Ansible on Windows Fundamentals
This course equips you with the tools to automate and manage Windows infrastructure seamlessly. This course guides you through creating Ansible playbooks, leveraging roles, and harnessing advanced connection configurations for optimal results.
What you'll learn
Managing Windows infrastructure traditionally demands significant manual effort and meticulous attention to detail. In this course, Ansible on Windows Fundamentals, you'll harness the power of Ansible, a leading automation tool, to transform the way you handle Windows systems. First, you'll delve into the core principles of Ansible, understanding its agentless communication and inventory management. Next, you'll explore how to design efficient playbooks tailored for both Windows and Linux nodes, incorporating advanced techniques and role management. Lastly, you'll discover Ansible Galaxy, creating custom modules and establishing advanced connection configurations. By the end of this course, you'll possess the comprehensive skills and knowledge required to automate, manage, and optimize your Windows infrastructure with unparalleled efficiency using Ansible.
Table of contents
- Overview 1m
- Ansible's Role in Configuration Management 1m
- Problems We're Solving with Ansible 1m
- Introducing Ansible 2m
- Common Windows Configuration Management Tasks 2m
- Ansible Architecture 3m
- What Ansible Gets Right 3m
- Demo: Explore the Lab Environment 5m
- Demo: Inspect the Ansible Inventory 4m
- Demo: Test Ansible CLI Commands 5m
- Demo: Verify Node Connectivity 2m
- Summary 1m
- Overview 1m
- Ansible Inventory Basics 2m
- Ansible Inventory Components 1m
- Understand /etc/ansible/hosts 2m
- Ansible Configuration File 2m
- Understand /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg 1m
- Ansible Configuration File Precedence 1m
- Ansible Modules 1m
- The win_file Module 1m
- Built-in Modules for Windows Nodes 4m
- Demo: Explore the Ansible Inventory 8m
- Demo: Test Node Connectivity 2m
- Demo: Explore an Ansible Playbook 2m
- Demo: Test Playbook Execution 3m
- Summary 1m
About the author
Timothy Warner is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Cloud and Datacenter Management who is based in Nashville, TN. His professional specialties include Microsoft Azure, cross-platform PowerShell, and all things Windows Server-related. You can reach Tim via Twitter (@TechTrainerTim), LinkedIn or his blog, AzureDepot.com.