DOE500 - Ansible: Software Provisioning, Configuration Management and Application-deployment

Objectives: Master software provisioning, configuration management and application-deployment with Ansible.
Who can benefit: Linux Technicians and Administrators.
Prerequisites: One of the following certifications or the equivalent skills: CompTIA Linux+ Powered by LPI or LPIC-1 or SUSE CLA or ITT Debian Linux - Technician or ITT CentOS Linux - Technician.
Learning technique: Clear, theoretical course content divided into lessons and extensive LABS.
Student Progression: Student progression is monitored both in terms of effective attendance and in terms of comprehension using self-assessment tests.
Duration: 2 days (14 hours).

• A computer running MacOS, Linux, Windows™ or Solaris™,
• AZERTY FR or QWERTY US keyboard,
• Minimum 4 GB of RAM,
• Minimum dual-core processor,
• Headphones/Earphones,
• A microphone (optional).

• If Windows™ - Putty and WinSCP,
• Chrome or Firefox web browser.

• A fast Internet connection (4G minimum) and no proxy,
• Unhindered access to the following domains : https://my-short.link, https://itraining.center, https://ittraining.io, https://ittraining.institute, https://ittraining.support.

• DOE500 - Ansible: Software Provisioning, Configuration Management and Application-deployment - 1 hour.
  • Prerequisites
    • Hardware
    • Software
    • Internet
  • Using the Infrastructure
    • Connecting to the Cloud Server
      • Linux, MacOS and Windows 10 with a built-in ssh client
      • Windows 7 and Windows 10 without a built-in ssh client
    • Starting the Virtual Machine
    • Connecting to the Virtual Machine
  • Course Curriculum

• DOE501 - Installing Ansible - 1 hour.
  • What is Ansible?
  • LAB #1 - Installing Ansible
  • LAB #2 - Configuring ssh and sudo
    • 2.1 - ssh
    • 2.2 - sudo

• DOE502 - The ansible, ansible-playbook and ansible-galaxy Commands - 3 hours.
  • LAB #1 - Working with Ansible
    • 1.1 - The ansible command
  • LAB #2 - The ansible-playbook command
    • 2.1 - Playbook Files
    • 2.2 - Tasks
    • 2.3 - Handlers
    • 2.4 - Modules
      • 2.4.1 - Package modules
      • 2.4.2 - File modules
      • 2.4.3 - System modules
    • 2.5 - Inventory Files
    • 2.6 - Rights
      • 2.6.1 - Creating groups
  • LAB #3 - The ansible-galaxy command
    • 3.1 - Using roles with a Play Book
    • 3.2 - Ansible Galaxy

• DOE503 - Roles, Templates and Variable Hierarchy - 2 hours.
  • LAB #1 - Role dependancy
  • LAB #2 - Using templates
    • 2.1 - Variables
    • 2.2 - Conditional templates
    • 2.3 - Loops
    • 2.4 - Macros
    • 2.5 - Filters
      • 2.5.1 - Default
      • 2.5.2 - Join
      • 2.5.3 - Map
    • 2.6 - Parent-child templates
      • 2.6.1 - The parent template
      • 2.6.2 - The child template
  • LAB #3 - Managing variable hierarchy

• DOE504 - Facts, Secret Facts and Docker - 2 hours.
  • LAB #1 - Using Ansible facts
  • LAB #2 - The ansible-vault command
    • 2.1 - Encrypting a file
    • 2.2 - Editing the file
    • 2.3 - Decrypting the file
    • 2.4 - Using random passwords
  • LAB #3 - Ansible and Docker
    • 3.1 - What is Docker?
    • 3.2 - Installing Docker
    • 3.3 - Connecting Ansible to Docker

• DOE505 - Using Ansible with Windows - 2 hours.
  • Prerequisites
  • LAB #1 - Preparing Windows 10
    • 1.1 - Updating PowerShell and .NET
    • 1.2 - Configuring WinRM
    • 1.3 - Getting information from WinRM
    • 1.4 - Creating a local user for Ansible
  • LAB #2 - Preparing the Ansible controller
    • 2.1 - Installing pywinrm
    • 2.2 - Testing the configuration
  • LAB #3 - Working with Ansible and Windows
    • 3.1 - Getting information about Windows 10
    • 3.2 - Executing a command
    • 3.3 - Executing a PowerShell script
    • 3.4 - Installing software with Chocolatey
    • 3.5 - Creating a local user with Ansible

• DOE506 - Ansible in Practice - 2 hours.
  • LAB #1 - Case study
    • 1.1 - Instructions
    • 1.2 - Corrections
      • Error #1
      • Error #2
      • Error #3
      • Errors 4, 5 and 6

• DOE507 - Course completion - 1 hour.
  • What's next?
    • Training materials
    • What you need
      • Hardware
      • Software
      • Virtual Machine
  • What we covered
    • Day #1
    • Day #2
  • Resetting the course infrastructure
  • Evaluate the training session
  • Thanks

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