Getting Started with Windows Automation
In this instructor-led workshop, participants learn the basics of Ansible Automation and how they can use Ansible with Windows Hosts. Attendees will get hands-on experience with the fundamentals of Ansible and will create and edit Ansible Playbooks which will be used in an Automation controller. This workshop will expose participants to working with the Ansible Automation Platform while automating tasks on a Windows host.
Tasks in this lab include:
- Configuring Credentials and Inventories
- Running Ad-hoc commands
- Creating and using basic playbooks
- Using advanced Playbook methodologies
- Creating and using Ansible Roles
NOTE
This workshop is also known as the Windows Automation Technical 90-min Workshop
Presentation Deck
- Google Slides - For Red Hat employees
Lab Agenda (Estimate total time ⏱️ 90 minutes)
- Slides: Introduction + Workshop Brief [Estimated Time ⏱️ 15 minutes]
[ 🖥️ Slides ] - Lab 1: Getting Started with Windows Automation [Estimated Time ⏱️ 15 minutes]
[ 🚀 Launch the lab ]- Exercise 1 - Configure Automation Controller
- Slides: Brief for Challenge 2 [Estimated Time ⏱️ 5 minutes]
Continue slides from above - Lab 2: Ansible Automation with Windows [Estimated Time ⏱️ 15 minutes]
- Exercise 2 - Ad-hoc commands
Continue from Lab linked above
- Exercise 2 - Ad-hoc commands
- Slides: Brief for Challenge 3 and 4 [Estimated Time ⏱️ 15 minutes]
Continue slides from above - Lab 3: Ansible Automation with Windows [Estimated Time ⏱️ 15 minutes]
Continue from Lab linked above- Exercise 3 - Intro to playbooks
- Exercise 4 - Configure a job template
- Lab 4: Automating Windows Active Directory [Estimated Time ⏱️ 30 minutes]
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Learning Resources
It is highly recommended to take the Microsoft Windows Automation with Red Hat Ansible if you want additional training!
Here is some additional collateral:
| Title | Type | external link | RHCC Link (employees and partners) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansible on Windows for financial services | Datasheet | on redhat.com | Content Center |
| 10 ways to automate Microsoft Windows with Red Hat Ansible | Checklist | on redhat.com | Content Center |
| Standardization and automation | Overview | on redhat.com | Content Center |
Ansible Workshop
This is an official Ansible Workshop
This workshop is maintained by the Red Hat Ansible Technical Marketing Team.
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