ansible notes

https://www.redhat.com/en/services/training/ex457-red-hat-certified-specialist-in-ansible-network-automation-exam?section=objectives

installation

pip install ansible

Adding variables to inventory

Connecting to hosts: behavioral inventory parameters

variable ansible_connection

listing connection types/plugins

$ ansible-doc -t connection -l
kubectl      Execute tasks in pods running on Kubernetes                                                                                      
libvirt_lxc  Run tasks in lxc containers via libvirt                                                                                          
chroot       Interact with local chroot                                                                                                       
psrp         Run tasks over Microsoft PowerShell Remoting Protocol                                                                            
network_cli  Use network_cli to run command on network appliances                                                                             
vmware_tools Execute tasks inside a VM via VMware Tools                                                                                       
ssh          connect via ssh client binary                                                                                                    
httpapi      Use httpapi to run command on network appliances                                                                                 
docker       Run tasks in docker containers                                                                                                   
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