Course description

Learn the basics of Ansible automation and configuration management, and more

Ansible Essentials: Simplicity in Automation Technical Overview (DO007) is a series of on-demand, online videos that introduces you to Ansible automation and configuration management, provisioning, deploying, and managing compute infrastructure across cloud, virtual, and physical environments with Ansible.

Course content summary

Through online, on-demand videos, you will learn the basics of Ansible and watch a simple Ansible playbook be created from start to finish.

Note: You can view all videos or only the ones that interest you. There are no hands-on labs or course completion recognition associated with this course.

Audience for this course

IT leaders, administrators, engineers, architects, and anyone else seeking a high-level understanding of Ansible and to learn to build Ansible from the ground up.

Prerequisites for this course

We recommend having basic Linux® system administration skills.

Outline for this course

Video 1. Ansible Essentials Introduction

Video 2. What is Ansible and the Ansible Way?

Video 3. How Ansible Works

Video 4. Ad-Hoc Commands (and demonstration)

Video 5. Introduction to Playbooks (and demonstration)

Video 6. Introduction to Roles (and demonstration)

Video 7. Creating the Roles Structure with Ansible-Galaxy (and demonstration)

Video 8. Breaking an Existing Playbook into a Role (and demonstration)

Video 9. Creating a New Role (and demonstration)

Video 10. Utilizing Roles in your Main Playbooks (and demonstration)

Video 11. Overview of Ansible Tower (and demonstration)

Recommended next exam or course

• Automation with Ansible (DO407)
  Learn to write and manage Ansible playbooks and automate system administration tools.

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation (EX407) exam
  The performance-based Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation (EX407) exam tests your ability to use Ansible to automate the configuration of systems and applications.

• Automation with Ansible with exam (DO408)
  Learn to write and manage Ansible playbooks and automate system administration tools.