Chapter 1- Learn the Key Components of Ansible (Duration- 04:00 hrs)
• Install Ansible on control nodes to set up the Ansible/Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
• Create and Manage Inventories: Create and maintain lists of hosts that are managed and manage connections.
• Execute Quick Commands: Ansible allows you to execute commands on multiple systems simultaneously.
Chapter 2- Create Playbooks for Ansible (Duration- 04:00 hrs)
• Write Playbooks: To automate system administrator tasks, write playbooks.
• Use Variables and Facts: To customize playbooks, upload Ansible variables and data.
• Control Tasks: To direct how playbooks perform, use handlers, if-then statements, and loops.
• Handle Playbook Errors: Take precise care of playbook errors and failures.
Chapter 3- Manage Content (Duration- 03:00 hrs)
• Get and Use Modules: Find modules in Ansible Content Collections and use them in playbooks.
• Make and Use Roles: Build roles for duties you may reuse and download roles from Ansible Galaxy.
• Use Automation Content Navigator: Find and use modules and make inventories with this tool.
Chapter 4- Set Up Ansible Managed Nodes (Duration- 03:00 hrs)
• Install Software: Use Ansible to install and replace software program applications.
• Handle Services: Set up and manage gadget offerings.
• Handle Users and Groups: Automate the way you create and control customers and companies.
• Handle File Content: Create, change, and manage config files the use of templates.
Chapter 5- Automate Standard System Administration Tasks (Duration- 04:00 hrs)
• Configure Networking: Create static routes, filter packets, and translate network addresses.
• Manage Storage: Set up and control logical volumes, file systems, and storage attached to networks.
• Schedule Tasks: Use Ansible playbooks to make recurring tasks happen on their own.
• Provide Network Services: Set up services such as HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, NFS, SMB, SMTP, SSH, and NTP
Chapter 6- Secure Content (Duration- 03:00 hrs)
• Use Ansible Vault: Keep sensitive data in playbooks safe with Ansible Vault.
• Manage Permissions: Set up file and directory permissions in a secure way.
Chapter 7- Work with Advanced Ansible Features (Duration- 04:00 hrs)
• Manage Parallelism: Keep a handle on how tasks run across multiple hosts.
• Use Documentation: Look up Ansible modules and commands in the provided docs during the test.
• Persist Configurations: Make sure settings stay put after system restarts without manual help.
Chapter 8- Troubleshooting and debug Ansible (Duration- 04:00 hrs)
• Debugging Playbook: Use debugging tools and techniques to prevent playbook failures.
• Ansible log: Ansible log and output analysis to identify issues.
• Constant configuration: Make sure that the system remains after the reboot without manual intervention.
Chapter 9- Red Hat Technologies with Integrate (Duration- 04:00 hrs)
• Red Hat Ecosystem: Understand how to interact with other red hat products (eg, Openshift, Satellite).
• Emerging technologies: integrate automation with contained environment and cloud platforms
Chapter 10- Ansible performance optimize (Duration- 03:00 hrs)
• Parallelism: Manage equality in playbook execution to customize performance.
• Work delegation: Delegate tasks for specific hosts or groups for efficient automation.
• Cashing: Use fact cashing to improve playbook performance speed.
As an RHCE candidate, you need to do all tasks an RHCSA can do, including:
• Basic system setup (like setting the hostname, syncing time).
• Taking care of users, groups, and permissions.
• Setting up file systems and storage.
• Managing software packages with yum/dnf.
• Basic network setup and fixing.
• Locking down systems with SELinux and firewalld.