Ansible and Windows (English) (Virtual)
Follow the Ansible and Windows from Vijfhart and learn to manage Windows servers with Ansible through practical command line automation.
You will connect to a Windows machine yourself, configure it for management with Ansible, and use Ansible playbooks to automate its configuration.
You will learn how to configure and deploy Ansible for Windows automation, and how to work with the major groups of Ansible collections for Windows management. The course also covers how to deploy these collections effectively so you can apply them in real-world scenarios.
In addition, you will understand the various connection methods available for managing Windows with Ansible, along with their respective pros and cons. By practicing these approaches hands-on, you will gain the practical insight needed to choose the right method for your own environment.
This course covers the following topics:
#Introduction
- Connection methods
- #Windows Remote Management
- #Open SSH
Ansible collections:
- #ansible.windows
- #community.windows
- PowerShell code
- Local users and Groups
- Windows roles and features
- Install Chocolatey packages
- Environment Variables
- Local Ansible facts
- Windows services
- Registry entries
- Rebooting and waiting
- Updating the operating system
