Course : Ansible: Automating Server Management

Practical course - 2d - 14h00 - Ref. SIB
Price : 1410 € E.T.

Ansible: Automating Server Management



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Practical course in person or remote class
Disponible en anglais, à la demande

Ref. SIB
  2d - 14h00
1410 € E.T.
En option :
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Certification : 250 € H.T.






Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Understand the structure of Ansible (roles, tasks, playbooks, modules, etc.)
Install and configure Ansible
Use and create playbooks to manage infrastructure

Course schedule

1
Positioning of Ansible

  • Ansible and DevOps.
  • Devops & IaC (Infrastructure as Code), the source code of the infrastructure.
  • The tools Puppet, Chef, Saltstack, etc. Ansible.
  • How Ansible works.
  • Architecture: inventory, modules, playbooks, tasks, roles.

2
Installation and configuration

  • Installing and getting started with the tool.
  • The basic commands of Ansible.
  • Node configuration: ssh keys, sudo privilege escalation.
  • The configuration file.
  • The inventory: creation and use.
Hands-on work
Installing Ansible and configuring several client nodes, creating inventory and using the main commands.

3
Ad Hoc orders

  • Parallelism and Shell commands.
  • File transfers.
  • Packages with yum, apt.
  • Users and groups.
  • Services.
Hands-on work
Use of different Ad hoc commands in parallel on multiple nodes.

4
Playbooks

  • Introduction to playbooks.
  • Definition of tasks, plays.
  • Yaml syntax.
  • Variables, modules and tasks.
  • Executing a playbook.
  • Testing a playbook in a dry-run.
  • Step-by-step execution, skipping tasks.
  • Managing errors.
Hands-on work
Writing a simple playbook composed of several tasks.

5
Writing modular code

  • Notifications and Handlers.
  • Roles and includes. Tags.
  • Community modules.
  • Ansible-galaxy: Share your code.
Hands-on work
Explore the Ansible galaxy, downloading and using modules, adding tags to a playbook.

6
Advanced commands

  • Vault: data encryption.
  • Lookups.
  • Developing your own modules, debugbing a module, plug-ins.
  • Creating your own filters.
Hands-on work

7

  • Writing a playbook
  • Variables. Templates and filters.
  • Control structures: conditions, loops and blocks.
  • Prompts. Facts.
  • Writing playbooks.


Options
Certification : 250 € H.T.

Customer reviews
4,5 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
YAGOUP MOHAMMED A.
17/08/26
5 / 5

Cours très intéressant, avec beaucoup de contenu. Il est plutôt complet et très enrichissant.Mais deux jours sont très courts pour assimiler toutes les informations.
ROIT ROMAIN D.
17/08/26
5 / 5

Formateur dynamique et disponible.
THIBAUT E.
17/08/26
5 / 5

Formateur pédagogue



Publication date : 07/16/2024



This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.

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REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 3 Sep., 24 Sep., 12 Oct., 12 Oct., 12 Oct., 12 Nov., 26 Nov., 17 Dec.

2027 : 25 Feb., 25 Feb., 8 Mar., 12 Apr., 3 May, 10 June, 10 June, 1 July, 12 July, 9 Aug., 13 Sep., 13 Sep., 11 Oct., 8 Nov., 6 Dec., 6 Dec.

PARIS LA DÉFENSE
2026 : 3 Sep., 12 Oct., 26 Nov., 17 Dec.

2027 : 25 Feb., 8 Mar., 12 Apr., 3 May, 10 June, 1 July, 12 July, 9 Aug., 13 Sep., 11 Oct., 8 Nov., 6 Dec.

METZ
2027 : 25 Feb., 13 Sep.

NANCY
2027 : 25 Feb., 13 Sep.

LUXEMBOURG
2027 : 12 Apr., 13 Sep.



This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.