Developing Advanced Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (DO374)
Unlock the Power of Automation: Dive into Developing Advanced Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (DO374).
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Course description
Elevate Your Ansible Mastery: Unleash Scalable Automation with Red Hat's Cutting-edge Container-Focused Tools
Unlock the Power of Automation: Dive into Developing Advanced Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (DO374). Tailored for automation content developers, this course harnesses the latest container-focused tools from Red Hat® Ansible Automation Platform. Gain expertise in developing efficient automation managed by the automation controller, exploring best practices, reusable code, advanced playbook techniques, shared execution environments, and preparing for scalable automation with the automation content navigator.
This comprehensive five-day course is based on Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2. Explore full course details, scheduling, and pricing for your location by selecting ‘get started’ on the right-hand menu
Course content summary
Unlocking Potential with Automation Content Navigator: Leverage the full capabilities of the automation content navigator to craft dynamic and effective Ansible Playbooks.
Best Practices for Superior Automation: Apply recommended practices, ensuring the creation of efficient and impactful automation solutions with Ansible.
Mastering Advanced Features: Explore advanced features of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, delving into effective data manipulation through filters and plugins.
Seamless Automation Operations: Execute automation operations seamlessly with rolling updates, enhancing efficiency and minimizing disruptions.
Creating Robust Execution Environments: Develop automation execution environments, bundling and distributing necessary dependencies for running automation code effectively.
Target Audience
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This course is tailored for individuals involved in creating automation content, encompassing roles such as:
- Developers
- DevOps Engineers
- Linux System Administrators
- Other IT Professionals with fundamental expertise in using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for automating, provisioning, configuring, and deploying applications and services in a Linux environment
Recommended training
Skill Assessment Opportunity: Take advantage of our complimentary assessment to determine if this offering aligns seamlessly with your skill set.
Prerequisite Certification: For enrollment in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation with Ansible (RH294), candidates should hold the prestigious title of a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE®) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or later. Alternatively, candidates can demonstrate equivalent Ansible experience for eligibility.
Technology considerations
- The course does not mandate Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or Bring Your Own Data (BYDW). Additionally, internet connectivity is not required for the majority of the course. (Note: Implementation of SSH access for VT/ROLE may necessitate internet connectivity for that specific purpose.)
Course Overview: Ansible Automation 2
1. Develop Playbooks with Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Craft Ansible Playbooks with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, adhering to recommended practices.
2. Manage Content Collections and Execution Environments
- Execute playbooks utilizing content collections beyond ansible-core, sourced from existing environments or downloaded from the automation hub.
3. Run Playbooks with Automation Controller
- Understand the automation controller’s role and leverage it to execute playbooks developed with the automation content navigator.
4. Work with Ansible Configuration Settings
- Explore and adjust Ansible and automation content navigator configurations for streamlined development and effective issue troubleshooting.
5. Manage Inventories
- Harness advanced Ansible features to effectively manage inventories.
6. Manage Task Execution
- Exercise control over task execution in Ansible Playbooks, optimizing performance.
7. Transform Data with Filters and Plugins
- Utilize filters and plugins to populate, manipulate, and manage data in variables.
8. Coordinate Rolling Updates
- Employ advanced Ansible features to coordinate rolling updates, minimizing downtime and ensuring playbook maintainability.
9. Create Content Collections and Execution Environments
- Develop bespoke Ansible Content Collections, publish them, embed them in custom execution environments, and seamlessly integrate them into playbooks using the automation controller.
Impact on the organization
Strategic Skill Development: Develop expertise to disseminate automation across your organization using reusable code.
Scaling Automation Effortlessly: Create scalable automation tailored for larger enterprise environments, leveraging the innovative, containerized architecture.
Tailored for Diverse Needs: While Red Hat has designed this course with customer benefits in mind, each company and infrastructure is unique, and actual outcomes may vary based on individual circumstances.
Impact on the individual
Leverage the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform to cultivate automation strategies tailored for large teams and intricate enterprises. This course empowers you with the skills to proficiently oversee and optimize playbooks, establish and distribute execution environments and collections, and master the automation content navigator for comprehensive automation lifecycle management.
Exam description
- Exam Overview: The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Developing Automation with Ansible Automation Platform exam assesses your capacity to construct Ansible playbooks for routine system administration tasks.
- Certification Achievement: Successfully passing this exam grants you the esteemed title of a Red Hat Certified Specialist in Developing Automation with Ansible Automation Platform. Moreover, this accomplishment contributes towards the journey to becoming a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA®).
- Current Objectives: Exam objectives are aligned with the latest Red Hat product version, ensuring relevance and accuracy. Click “Get started” to explore and purchase the most suitable version of this exam for your requirements.
Audience Exam:
The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Developing Automation with Ansible Automation Platform exam is suitable for individuals aiming to showcase extensive knowledge and proficiency in Ansible best practices. This includes the application of Ansible in larger, intricate projects, and mastery of the Ansible automation controller and Ansible automation hub. The target audience encompasses:
- Experienced Linux system administrators
- DevOps engineers
- Cloud administrators
- Other IT professionals
Prerequisites:
- Earn the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification. This is required in order to earn the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification.
- Have either taken both Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) and Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) or RHCSA Rapid Track Course (RH199), or have comparable work experience as a system administrator on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- Have taken Red Hat System Administration III: Linux Automation with Ansible (RH294) or have comparable work experience.
- Review the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam (EX200) objectives.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
- Take our free assessment to find the course that best supports your preparation for this exam.
Git Proficiency:
- Understand and utilize Git.
- Clone a Git repository.
- Create, modify, and push files in a Git repository.
Inventory Management:
- Manage inventory variables.
- Structure host and group variables using multiple files per host or group.
- Use special variables for host, port, or remote user override.
- Set up directories with multiple host variable files for managed hosts.
- Override names in inventory files with different names or IP addresses.
Task Execution Mastery:
- Control privilege execution.
- Run selected tasks from a playbook.
- Transform data with filters and plugins.
- Populate variables with data from external sources using lookup plugins.
- Incorporate external data into playbooks and deployed template files with lookup and query functions.
- Implement loops using structures other than simple lists using lookup plugins and filters.
- Inspect, validate, and manipulate variables containing networking information with filters.
Task Delegation:
- Delegate tasks to a managed host on a different host.
- Control whether facts gathered by a task are delegated to the managed host or the controlling host.
Content Collections Management:
- Create, install, and publish a content collection.
Execution Environments Expertise:
- Build and run playbooks in an execution environment.
- Upload execution environments into the automation hub.
- Utilize execution environments in the automation controller.
Inventory and Credentials Handling:
- Manage advanced inventories.
- Create a dynamic inventory from an identity management or database server.
- Create machine credentials for inventory host access.
- Establish source control credentials.
Automation Controller Competence:
- Run playbooks in the automation controller.
- Pull content into the automation controller from Git or the automation hub.
- Pull an execution environment from the automation hub and run a playbook in it.
Configuration Persistence:
- Ensure that, as with all Red Hat performance-based exams, configurations persist after reboot without intervention.
Exam Format: This practical, hands-on exam entails real-world tasks, simulating job responsibilities. You will receive one or more virtual systems, performing tasks akin to those encountered in your professional role. Key details about the exam format include:
1. Internet Access Restrictions:
- You are not allowed to bring any hard copy or electronic documentation into the exam. This includes notes, books, or any other materials.
- For most exams, the documentation that ships with the product is available during the exam, ensuring a fair testing environment.
