file

Implementing Ansible Playbooks

• Ansible Playbooks Structure
• Plays and Playbooks
• Overview of Common Modules
• Running Tasks with Module calls
• Defining Variables. Conditional and Loops
• Ansible Facts

File manipulation with ansible

• Working with the File and Copy Modules
• Downloading files
• Editing files
• Working with file archives

Ansible Handlers

• Using Notify
• Running Operations on Change
• Running multiple tasks with Ansible Handlers
• Using Variables in Handlers

Debugging and Troubleshooting Ansible

• Debugging Plays
• Debugging Roles
• Debugging Blocks
• Debugging Tasks
• Troubleshoot the Ansible control machine and managed nodes