Ansible Automation

  1. Getting Started with Ansible
    1. Setting Up the Control Node
      1. System Requirements
        1. Supported Operating Systems
          1. Linux Distributions
            1. macOS Support
              1. Windows Subsystem for Linux
              2. Hardware Requirements
                1. CPU Requirements
                  1. Memory Requirements
                    1. Storage Requirements
                    2. Network Requirements
                    3. Installation Methods
                      1. Using Package Managers
                        1. apt Installation
                          1. yum Installation
                            1. dnf Installation
                              1. brew Installation
                              2. Using pip
                                1. pip Installation Steps
                                  1. Virtual Environments
                                    1. Python Version Requirements
                                    2. Installing from Source
                                      1. Prerequisites
                                        1. Compilation Steps
                                          1. Development Installation
                                        2. Verifying Installation
                                          1. Checking Ansible Version
                                            1. Testing Basic Functionality
                                              1. Troubleshooting Installation Issues
                                            2. Ansible Configuration File
                                              1. Configuration Precedence
                                                1. Default Locations
                                                  1. Environment Variables
                                                    1. Command Line Options
                                                      1. Configuration File Hierarchy
                                                      2. Common Configuration Settings
                                                        1. Inventory Location
                                                          1. Remote User Configuration
                                                            1. Privilege Escalation Settings
                                                              1. SSH Configuration
                                                                1. Logging Configuration
                                                                  1. Callback Plugins
                                                                    1. Module Path Configuration
                                                                    2. Creating Custom Configuration
                                                                      1. Project-Specific Configuration
                                                                        1. User-Specific Configuration
                                                                      2. Building an Inventory
                                                                        1. Static Inventory
                                                                          1. The Inventory File Structure
                                                                            1. Defining Hosts
                                                                              1. Host Naming Conventions
                                                                                1. Host Aliases
                                                                                  1. Host Variables
                                                                                  2. Defining Groups
                                                                                    1. Group Syntax
                                                                                      1. Nested Groups
                                                                                        1. Group Variables
                                                                                          1. Built-in Groups
                                                                                          2. Inventory Variables
                                                                                            1. Variable Assignment
                                                                                              1. Variable Precedence in Inventory
                                                                                                1. Connection Variables
                                                                                              2. Dynamic Inventory
                                                                                                1. Using Inventory Scripts
                                                                                                  1. Script Requirements
                                                                                                    1. Script Output Format
                                                                                                      1. Custom Inventory Scripts
                                                                                                      2. Cloud Provider Sources
                                                                                                        1. AWS EC2 Inventory Plugin
                                                                                                          1. Azure Inventory Plugin
                                                                                                            1. GCP Inventory Plugin
                                                                                                              1. OpenStack Inventory Plugin
                                                                                                              2. Inventory Plugins
                                                                                                                1. Plugin Configuration
                                                                                                                  1. Plugin Sources
                                                                                                                2. Inventory Patterns
                                                                                                                  1. Host Patterns
                                                                                                                    1. Group Patterns
                                                                                                                      1. Range Patterns
                                                                                                                        1. Regular Expressions
                                                                                                                      2. Establishing Connection to Managed Nodes
                                                                                                                        1. SSH Connection for Linux Systems
                                                                                                                          1. SSH Key Generation
                                                                                                                            1. Passwordless SSH Setup
                                                                                                                              1. SSH Agent Configuration
                                                                                                                                1. SSH Configuration Options
                                                                                                                                  1. SSH Troubleshooting
                                                                                                                                  2. WinRM Connection for Windows
                                                                                                                                    1. WinRM Setup and Configuration
                                                                                                                                      1. Authentication Methods
                                                                                                                                        1. Basic Authentication
                                                                                                                                          1. Certificate Authentication
                                                                                                                                            1. Kerberos Authentication
                                                                                                                                            2. Firewall Configuration
                                                                                                                                              1. Network Considerations
                                                                                                                                              2. Connection Plugins
                                                                                                                                                1. Local Connection
                                                                                                                                                  1. Docker Connection
                                                                                                                                                    1. Network Device Connections
                                                                                                                                                  2. Running Ad-Hoc Commands
                                                                                                                                                    1. Command Syntax and Usage
                                                                                                                                                      1. Basic Command Structure
                                                                                                                                                        1. Targeting Hosts and Groups
                                                                                                                                                          1. Module Selection
                                                                                                                                                          2. Common Modules for Ad-Hoc Tasks
                                                                                                                                                            1. ping Module
                                                                                                                                                              1. Connectivity Testing
                                                                                                                                                                1. Basic Functionality Verification
                                                                                                                                                                2. command Module
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Running Shell Commands
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Command Arguments
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Return Codes
                                                                                                                                                                      2. shell Module
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Differences from command
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Shell Features
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Security Considerations
                                                                                                                                                                            2. setup Module
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Gathering System Facts
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Fact Filtering
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Custom Facts
                                                                                                                                                                                2. Command Line Options
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Verbose Output
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Dry Run Mode
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Privilege Escalation
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Connection Options

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