AU374 Ansible Automation Platform
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Specifications
- Product Name: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
- Version: 2.5
- Target Audience: Users who create automation content for
provisioning, configuring, and deploying applications and services
in a Linux environment
Product Information
Advance your Ansible skills and develop automation that scales
by applying recommended practices with the new, container-focused
tools from Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
This course is based on Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
2.5.
Course Content Summary
This course focuses on automation code.
Recommended Audience for this Course
This course is designed for users who create automation content,
including those who provision, configure, and deploy applications
and services in a Linux environment.
Recommended Training
Use Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform to develop automation in
a way that scales to large teams and complex enterprises. Gain the
skills to effectively manage and optimize playbooks, create and
share automation execution environments and collections, and learn
how to use automation content navigator for managing the automation
lifecycle.
Course Reference
For more information about the course, visit:
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Course
Product Usage Instructions
Managing Playbooks
To effectively manage playbooks, organize them into directories
based on functionality or target systems. Utilize variables and
templates for reusability and maintainability.
Creating Automation Execution Environments
Create isolated environments for executing automation tasks. Use
containers or virtual environments to ensure consistency and
reproducibility of automation processes.
Share automation collections with team members to promote
collaboration and reuse of automation content. Use version control
systems to track changes and updates.
Utilize the automation content navigator tool to visualize and
manage the automation lifecycle. Track the status of automation
tasks, dependencies, and execution history.
FAQ
Q: Can I use Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for Windows
environments?
A: While primarily designed for Linux environments, Ansible can
also be used to automate tasks in Windows environments with some
limitations. Ensure compatibility before proceeding with automation
tasks in Windows.
Q: How can I troubleshoot issues with my Ansible
playbooks?
A: To troubleshoot playbook issues, use verbose mode (-v) to get
detailed output during playbook execution. Check logs for error
messages and validate syntax using ansible-playbook –syntax-check
command.
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AU374 Developing Advanced Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Advance your Ansible skills and develop automation that scales by applying recommended practices with the new, container-focused tools from Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
Developing Advanced Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AU374) is designed for automation content developers to use the container-focused tools from Red Hat® Ansible Automation Platform to efficiently develop automation that can be managed through the Ansible Automation Platform unified UI. Learn recommended practices for automation development using reusable code, advanced playbook techniques, shared automation execution environments, and preparing for scalable automation with automation content navigator.
This course is based on Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5.
Course content summary
· Use the capabilities of automation content navigator to develop Ansible Playbooks. · Apply recommended practices for effective and efficient automation with Ansible. · Use advanced features of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform to work with data, including filters and
plug-ins. · Perform automation operations as rolling updates. · Create automation execution environments to bundle and distribute the dependencies needed to run
automation code.
Audience for this course
This course is designed for users who create automation content, including these roles:
· Developers · DevOps engineers · Linux system administrators · Other IT professionals with some experience using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform to automate,
provision, configure, and deploy applications and services in a Linux environment
Recommended training
· Take our free assessment to gauge whether this offering is the best fit for your skills · Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation with Ansible (RH294)
· Be a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE®) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 or later, or demonstrate equivalent Ansible experience
Outline for this course
· Develop Playbooks with Ansible Automation Platform 2 Develop Ansible Playbooks with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 by following recommended practices.
· Manage Ansible Content Collections and Automation Execution Environments Run playbooks that use content collections not included in ansible-core, either from an existing execution environment or by downloading them from the automation hub.
· Run Playbooks with Automation Controller Explain what automation controller is and demonstrate how to use it to run playbooks that you developed with automation content navigator.
· Work with Ansible Configuration Settings Examine and adjust the configuration of Ansible and automation content navigator to simplify development and to troubleshoot issues.
· Manage Inventories Manage inventories by using advanced features of Ansible.
· Manage Task Execution Control and optimize the execution of tasks by Ansible Playbooks.
· Transform Data with Filters and Plug-ins Populate, manipulate, and manage data in variables using filters and plug-ins.
· Coordinate Rolling Updates Use advanced features of Ansible to manage rolling updates in order to minimize downtime and to ensure maintainability and simplicity of Ansible Playbooks.
· Create Ansible Content Collections and Automation Execution Environments Write your own Ansible Content Collections, publish them, embed them in a custom automation execution environment, and run them in playbooks by using automation controller.
Impact of this training
Use Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform to develop automation in a way that scales to large teams and complex enterprises. In this course you will gain the skills to effectively manage and optimize playbooks, create and share automation execution environments and collections, and learn how to use automation content navigator for managing the automation lifecycle.
Course reference: https://www.redhat.com/en/services/training/au374-developing-advanced-automation-red-hat-ansibleautomation-platform
Documents / Resources
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Red Hat AU374 Ansible Automation Platform [pdf] User Manual AU374, AU374 Ansible Automation Platform, AU374, Ansible Automation Platform, Automation Platform, Platform |