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Ansible Playbook Essentials

You're reading from Ansible Playbook Essentials Design automation blueprints to manage your multitier infrastructure

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2015

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781784398293

Length 168 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Ansible

Concepts

Configuration Management

Author (1):

Gourav Shah

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Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Preface

Setting Up the Learning Environment FREE CHAPTER

Understanding the learning environment

1. Blueprinting Your Infrastructure

2. Going Modular with Ansible Roles

3. Separating Code and Data – Variables, Facts, and Templates

4. Bringing In Your Code – Custom Commands and Scripts

5. Controlling Execution Flow – Conditionals

6. Iterative Control Structures – Loops

7. Node Discovery and Clustering

8. Encrypting Data with Vault

9. Managing Environments

10. Orchestrating Infrastructure with Ansible

A. References

Index

Review questions

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Are magic variables different to facts? What are they used for?
Which magic variable would allow us to walk over a list of web servers and enumerate an IP address for each?
Why is facts caching required? What are the different modes for caching facts?
Will the inventory_hostname fact always be the same as the ansible_hostname fact?

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Authors (1)

Shah

Shah

Gourav Shah, a premium instructor with over 65,000 students, brings 15+ years of experience in building, managing, and automating systems at scale. He has a strong background in helping organizations design and implement DevOps practices. In 2012, Gourav left his corporate job to start Initcron, a niche DevOps consulting firm. He transitioned into delivering DevOps workshops for corporate clients in India and internationally, conducting over 300 instructor-led trainings. Known for his unique blend of technical expertise and teaching skills, Gourav has taught more than 65,000 students online and over 15,000 in classroom settings under the School of Devops banner. He is also a published author on eDX and a course creator for the Linux Foundation.

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