Red Hat Ansible for Network Automation (DO457) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Introducing Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
  • Describe the fundamental concepts of Ansible and how it is used, and install development tools from Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Implementing an Ansible Playbook
  • Create an inventory of managed nodes, write a simple Ansible Playbook, and run the playbook to automate tasks on those nodes
Managing and Running Playbooks
  • Manage automation code in version control and run Ansible Playbooks from a centrally managed automation controller
Managing Variables and Facts
  • Write playbooks that use variables to simplify management of the playbook and facts to reference information about managed nodes
Implementing Task Control
  • Manage task control and task errors in Ansible Playbooks
Simplifying Playbooks with Roles and Ansible Content Collections
  • Use Ansible Roles and Ansible Content Collections to develop playbooks more quickly and to reuse Ansible code
Automating Network Automation Tasks
  • Automate common network administration tasks, discussing recommended practices and approaches to cross-vendor automation
Comprehensive Review
  • Demonstrate skills learned in this course by installing, optimizing, and configuring Ansible for the management of network devices and infrastructure