So far, we have talked about running Ansible itself from Windows. This is helpful, especially in a corporate environment where perhaps Windows end user systems are the norm. However, what about actual automation tasks? The good news is that automation of Windows with Ansible does not require WSL. One of Ansible's core premises is to be agentless, and that remains true for Windows as for Linux. Just as it is fair to assume that almost any modern Linux host will have SSH access enabled, most modern Windows hosts have a remote management protocol built in, called WinRM. For security reasons, this technology is disabled by default, and so, in this part of the book, we walk through the process for enabling and securing WinRM for remote management with Ansible.
Mastering Ansible. - Third Edition
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Overview of this book
Automation is essential for success in the modern world of DevOps. Ansible provides a simple, yet powerful, automation engine for tackling complex automation challenges.
This book will take you on a journey that will help you exploit the latest version's advanced features to help you increase efficiency and accomplish complex orchestrations. This book will help you understand how Ansible 2.7 works at a fundamental level and will also teach you to leverage its advanced capabilities. Throughout this book, you will learn how to encrypt Ansible content at rest and decrypt data at runtime. Next, this book will act as an ideal resource to help you master the advanced features and capabilities required to tackle complex automation challenges. Later, it will walk you through workflows, use cases, orchestrations, troubleshooting, and Ansible extensions. Lastly, you will examine and debug Ansible operations, helping you to understand and resolve issues.
By the end of the book, you will be able to unlock the true power of the Ansible automation engine and tackle complex, real- world actions with ease.
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Mastering Ansible. - Third Edition
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Preface
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Section 1: Ansible Overview and Fundamentals
The System Architecture and Design of Ansible
Protecting Your Secrets with Ansible
Ansible and Windows - Not Just for Linux
Infrastructure Management for Enterprises with AWX
Section 2: Writing and Troubleshooting Ansible Playbooks
Unlocking the Power of Jinja2 Templates
Controlling Task Conditions
Composing Reusable Ansible Content with Roles
Troubleshooting Ansible
Extending Ansible
Section 3: Orchestration with Ansible
Minimizing Downtime with Rolling Deployments
Infrastructure Provisioning
Network Automation
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