Video: Managing Ansible Configuration Files

Jim_Meegan
Community Manager
Community Manager

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Hi everyone, our latest Expert Extra of the month demonstrates the best practices for managing configuration files for Ansible. I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to post comments and/or questions!

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8 responses
Trevor
Starfighter Starfighter
Starfighter

What a teaser :-)

Trevor
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Starfighter

I'm a former SCSA and SCNA also.  I was very sad to see Sun Microsystems go away.  I worked diligently to achieve those cert designations, and was very proud to have done so.  Well, even though they are archived, I'm still proud to know that I did attain them.  When
delivering my UNIX classes back in the 90s, I used Solaris.  Those 
were the days :-)

Jim_Meegan
Community Manager
Community Manager

@Trevor This expert extra is now unlocked if you want to give it a watch.

Trevor
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Starfighter

Hello Jim,

Thank you for alerting me to the Expert Extra being available.
I absolutely want to, and will give it a watch.

Happy 2022!!!

 

BramMertens
Flight Engineer
Flight Engineer

Where can we see this video now? I have an active RHLS.

Is it part of one of the ansible courses?

Deanna
Community Manager
Community Manager

@BramMertens This is part of the Expert Extras videos section, 200+ are included in Standard and Premium Red Hat Learning subscription. To access, go to the catalog in your subcription and filter to "Expert Extras" or click the deep link in the original post above to be directed to the video in your subscription. 

BramMertens
Flight Engineer
Flight Engineer

Perhaps I miss something but the only links I see in the original post point to marketing pages on the RHLS.

Found the video as you described via the catalog. It is at https://rol.redhat.com/rol/app/seminar/exps223-1.

The search results also returned an older video covering the same topic: https://rol.redhat.com/rol/app/seminar/exps158-1 .

For what it's worth: the content is covered in RH294 as well (https://rol.redhat.com/rol/app/courses/rh294-8.4/pages/ch02s03) so INHO this is not really an "extra".

Trevor
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Starfighter

My knowledge of Ansible configuration files was definitely extended.

Thank you for making this video available.

 

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I first touched a PC in 1984. I really got hooked when I saw that I could actually send messages to another computer by connecting to the telephone line via this device called a modem. This truly fascinated me. My next fascination was writing programs, using a language called "Basic". I'm sure one of the reasons I was so fascinated with writing programs on the PC was because the only programming I had done was using Fortran, via the keypunch machine, and submitting a stack of cards to the batch operator. My how the technology has advanced since then. I don't recall the year I began my journey with UNIX, but I do recall that it was on an AT&T 3B15 minicomputer. All I ever saw was a dumb (kinda like me about UNIX at the time) terminal. From there, I graduated to Sun Microsystems offerings of UNIX - SunOS and Solaris. Yeah, I was a certified SCSA and SCNA. I worked hard for those certifications. I was so proud. I carried the flag for Sun back then, like I carry the flag for Red Hat now. I've also used IBM's AIX brand of UNIX, and HP's HP-UX brand of UNIX. I don't recall the first Linux I got my hands on, nor am I sure of the year I took the plunge. I do have some CDs with Red Hat Linux 4 on them. Well, I've always been one to hitch my wagon to the leader of a particular technology. In the world of Linux, I think it's safe to say that Red Hat is the undisputed king of that world. When Red Hat introduced their Red Hat Academy, I made a mad dash to get on board. However, the cost was just a little bit prohibitive for my institution's budget. Still, I never took my eye off of using Red Hat Linux, or becoming a Red Hat Academy. When I discovered that the cost to become a Red Hat Academy had been removed, I went into high gear to establish the partnership. I've been proudly associated with the Red Hat Academy now for...I forget. One thing I haven't forgotten, is that I'm a self-appointed, self-anointed evangelist for this program. The learning opportunities, along with the support the Red Hat Academy provides to students and instructors is exceptional!