1. Linux Automation and Ansible (Based on EX294)

About Course

This Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) EX294 training covers how to automate Red Hat Enterprise Linux tasks, integrate Red Hat’s emerging tech, and apply automation for efficiency. If you’re already a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or you’re an experienced sysad who wants to unlock some of enterprise Linux’s deepest functionality, this course will prepare you for an RHCE EX294 certification while also exposing Red Hat Linux’s most interesting secrets.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation with Ansible (RH294) is designed for Linux administrators and developers who need to automate repeatable and error-prone steps for system provisioning, configuration, application deployment, and orchestration.

This course is based on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 9 and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2.

Duration: 10 weeks

Course Content

Introduction to Ansible and Automation

Overview of Automation and Configuration Management
Introduction to Ansible: Architecture, Components, and Workflow
Setting Up Ansible Environment (Installing and Configuring Ansible)
Running Your First Ansible Playbook

Inventory and Basic Playbooks

Advanced Playbooks and Roles

Ansible Modules and Plugins

Automating Linux System Administration

Ansible Vault and Security

Managing Network Devices and Services with Ansible

Advanced Ansible Techniques

Scaling and Managing Large Linux Infrastructures

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Course Content

Introduction to Ansible and Automation

Overview of Automation and Configuration Management

Introduction to Ansible: Architecture, Components, and Workflow

Setting Up Ansible Environment (Installing and Configuring Ansible)

Running Your First Ansible Playbook

Inventory and Basic Playbooks

Understanding Ansible Inventory (Static and Dynamic)

Writing Basic Playbooks (YAML Syntax, Variables, and Tasks)

Playbook Execution Flow

Handling Errors and Ansible Debugging

Advanced Playbooks and Roles

Conditionals, Loops, and Handlers in Playbooks

Creating and Managing Roles in Ansible

Role Dependencies and Best Practices for Reusability

Ansible Galaxy: Using and Contributing to Public Roles

Ansible Modules and Plugins

Core Ansible Modules for System Administration (File, Package, Service Modules)

Developing Custom Ansible Modules

Understanding and Using Ansible Plugins (Callback, Lookup, Filter Plugins)

Writing Custom Plugins

Automating Linux System Administration

Automating User Management, File Permissions, and Disk Management

Managing Services and Processes (Systemd, Cron Jobs)

Package Management with YUM, DNF, and APT in Ansible

Automating Backup and Restore Procedures

Ansible Vault and Security

Ansible Vault: Encrypting Sensitive Data

Managing Secrets and Passwords in Playbooks

Securing Ansible Communication (SSH, ControlPersist)

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Ansible Tower Integration

Managing Network Devices and Services with Ansible

Managing Network Configurations (Interfaces, Routing, Firewalls)

Automating DNS, DHCP, and NTP Services

Configuring and Managing Web Servers (Apache, Nginx)

Deploying Database Servers (MySQL, PostgreSQL) with Ansible

Advanced Ansible Techniques

Orchestrating Multi-Node Deployments

Parallelism and Asynchronous Task Execution

Managing Complex Deployments with Ansible Playbook Strategies

Troubleshooting Common Ansible Issues

Scaling and Managing Large Linux Infrastructures

Ansible Tower/AWX: Web-Based Interface for Managing Ansible

Dynamic Inventory for Cloud Environments (AWS, Azure)

Optimizing Performance for Large-Scale Ansible Deployments

Centralized Logging and Monitoring with Ansible

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