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Automation with Ansible
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Document Conventions ix
Notes and Warnings ................................................................................................ ix
Introduction xi
Automation with Ansible .......................................................................................... xi
Orientation to the Classroom Environment ................................................................ xii
Internationalization ................................................................................................. xv
1. Introducing Ansible 1
Overview of Ansible Architecture .............................................................................. 2
Quiz: Ansible Architecture ........................................................................................ 6
Overview of Ansible Deployments ............................................................................. 8
Quiz: Ansible Deployments ...................................................................................... 10
Describing Ansible Inventory .................................................................................... 12
Quiz: Ansible Inventory ............................................................................................ 15
Quiz: Introducing Ansible ......................................................................................... 17
Summary ............................................................................................................... 19
2. Deploying Ansible 21
Installing Ansible .................................................................................................... 22
Guided Exercise: Installing Ansible ........................................................................... 29
Managing Ansible Configuration Files ........................................................................ 31
Guided Exercise: Managing Ansible Configuration Files ............................................... 36
Running Ad Hoc Commands .................................................................................... 39
Guided Exercise: Running Ad Hoc Commands ........................................................... 44
Managing Dynamic Inventory .................................................................................. 48
Guided Exercise: Managing Dynamic Inventory ........................................................... 51
Lab: Deploying Ansible ........................................................................................... 54
Summary .............................................................................................................. 60
3. Implementing Playbooks 61
Writing YAML Files ................................................................................................. 62
Guided Exercise: Writing YAML Files ........................................................................ 68
Implementing Modules ............................................................................................. 71
Guided Exercise: Implementing Modules ................................................................... 78
Implementing Ansible Playbooks .............................................................................. 81
Guided Exercise: Implementing Ansible Playbooks ..................................................... 93
Lab: Implementing Playbooks ................................................................................. 100
Summary ............................................................................................................. 108
4. Managing Variables and Inclusions 109
Managing Variables ................................................................................................ 110
Guided Exercise: Managing Variables ...................................................................... 120
Managing Facts ..................................................................................................... 124
Guided Exercise: Managing Facts ............................................................................ 132
Managing Inclusions .............................................................................................. 137
Guided Exercise: Managing Inclusions ..................................................................... 145
Lab: Managing Variables and Inclusions .................................................................. 150
Summary ............................................................................................................. 159
5. Implementing Task Control 161
Constructing Flow Control ...................................................................................... 162
Guided Exercise: Constructing Flow Control ............................................................. 169
Implementing Handlers .......................................................................................... 173
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Guided Exercise: Implementing Handlers ................................................................. 176
Implementing Tags ................................................................................................ 180
Guided Exercise: Implementing Tags ....................................................................... 187
Handling Errors .................................................................................................... 192
Guided Exercise: Handling Errors ........................................................................... 200
Lab: Implementing Task Control ............................................................................ 206
Summary ............................................................................................................. 220
6. Implementing Jinja2 Templates 221
Describing Jinja2 Templates .................................................................................. 222
Quiz: Describing Jinja2 Templates .......................................................................... 225
Implementing Jinja2 Templates .............................................................................. 227
Guided Exercise: Implementing Jinja2 Templates ...................................................... 231
Lab: Implementing Jinja2 Templates ...................................................................... 234
Summary ............................................................................................................. 239
7. Implementing Roles 241
Describing Role Structure ..................................................................................... 242
Quiz: Describing Role Structure ............................................................................. 246
Creating Roles ..................................................................................................... 248
Guided Exercise: Creating Roles .............................................................................. 251
Deploying Roles with Ansible Galaxy ...................................................................... 258
Guided Exercise: Deploying Roles with Ansible Galaxy .............................................. 263
Lab: Implementing Roles ....................................................................................... 268
Summary ............................................................................................................. 279
8. Optimizing Ansible 281
Configuring Connection Types ............................................................................... 282
Guided Exercise: Configuring Connection Types ....................................................... 286
Configuring Delegation ......................................................................................... 290
Guided Exercise: Configuring Delegation ................................................................. 295
Configuring Parallelism .......................................................................................... 301
Guided Exercise: Configuring Parallelism ................................................................ 305
Lab: Optimizing Ansible ......................................................................................... 310
Summary ............................................................................................................. 322
9. Implementing Ansible Vault 323
Configuring Ansible Vault ...................................................................................... 324
Guided Exercise: Configuring Ansible Vault ............................................................. 327
Executing with Ansible Vault ................................................................................. 330
Guided Exercise: Executing with Ansible Vault ......................................................... 335
Lab: Implementing Ansible Vault ............................................................................ 339
Summary ............................................................................................................ 350
10. Troubleshooting Ansible 351
Troubleshooting Playbooks .................................................................................... 352
Guided Exercise: Troubleshooting Playbooks ........................................................... 355
Troubleshooting Ansible Managed Hosts .................................................................. 361
Guided Exercise: Troubleshooting Ansible Managed Hosts ........................................ 364
Lab: Troubleshooting Ansible ................................................................................. 367
Summary ............................................................................................................. 376
11. Implementing Ansible Tower 377
Describing Ansible Tower ...................................................................................... 378
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Quiz: Describing Ansible Tower ............................................................................... 381
Deploying Ansible Tower ....................................................................................... 383
Guided Exercise: Deploying Ansible Tower .............................................................. 388
Configuring Users in Ansible Tower ........................................................................ 393
Guided Exercise: Configuring Users in Ansible Tower ................................................ 399
Managing Hosts with Ansible Tower ........................................................................ 401
Guided Exercise: Managing Hosts with Ansible Tower ............................................... 406
Managing Jobs in Ansible Tower ........................................................................... 409
Guided Exercise: Managing Jobs in Ansible Tower .................................................... 418
Lab: Implementing Ansible Tower ........................................................................... 421
Summary ............................................................................................................. 433
12. Implementing Ansible in a DevOps Environment 435
Provisioning Vagrant Machines .............................................................................. 436
Guided Exercise: Provisioning Vagrant Machines ...................................................... 442
Deploying Vagrant in a DevOps Environment .......................................................... 445
Guided Exercise: Deploying Vagrant in a DevOps Environment .................................. 450
Lab: Implementing Ansible in a DevOps Environment ............................................... 454
Summary ............................................................................................................ 460
13. Comprehensive Review: Automation with Ansible 461
Comprehensive Review ........................................................................................ 462
Lab: Deploying Ansible ......................................................................................... 465
Lab: Deploying Ansible Tower and Executing Jobs ................................................... 470
Lab: Creating Roles and using Dynamic Inventory ................................................... 482
Lab: Optimizing Ansible ........................................................................................ 498
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