Microsoft Windows Automation with Red Hat Ansible

You will write and run Windows automation tasks using Red Hat Ansible Automation in a Windows environment. You will perform common administrative tasks, write Ansible projects from your Windows workstation, store the history of all changes in a Git-based version control system, and run and troubleshoot those tasks from the web interface of Red Hat Ansible Tower. Course content summary

• Configure Microsoft Windows systems to be managed with Ansible.
• Create and manage inventories of managed hosts and provide credentials to manage them to Red Hat Ansible Tower.
• Write Ansible playbooks to consistently automate multiple tasks and apply them to managed hosts.
• Run individual ad hoc automation tasks and complex playbooks from Red Hat Ansible Tower.
• Create survey forms in Red Hat Ansible Tower to simplify playbook operation.
• Parameterize playbooks using variables and facts.
• Write and reuse existing Ansible roles to simplify playbook creation and reuse code.
• Leverage existing PowerShell DSC code to extend the power of Ansible automation.
• Automate common Windows Server system administration tasks using Ansible.

Windows Server administrators interested in automating management tasks and in using automation tools to implement their DevOps workflow.
 

You are expected to have experience as Windows Server administrators, but no previous experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation or Linux® is required. Technical requirements
• This class will require internet access.
• You will be expected to “bring your own device” (BYOD).
• Your device must be installed with a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
  • If you are running Microsoft Windows, you should have Microsoft Remote Desktop installed.
  • If you are running macOS, you will need to install Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac (by Microsoft) from the App Store.
  • If you are running Linux, you may install Remmina from their distribution (if available) or following instructions at https://remmina.org (if not). If they prefer, they may instead install the FreeRDP clients from their Linux distribution (in the freerdp package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux).

• Introduction to Red Hat Ansible Automation
• Run simple automation commands
• Implement Ansible playbooks
• Manage variables and facts
• Install and update software
• Implement task control
• Deploy files to managed hosts
• Interact with users and domains
• Automate Windows automation tasks
• Manage large projects
• Construct Ansible Tower workflows