Ansible Basics Lab

In this lab, you will practice completing basic Ansible configurations that you have learned in this section.

Online Lab
A.I. Powered
Intermediate
60 Min
5.0
Lab Duration: 60 Min
Steps: 5

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  • 1 Create an Ansible playbook
  • 2 Create an Ansible Play for All Hosts
  • 3 Run the playbook
  • 4 Add a debug task
  • 5 Run an Ad-hoc Command on Managed-Node-1

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I'm Archer, your AI instructor! Do you have any questions about the Updating and Configuring needrestart lesson?
Yes, why do I need to configure needrestart for this lesson?
Configuring needrestart is a part of the lesson as it ensures your server automatically restarts services after updates, maintaining security and performance without manual effort.

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Lab Duration: 60 Min
Steps: 5

Lab Author

Paul Hill

Paul Hill

Paul Hill is the founder of ServerAcademy.com and IT instructor to over 500,000 students online!

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