Ansible Certification Training Course (Online Self Paced)

Objective:  In this module, you will learn the Ansible Ad-Hoc commands, perform demos on Ansible Ad-Hoc commands and Ansible Playbooks. You will also learn about Handlers and Flow Control in Ansible Scripts and also execute selective tasks using Ansible tags. This module also comprehensively covers Ansible Vault to protect sensitive data.

Topics:

• Ansible CLI
• Ansible Ad-Hoc Commands
• Ansible Playbooks
• Organizing Tasks
• YAML Basics
• Playbooks Variables
• Runtime Variables
• Playbook Handlers
• Ansible Flow Control
• Ansible Tags
• Ansible Vault

Hands On:

• Ansible ad hoc commands
• Basic Ansible Playbook

Objective:  In this module, you will work on the Ansible module and interpret Ansible inventory management. You will also learn about using modules in Playbook and Ansible Roles.This module also comprehensively covers use of roles in Playbooks and  management of roles and lastly you will learn about Configuration of Jinja2 Templates.

Topics

• Overview of Modules
• Inventory Management
• Using Modules in Playbook
• Ansible Roles
• Using Roles in Playbooks
• Define, Execute and Manage Roles
• Manage Inclusions
• Configure Jinja2 Templates
• System Facts

Hands On:

• Configure Ansible and commands to review ansible modules
• Create validate and Execute Playbook
• Create Ansible Playbook with Ansible Roles
• Create Ansible Playbook with Jinja2 template
• Add/Remove host in Ansible Inventory

Objective:  In this module, you will create an EC2 instance and perform the installation of Python 3 and PIP for configuring Ansible on AWS. You will also learn about passwordless authentication and configure SSH agent on Windows Server.This module also comprehends the advantages of Ansible with Docker and Installation of Docker in Ubuntu 18.04.   

Topics:

• Launch EC2 Instance on AWS
• Install Ansible on AWS
• Preparing Ansible to Work with AWS
• Module Support for Docker Interaction

Hands On:

• Configuration of Ansible on EC2 windows.
• Configuration of Ansible on EC2 Amazon Linux EC2.
• Password less authentication on AWS with Ansible.
• Ansible playbook with Docker module.

Objective:  In this module, we will create an end to end pipeline between the Developer and Production web application using automation tools like Git, Jenkins, Ansible and Application Server such as Apache Tomcat.

Topics:

• EC2 Instance for Jenkins, Ansible and Tomcat
• Git
• GitHub
• Jenkins
• Maven plugin
• Ansible and Tomcat server integration

Hands On:

• Automating Continuous Integration

Objective:  In this module, you will get an overview of the architecture of Terraform, You will learn about Terraform Configuration Syntax, Basic Terraform commands.and manage Terraform resources.

Topics:

• Terraform Features
• Terraform vs Ansible
• Terraform Configuration
• Terraform Commands
• Managing Resources in Terraform

Hands On:

• Creating and destroying an EC2 instance using Terraform
• Setting up infrastructure

DevOps is the new buzz in the IT Industry. Companies that have adopted DevOps are using Ansible to enter the world of automation with automating DevOps tasks, deployments, orchestration, and even entire continuous integration processes. It is a simple open source tool that is becoming quite popular because of being agent-less. Most major vendors provide support for Ansible as it works well with large infrastructure components. Ansible playbooks are extremely easy to read and use, they don’t require advanced coding skills, and simplify tedious and repetitive operations on your infrastructure.

Learning Ansible is essential for everyone who’s a part of the Software Development Process. These are the few Professionals who use Ansible extensively:

• Software Professionals
• Testing Professionals
• Software Architects
• Open source contributors and enthusiasts
• Managers who are technical subject matter experts

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Learn about Ansible installation on EC2 instances.
• Perform Ansible Ad-Hoc commands in your project.
• Protect sensitive data using Ansible Vault
• Create Ansible Playbook with Ansible Roles and Jinja2 templates
• Work on Ansible Inventory.
• Configure ansible in EC2 windows and Amazon Linux Server.
• Perform passwordless authentication on AWS with Ansible.
• Install docker in Ubuntu instance
• Create and deploy EC2 instances using Terraform in your project.
• Create and Deploy an end to end pipeline between the Developer and Production web application in your project.

There are no prerequisites for this course, however, a basic knowledge of Microsoft GUI and Windows Command line will be helpful.