← Back to courses
Cloud & DevOps
Ansible Automation
Automate Linux administration with playbooks, on the RHCE (EX294) study points
A classroom course in configuring many servers from one set of files. It follows the study points Red Hat lists for the RHCE exam (EX294): Ansible's core components, configuring control and managed nodes, writing plays and playbooks, roles and content collections, and automating standard administration tasks.
8Modules
IntermediateLevel
2 monthsDuration
COURSE THUMBNAIL
What you will be able to do
Set up an Ansible control node and its managed nodes
Write playbooks that configure servers repeatably
Organise automation into roles and collections
Automate software, storage, user and service administration
Keep automation in Git
Course outline
01
Core components of Ansible
02
Configuring Ansible and managed nodes
03
SSH keys and privilege escalation on managed nodes
04
Creating plays and playbooks
05
Variables, templates and deploying files
06
Roles and Ansible Content Collections
07
Automating standard system administration tasks
08
Source control with Git and managing content
Tools you will use
AnsibleYAMLJinja2GitRed Hat Enterprise LinuxVisual Studio Code
What you need
Linux system administration skills (Red Hat System Administration or equivalent)