Designed for both beginners and seasoned IT professionals, this course offers a deep dive into the essentials of Ansible, a leading open-source automation tool. Through engaging lessons and hands-on labs, you'll gain the skills to efficiently manage and automate your IT infrastructure. Start with an overview of Ansible's product offerings and progress to setting up your own Ansible-managed environment. Master the use of ad hoc commands and learn to write powerful playbooks to automate complex configurations. Delve into the intricacies of variables and Ansible facts, empowering you to handle dynamic data and enhance your automation scripts.
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) EX294: Unit 1
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) EX294: Unit 1
This course is part of Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) EX294 Specialization
Instructor: Pearson
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7 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
Gain a foundational understanding of Ansible and its product offerings.
Learn to set up and manage an Ansible environment effectively.
Master the creation and execution of playbooks for complex automation tasks.
Develop skills in using variables and Ansible facts to enhance automation scripts.
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In this course, you'll learn about Ansible basics. The first lesson gives an overview of the Ansible product offering. In the next lesson, you'll learn how to set up an Ansible-managed environment after you have installed the Ansible software. Next, you'll learn how to use ad hoc commands, which will give you a basic understanding of working with Ansible and Ansible modules. You'll write your first playbook and learn about the basics of working with playbooks. Finally, you'll learn about working with variables in and using Ansible facts.
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