Ansible

1: ANSIBLE OVERVIEW

• • 1. Why Ansible?
    2. Overview of Architecture
    3. QUIZ: Architecture
    4. Inventory
    5. Inventory Patterns
    6. Inventory Plugins
    7. QUIZ: Inventory and Patterns
    8. DEMO: Introducing Ansible

2: DEPLOYING ANSIBLE

• • 1. Installing
    2. DEMO: Installing Ansible
    3. Configuration Files
    4. DEMO: Configuration Files
    5. Module Syntax Help
    6. Running Ad Hoc Commands
    7. DEMO: Running Ad Hoc Commands
    8. Dynamic Inventory
    9. DEMO: Dynamic Inventory

        LAB TASKS

• • 10. Deploying Ansible
    11. Ad Hoc Commands
    12. Dynamic Inventories

3: PLAYBOOKS BASICS

• • 1. Writing YAML Files
    2. Playbook Structure
    3. Host and Task Execution Order
    4. Command Modules
    5. Significant Module Categories
    6. File Manipulation
    7. Network Modules
    8. Packaging Modules
    9. System Storage
    10. Account Management
    11. Security
    12. Services
    13. DEMO: Playbooks

        LAB TASKS

• • 14. Playbook Basics
    15. Playbooks: Command Modules
    16. Playbooks: Common Modules

4: VARIABLES AND INCLUSIONS

• • 1. Variables
    2. Variables – Playbooks
    3. Variables – Inventory
    4. Variables – Registered
    5. Facts
    6. DEMO: Facts
    7. Inclusions

         LAB TASKS

• • 8. Variables and Facts
    9. Inclusions

5: JINJA2 TEMPLATES

• • 1. Jinja2
    2. Expressions
    3. QUIZ: Jinja2 Templates
    4. Filters
    5. Tests
    6. Lookups
    7. Control Structures
    8. DEMO: Jinja2 Templates

         LAB TASKS

• • 9. Jinja2 Templates
    10. Jinja2 Templates

6: TASK CONTROL

• • 1. Loops
    2. Loops (cont.)
    3. Loops and Variables
    4. DEMO: Constructing Flow Control
    5. Conditionals
    6. DEMO: Conditionals
    7. Handlers
    8. Tags
    9. Handling Errors

         LAB TASKS

• • 10. Task Control

7: ROLES

• • 1. Roles
    2. Role Usage Details
    3. QUIZ: Role Structure
    4. Creating Roles
    5. Deploying Roles with Ansible Galaxy
    6. DEMO: Deploying Roles with Ansible Galaxy

         LAB TASKS

• • 7. Converting Playbooks to Roles
    8. Creating Roles from Scratch
    9. Ansible Galaxy Roles

8: ANSIBLE VAULT

• • 1. Configuring Ansible Vault
    2. Vault IDs
    3. Executing with Ansible Vault
    4. DEMO: Configuring Ansible Vault

         LAB TASKS

• • 5. Ansible Vault

9: NETWORK AUTOMATION

• • 1. Network Automation
    2. Simple Network Module Examples
    3. Network Modules: Gotchas
    4. Simple IOS Modules Examples
    5. General Purpose ios Modules

• Experience with Linux shell, text editing, and basic systems administration needed.