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Microsoft Windows Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Red Hat Learning Subscription Course
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Introduction
Microsoft Windows Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform with Exam (DO418) is designed for System administrators, DevOps engineers, and developers who want to learn how to automate the deployment and management of Microsoft Windows servers and applications hosted on them using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
This course is based on Red Hat® Ansible Automation Platform 2.4. The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Microsoft Windows Automation with Ansible Exam (EX417) will be included in this Offering.
Audience Profile
System administrators, DevOps engineers, and developers who are responsible for automating the deployment and management of Microsoft Windows servers and applications hosted on them using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Pre-requisites
- A basic understanding of Windows Server administration is expected
- Students do not need any previous experience with Ansible or Linux
Course Objectives
Impact to the student:
- Students learn how to create and run automation for Windows Server using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, in order to perform core system administration tasks
- Students can use automation to perform their tasks consistently, repeatably, and automatically, saving time and avoiding errors that might be caused by performing these tasks manually
Course Content
| Session 1: Introducing Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform |
| Describe the fundamental concepts of Ansible and how it is used and install development tools from Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. |
| Session 2: Preparing for Ansible Operations |
| Prepare Microsoft Windows hosts for Ansible automation and automation controller to run automation on those hosts. |
| Session 3: Implementing Ansible Playbooks |
| Write a simple playbook to automate tasks on multiple Microsoft Windows-based hosts and then run the playbook with automation controller. |
| Session 4: Managing Variables and Facts |
| Write playbooks that use variables to simplify management of the playbook and facts to reference information about managed hosts. |
| Session 5: Installing and Configuring Software |
| Install, manage, and ensure software is up to date using Ansible Playbooks. Install, manage, and ensure software is up to date using Ansible Playbooks. |
| Session 6: Implementing Task Control |
| Manage task execution using loops, conditional tests, and handlers, and recover when tasks fail. |
| Session 7: Deploying Files to Managed Hosts |
| Deploy, modify, and manage files on your managed hosts. |
| Session 8: Reusing Code with Ansible Roles and Ansible Content Collections |
| Manage local and domain users and Active Directory domains on managed hosts and generate a dynamic inventory of managed hosts in automation controller based on domain membership. |
| Session 9: Automating Windows Administration Tasks |
| Automate common Windows Server administration tasks. |
| Session 10: Comprehensive Review |
| Review tasks from Microsoft Windows Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. |
Associated Certifications and Exam
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Microsoft Windows Automation with Ansible Exam (EX417)
Note: DO417 is an entry-level Ansible course and does not require or provide any Linux knowledge.
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