Learn Ansible: Automate cloud, security, and network infrastructure using Ansible 2.x

Synopsis

Run Ansible playbooks to launch complex multi-tier applications hosted in public cloudsAbout This BookBuild your learning curve using AnsibleAutomate cloud, network, and security infrastructures with easeGain hands-on exposure on AnsibleWho This Book Is ForLearn Ansible is perfect for system administrators and developers who want to take their current workflows and transform them into repeatable playbooks using Ansible. No prior knowledge of Ansible is required.What You Will LearnWrite your own playbooks to configure servers running CentOS, Ubuntu, and WindowsIdentify repeatable tasks and write playbooks to automate themDefine a highly available public cloud infrastructure in code, making it easy to distribute your infrastructure configurationDeploy and configure Ansible Tower and Ansible AWXLearn to use community contributed rolesUse Ansible in your day-to-day role and projectsIn DetailAnsible has grown from a small, open source orchestration tool to a full-blown orchestration and configuration management tool owned by Red Hat. Its powerful core modules cover a wide range of infrastructures, including on-premises systems and public clouds, operating systems, devices, and services—meaning it can be used to manage pretty much your entire end-to-end environment. Trends and surveys say that Ansible is the first choice of tool among system administrators as it is so easy to use.This end-to-end, practical guide will take you on a learning curve from beginner to pro. You'll start by installing and configuring the Ansible to perform various automation tasks. Then, we'll dive deep into the various facets of infrastructure, such as cloud, compute and network infrastructure along with security.By the end of this book, you'll have an end-to-end understanding of Ansible and how you can apply it to your own environments.Style and approachA hands-on approach to give you practical experience of writing playbooks and roles and executing them. At the end of each chapter, you'll find test questions to test your knowledge on Ansible.

Copyright:

2018

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781788999328

Publisher:

Packt Publishing

Date of Addition:

11/23/18

Copyrighted By:

Packt

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Computers and Internet

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.