DO467 - Managing Enterprise Ansible Platform: Tower Training Course

Foundations of Ansible Tower

• Essential features and underlying architecture of Ansible Tower.
• Practical use cases and strategic positioning within enterprise settings.
• Interoperability with Ansible Engine and Automation Controller.

Deployment and Setup

• Readying infrastructure for the installation of Tower.
• Processes for installing and validating the Tower instance.
• A comprehensive walkthrough of initial setup and configuration.

Administering Users and Teams

• Provisioning users, teams, and organizational structures.
• Implementing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
• Oversight of credentials and integration with vault services.

Managing Inventories and Projects

• Construction and maintenance of inventory structures.
• Utilization of inventory sources and dynamic inventories.
• Versioning and managing playbooks as projects via Git.

Job Templates and Workflow Orchestration

• Designing and creating job templates.
• Linking individual jobs into cohesive workflows.
• Incorporating surveys, additional variables, and approval mechanisms.

Observability and Logging

• Monitoring job status and analyzing output.
• Configuring notification channels and alerting systems.
• Managing system logs and leveraging analytics.

Scalability, Security, and Upkeep

• Establishing high availability and cluster configurations.
• Strategies for backup, restoration, and version upgrades.
• Addressing security concerns and adhering to best practices.

Conclusion and Future Directions