Linux Automation (Ansible) Training

Automation has become a critical skill for Linux administrators to manage at scale and to efficiently manage systems across a hybrid cloud architecture.

As the technology industry has grown and changed, so has the demand for new skills that align with the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) credential. Red Hat Training is pleased to announce the release of the newly designed Red Hat System Administration III: Linux Automation (RH294) course and the Red Hat Certified Engineer Exam (EX294).

This release is the first RHEL 8 Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) track course, continuing the RHEL 8 System Administration learning path that includes the recently released RHEL 8 Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) and Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) RHCSA track courses.

Shifting the focus of this RHCE course to the automation of system administration tasks, principally using Red Hat Ansible, the new training curriculum reflects the current reality for progressive organizations and the new reality for the technology industry. 

With IT organizations facing challenges related to scaling infrastructure efficiently, system administrators and engineers are expected to use scalable automation to deploy, configure, and manage operating systems, data centers and hybrid cloud infrastructure.

In Linux Automation we Learn how to automate Linux system administration(RH294) tasks with Ansible.

Red Hat System Administration III(RH294): Linux Automation training is designed for Linux system administrators and developers who need to automate provisioning, configuration, application deployment, and orchestration. 

Here You will learn how to install and configure Ansible on a management workstation; prepare managed hosts for automation; write Ansible Playbooks to automate tasks; and run playbooks to ensure servers are correctly deployed and configured.

This course is based on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 8 and Red Hat® Ansible Engine 2.8.

Course Content Summary:

•  How to Install Ansible / Red Hat Ansible Engine on control nodes.
•  How to Create and update inventories of managed hosts and manage connections to them.
•  How to Automate administration tasks with Ansible Playbooks and ad hoc commands.
•  How to Write effective playbooks at scale.
•  How to Protect sensitive data used by Ansible with Ansible Vault.
•  How to Reuse code and simplify playbook development with Ansible roles.

• Module 1: Introducing Ansible
  •  Automating Linux Administration with Ansible.
  •  Quiz: Automating Linux Administration with Ansible.
  •  Installing Ansible.
  •  Guided Exercise: Installing Ansible.
• Module 2: Deploying Ansible
  •  Building an Ansible Inventory.
  •  Guided Exercise: Building an Ansible Inventory.
  •  Managing Ansible Configuration Files.
  •  Guided Exercise: Managing Ansible Configuration Files.
  •  Running Ad Hoc Commands.
  •  Guided Exercise: Running Ad Hoc Commands.
  •  Lab: Deploying Ansible.
• Module 3: Implementing Playbooks
  •  Writing and Running Playbooks.
  •  Guided Exercise: Writing and Running Playbooks.
  •  Implementing Multiple Plays.
  •  Guided Exercise: Implementing Multiple Plays.
  •  Lab: Implementing Playbooks.
• Module 4: Managing Variables and Facts
  •  Managing Variables.
  •  Guided Exercise: Managing Variables.
  •  Managing Secrets.
  •  Guided Exercise: Managing Secrets.
  •  Managing Facts.
  •  Guided Exercise: Managing Facts.
  •  Lab: Managing Variables and Facts.
• Module 5: Implementing Task Control
  •  Writing Loops and Conditional Tasks.
  •  Guided Exercise: Writing Loops and Conditional Tasks.
  •  Implementing Handlers.
  •  Guided Exercise: Implementing Handlers.
  •  Handling Task Failure.
  •  Guided Exercise: Handling Task Failure.
  •  Lab: Implementing Task Control.
• Module 6: Deploying Files to Managed Hosts
  •  Modifying and Copying Files to Hosts.
  •  Guided Exercise: Modifying and Copying Files to Hosts.
  •  Deploying Custom Files with Jinja2 Templates.
  •  Guided Exercise: Deploying Custom Files with Jinja2 Templates.
  •  Lab: Deploying Files to Managed Hosts.
• Module 7: Managing Large Projects
  •  Selecting Hosts with Host Patterns.
  •  Guided Exercise: Selecting Hosts with Host Patterns.
  •  Managing Dynamic Inventories
  •  Guided Exercise: Managing Dynamic Inventories.
  •  Configuring Parallelism.
  •  Guided Exercise: Configuring Parallelism.
  •  Including and Importing Files.
  •  Guided Exercise: Including and Importing Files.
  •  Lab: Managing Large Projects.
• Module 8: Simplifying Playbooks with Roles
  •  Describing Role Structure.
  •  Quiz: Describing Role Structure.
  •  Reusing Content with System Roles.
  •  Guided Exercise: Reusing Content with System Roles.
  •  Creating Roles.
  •  Guided Exercise: Creating Roles.
  •  Deploying Roles with Ansible Galaxy.
  •  Guided Exercise: Deploying Roles with Ansible Galaxy.
  •  Lab: Simplifying Playbooks with Roles.
• Module 9: Troubleshooting Ansible
  •  Troubleshooting Playbooks.
  •  Guided Exercise: Troubleshooting Playbooks.
  •  Troubleshooting Ansible Managed Hosts.
  •  Guided Exercise: Troubleshooting Ansible Managed Hosts.
  •  Lab: Troubleshooting Ansible.
• Module 10: Automating Linux Administration Tasks
  •  Managing Software and Subscriptions.
  •  Guided Exercise: Managing Software and Subscriptions.
  •  Managing Users and Authentication.
  •  Guided Exercise: Managing Users and Authentication.
  •  Managing the Boot Process and Scheduled Processes.
  •  Guided Exercise: Managing the Boot Process and Scheduled Processes.
  •  Managing Storage.
  •  Guided Exercise: Managing Storage.
  •  Managing Network Configuration.
  •  Guided Exercise: Managing Network Configuration.
  •  Lab: Automating Linux Administration Tasks.
• Module 11: . Comprehensive Review: Automation with Ansible
  •  Comprehensive Review.
  •  Lab: Deploying Ansible.
  •  Lab: Creating Playbooks.
  •  Lab: Creating Roles and Using Dynamic Inventory.

•  RHCSA certification or equivalent experience
•  Knowledge about Basic networking and OS.