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Microsoft Windows Automation with Ansible

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Microsoft Windows Automation with Ansible

Course code: DO417

Duration: 4 Days


Prerequisite:

You are expected to have experience as Windows Server administrators, but no previous experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation or Linux® is required.

Course Description:

Learn how to automate administration on Windows Server to enable your DevOps workflow
Microsoft Windows Automation with Red Hat Ansible (DO417) is designed for Windows Server professionals without previous Ansible® experience. You will use Ansible to write automation playbooks for Microsoft Windows systems to perform common system administration tasks reproducibly at scale. You will also learn to use Red Hat® Ansible Tower to securely manage and run your Ansible playbooks from a central web-based user interface.
This course is based on Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8, Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.5, and Windows Server 2016 and 2019.

Course Objectives:

•    Configure Microsoft Windows systems to be managed with Ansible.
•    Create and manage inventories of managed hosts and provide credentials to manage them to Red Hat Ansible Tower.
•    Write Ansible playbooks to consistently automate multiple tasks and apply them to managed hosts.
•    Run individual ad hoc automation tasks and complex playbooks from Red Hat Ansible Tower.
•    Create survey forms in Red Hat Ansible Tower to simplify playbook operation.
•    Parameterize playbooks using variables and facts.
•    Write and reuse existing Ansible roles to simplify playbook creation and reuse code.
•    Leverage existing PowerShell DSC code to extend the power of Ansible automation.
•    Automate common Windows Server system administration tasks using Ansible.
  

Intended Audience:
Windows Server administrators interested in automating management tasks and in using automation tools to implement their DevOps workflow.

 Course Outlines:

•    Introduction to Red Hat Ansible Automation
•    Run simple automation commands
•    Implement Ansible playbooks
•    Manage variables and facts
•    Install and update software
•    Implement task control
•    Deploy files to managed hosts
•    Interact with users and domains
•    Automate Windows automation tasks
•    Manage large projects
•    Construct Ansible Tower workflows