Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation with Ansible Training

This training is designed for Linux® system administrators and developers who need to automate provisioning, configuration, application deployment, and orchestration.

Students will learn to:

• Install and configure Ansible on a control node,

• Prepare managed hosts for automation,

• Write Ansible Playbooks to automate tasks,

• Run playbooks to ensure servers are deployed and configured correctly.

This course is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8.

• Pass the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam (EX200)
  or

• Equivalent knowledge and experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux

By the end of this training, you will have gained knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Install and configure Ansible on control nodes

• Create and manage inventories of managed hosts

• Run ad hoc tasks and playbooks

• Write playbooks using variables, facts, and handlers

• Protect sensitive data with Ansible Vault

• Reuse automation with roles

• Automate common Linux administration tasks

Impact on the Organization

• Enables efficient, consistent, and scalable management of IT systems

• Reduces errors and operational costs

• Shortens application delivery cycles

• Supports DevOps adoption by integrating automation into workflows

• Provides agility to adapt infrastructure to changing demands

• Introduce Ansible – Concepts and installation

• Deploy Ansible – Manage hosts, run ad hoc commands

• Implement Playbooks – Automate tasks on multiple hosts

• Manage Variables and Facts – Simplify playbooks, use host data

• Implement Task Control – Handlers, error handling, conditions

• Deploy Files – Manage configuration files on hosts

• Manage Large Projects – Optimize playbooks for scale

• Simplify with Roles – Reuse automation code

• Troubleshoot Ansible – Debug playbooks and managed hosts

• Automate Linux Administration – Streamline common sysadmin tasks