Module 13 - Ansible

Lab 1: Install Ansible & Set Up Inventory

• How do you install Ansible on a Linux machine?

• How do you create an inventory file named hosts?

• How do you add a remote server entry inside the inventory?

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Lab 2: Run Your First Ad-Hoc Commands

• How do you use an Ansible ad-hoc command to get OS information?

• How do you check uptime using an ad-hoc command?

• How do you list directory contents on a remote server using Ansible?

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Lab 3: Create a Simple Playbook

• How do you write a playbook install_apache.yml that installs Apache on Linux servers?

• How do you start the Apache service from the playbook?

• How do you run the playbook and verify the web server is running?

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Lab 4: Copy Files and Directories

• How do you write a playbook that uses the copy module to upload a file to /opt/info.txt?

• How do you set file permissions and owner with the copy module?

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Lab 5: Gather Facts & Print System Details

• How do you create a playbook that gathers system facts?

• How do you use the debug module to print:

  • OS type

  • IP address

  • Memory size

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Lab 6: Playbook with Handlers

• How do you install Apache in a playbook?

• How do you deploy a template file using the template module?

• How do you restart Apache only when configuration changes using handlers?

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Lab 7: Deploy Docker Using Ansible

• How do you install Docker using an Ansible playbook?

• How do you start the Docker service?

• How do you add users to the docker group using Ansible?

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Lab 8: Dynamic Inventory for AWS

• How do you configure Ansible to use the aws_ec2 dynamic inventory plugin?

• How do you filter instances by tag (e.g., Environment=Dev)?

• How do you run a playbook against dynamically discovered AWS EC2 instances?

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Lab 9: Provision EC2 Instances with Ansible AWS Modules

• How do you create an EC2 instance using the amazon.aws.ec2_instance module?

• How do you add:

  • Tags

  • Key pair

  • Security groups

• How do you configure the new instance using dynamic inventory?

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Lab 10: Create Your First Ansible Role

• How do you generate a new role structure using Ansible?

• How do you write role tasks to install and start Apache?

• How do you use this role inside a playbook?