Automation With Ansible

Chapter 1: Introducing Ansible 

Overview of Ansible Architecture Section 

Ansible Architecture Section 

Overview of Ansible Deployments Section

Ansible Deployments 

Describing Ansible Inventory 

Ansible Inventory 

Introducing Ansible

Summary 

Deploying Ansible 

Installing Ansible 

Guided Exercise: Installing Ansible 

Managing Ansible Configuration Files 

Guided Exercise: Managing Ansible Configuration Files 

Running Ad Hoc Commands 

Guided Exercise: Running Ad Hoc Commands 

Managing Dynamic Inventory 

Guided Exercise: Managing Dynamic Inventory 

Lab: Deploying Ansible 

Summary 

Implementing Playbooks : Writing YAML Files 

Guided Exercise: Writing YAML Files 

Implementing Modules 

Guided Exercise: Implementing Modules 

Implementing Ansible Playbooks 

Guided Exercise: Implementing Ansible Playbooks 

Lab: Implementing Playbooks 

Summary 

Managing Variables and Inclusions 

Managing Variables 

Guided Exercise: Managing Variables 

Managing Facts 

Guided Exercise: Managing Facts 

Managing Inclusions 

Guided Exercise: Managing Inclusions 

Lab: Managing Variables and Inclusions 

Summary 

Implementing Task Control 

Constructing Flow Control 

Guided Exercise: Constructing Flow Control 

Implementing Handlers 

Guided Exercise: Implementing Handlers 

Implementing Tags 

Guided Exercise: Implementing Tags 

Handling Errors 

Guided Exercise: Handling Errors 

Lab: Implementing Task Control 

Summary 

Implementing Jinja2 Templates 

Describing Jinja2 Templates 

Describing Jinja2 Templates: Implementing Jinja2 Templates 

Guided Exercise: Implementing Jinja2 Templates 

Lab: Implementing Jinja2 Templates 

Summary 

Chapter 7: Implementing Roles 

Describing Role Structure 

Describing Role Structure

Creating Roles 

Guided Exercise: Creating Roles

Deploying Roles with Ansible Galaxy 

Guided Exercise: Deploying Roles with Ansible Galaxy

Lab: Implementing Roles Section

Summary

Chapter 8: Optimizing Ansible

Configuring Connection Types

Guided Exercise: Configuring Connection Types 

Configuring Delegation

Guided Exercise: Configuring Delegation

Configuring Parallelism

Guided Exercise: Configuring Parallelism 

Lab: Optimizing Ansible

Summary 

Chapter 9: Implementing Ansible Vault 

Configuring Ansible Vault

Guided Exercise: Configuring Ansible Vault 

Executing with Ansible Vault

Guided Exercise: Executing with Ansible Vault 

Lab: Implementing Ansible Vault

Summary Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Ansible 

Troubleshooting Playbooks

Guided Exercise: Troubleshooting Playbooks

 Troubleshooting Ansible Managed Hosts

Guided Exercise: Troubleshooting Ansible Managed Hosts

Lab: Troubleshooting Ansible 

Summary

Chapter 11: Implementing Ansible Tower 

Describing Ansible Tower 

Describing Ansible Tower 

Deploying Ansible Tower

Guided Exercise: Deploying Ansible Tower 

Configuring Users in Ansible Tower

Guided Exercise: Configuring Users in Ansible Tower

Managing Hosts with Ansible Tower

Guided Exercise: Managing Hosts with Ansible Tower 

Managing Jobs in Ansible Tower

Guided Exercise: Managing Jobs in Ansible Tower 

Lab: Implementing Ansible Tower

Summary 

Chapter 12: Implementing Ansible in a DevOps Environment 

Provisioning Vagrant Machines

Guided Exercise: Provisioning Vagrant Machines

Deploying Vagrant in a DevOps Environment

Guided Exercise: Deploying Vagrant in a DevOps Environment

Lab: Implementing Ansible in a DevOps Environment

Summary