Accelerating with Ansible
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The document provides an overview of Ansible and Ansible Tower, outlining their use cases in automation, including provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, and security compliance. Ansible is described as a simple, agentless automation language that allows users to manage diverse IT environments efficiently. It emphasizes the associated learning paths and courses for different profiles, including system administrators and network engineers, to enhance their skills in Ansible automation.
Accelerating with Ansible
- 2. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE2 AGENDA ● Ansible ○ Ansible + Ansible Tower Technical Overview ○ Use Cases ○ Learning Paths ○ Profiles ○ Demonstration ● Recap ● Q&A
- 4. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE4 WHAT IS ANSIBLE AUTOMATION? ● Ansible is an open source community project sponsored by Red Hat. It’s a simple automation language that can perfectly describe IT application environments in Ansible Playbooks. ● Ansible Tower is an enterprise framework for controlling, securing, and managing your Ansible automation - with a UI and RESTful API.
- 5. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE5 WHY ANSIBLE? SIMPLE Human readable automation No special coding skills needed Tasks executed in order Get productive quickly POWERFUL App deployment Configuration management Workflow orchestration Orchestrate the app lifecycle AGENTLESS Agentless architecture Uses OpenSSH & WinRM No agents to exploit or update More efficient & more secure
- 6. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE6 PLAYBOOKS
- 7. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE7 ANSIBLE CAN AUTOMATE..
- 8. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE8 WHAT DOES ANSIBLE TOWER PROVIDE? ● Ansible Tower is an enterprise framework for controlling, securing and managing your Ansible automation – with a UI and RESTful API. ● Role-based access control ● Deploy entire applications with push-button deployment access ● All automations are centrally logged ● Schedule jobs for repeat deployments ● Provide teams with remote command execution
- 9. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE9 ANSIBLE NETWORK AUTOMATION ● Use Ansible to manage, validate, and continuously track heterogeneous network device configurations and deployments. ● Network modules are included as part of the Ansible distribution. ● Modules for over 40 networking platforms. ● 570+ Networking modules ANSIBLE WINDOWS AUTOMATION ● Manage Windows systems with Ansible ● 70+ Windows Modules
- 11. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE11 PROVISIONING ● Ansible can provision your cloud platforms, virtualized hosts and hypervisors, network devices, and baremetal servers. ● Spin up an entire stack in a few minutes, test it, then delete it. ● Allows for deploying into test, dev, and prod environments in minutes. CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT ● Replace scripts and ad-hoc commands with a consistent, reliable, and secure management solution. ● Human-readable, so everyone in an organization will be able to understand ● No agent to run on systems, so users only need an SSH password to start utilizing ● Thousands of modules, roles, and templates
- 12. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE12 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT EXAMPLE
- 13. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE13 APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT ● Repeatable and reliable playbooks describe desired state ● Zero downtime rolling updates for seamless deployment ● Interact with cloud services with built-in APIs ● Drive workflows from configuring the OS to talking to Tower’s REST APIs CONTINUOUS DELIVERY ● Quick-turnarounds with minimal human intervention ● Multi-tier, multi-step orchestration ● Fine-grained control over operations and batch server configuration ● Stage and test with inventories
- 14. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE14 APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT EXAMPLE
- 15. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE15 SECURITY & COMPLIANCE ● Automate your patching ● Apply DISA and STIG security profiles ● Verify compliance ORCHESTRATION ● Clear syntax and task-based nature ● Orchestrate different conductors in different environments using Ansible’s library of modules
- 16. Ansible Learning Path Overview
- 17. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE17 Automation with Ansible IDO407 Pre-req Overview Required Course Complementary Suggested Exam Ansible Essentials: Simplicity in Automation Technical Overview DO007 RHCSA Rapid Track CourseRH199 Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation ExamEX407 Automation with Ansible II: Ansible TowerDO409 Ansible for Network AutomationDO457 Automation with Ansible II: Ansible TowerDO409 Linux AdminsNetwork Admins
- 18. Ansible Profiles
- 19. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE Linux System Administrators Future Skills: ● Automate system administration tasks with Ansible ● Centrally manage Ansible automation with Red Hat Ansible Tower Current Experience: Experienced with Linux. Manages servers and server configuration for the enterprise. Future Job Role(s): Sr. System Administrator, DevOps Engineer Pre-Req Overview Required Course Complementary Suggested Exam Automation with Ansible IDO407 Ansible Essentials: Simplicity in Automation Technical OverviewDO007 Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation ExamEX407 Automation with Ansible II: Ansible TowerDO409 RHCSA Rapid Track CourseRH199
- 20. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE Network Administrator Future Skills: ● Automate configuration backup and data collection using Ansible ● Automate reconfiguration and correct configuration errors in network infrastructure using Ansible ● Centrally manage automation using Ansible Tower Current Experience: Experienced with administration of network devices (Cisco, Juniper, Arista), has some Linux experience. Manages infrastructure and implements changes. Future Job Role(s): Network Automation Engineer, Infrastructure Automation Engineer Pre-Req Overview Required Course Complementary Suggested Exam Ansible for Network AutomationDO457 Automation with Ansible II: Ansible TowerDO409 Red Hat System Administration IRH124
- 21. USE CASES FOR AUTOMATION WITH ANSIBLE21 ANSIBLE USE CASES ● Provisioning ● Configuration Management ● Application Deployment ● Continuous Delivery ● Security + Compliance ● Orchestration ANSIBLE COURSES + EXAM ● DO007 - Ansible Essentials: Simplicity in Automation Technical Overview ● DO407 - Automation with Ansible I ● DO409 - Automation with Ansible II: Ansible Tower ● DO457 - Ansible for Network Automation ● EX407 - Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Ansible Automation
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- 23. © Global Knowledge Training LLC. All rights reserved. Page 23 Courses Automation with Ansible (DO407) Ansible for Network Automation (DO457) Automation with Ansible II: Ansible Tower (DO409)