Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation (EX407) Preparation Course

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Overview

This course provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary to pass Red Hat EX407: Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation. Students will also gain practical insights and real-world best practices for working with Ansible automation.This course is not approved or sponsored by Red Hat.

Syllabus

  • Course Overview
  • Understanding Core Components of Ansible
  • Run Ad-Hoc Ansible Commands
  • Inventory Management
  • Create Ansible Plays and Playbooks
  • Create and Use Templates to Create Customized Configuration Files
  • Work with Ansible Variables and Facts
  • Create and Work with Roles
  • Download roles from an Ansible Galaxy
  • Managing Parallelism
  • Use Ansible Vault in Playbooks to Protect Sensitive Data
  • Install Ansible Tower and Use it to Manage Systems
  • Use Documentation to Look Up Specific Information About Ansible Modules and Commands
  • Ansible 2.7 Exam Update
  • Conclusion and next steps

Taught by

Stosh Oldham

Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation (EX407) Preparation Course
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Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation (EX407) Preparation Course

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