Microsoft Windows Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform with Exam (DO418) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Introducing Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Describe the fundamental concepts of Ansible and how it is used, and install development tools from Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Preparing for Ansible Operations

Prepare Microsoft Windows hosts for Ansible automation and automation controller to run automation on those hosts

Implementing Ansible Playbooks

Write a simple playbook to automate tasks on multiple Microsoft Windows-based hosts, and then run the playbook with automation controller

Managing Variables and Facts

Write playbooks that use variables to simplify management of the playbook and facts to reference information about managed hosts

Installing and Configuring Software

Install, manage, and ensure software is up to date using Ansible Playbooks.Install, manage, and ensure software is up to date using Ansible Playbooks

Implementing Task Control

Manage task execution using loops, conditional tests, and handlers, and recover when tasks fail

Deploying Files to Managed Hosts

Deploy, modify, and manage files on your managed hosts

Reusing Code with Ansible Roles and Ansible Content Collections

Write playbooks that are optimized for larger and more complex projects and that reuse existing automation code

Interacting with Users and Domains

Manage local and domain users and Active Directory domains on managed hosts, and generate a dynamic inventory of managed hosts in automation controller based on domain membership

Automating Windows Administration Tasks

Automate common Windows Server administration tasks

Comprehensive Review

Review tasks from Microsoft Windows Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform