Section 1: Ansible Overview and Fundamentals

In this section, we will explore the fundamentals of how Ansible works and establish a sound basis on which to develop playbooks and workflows. We will also examine and explain the changes you will discover if you are familiar with the older Ansible 2.x releases.

The following chapters are included in this section:

• Chapter 1, The System Architecture and Design of Ansible
• Chapter 2, Migrating from Earlier Ansible Versions
• Chapter 3, Protecting Your Secrets with Ansible
• Chapter 4, Ansible and Windows – Not Just for Linux
• Chapter 5, Infrastructure Management for Enterprises with AWX