Ansible for IBM Z and LinuxONE Foundations
(EZANS01G-SPVC)
Overview
Learn and get hands-on with Ansible for IBM Z & LinuxONE. This course will introduce you to important foundational concepts through presentations and self-paced hands-on labs. Presentations cover the following topics: Ansible 101, Ansible for IBM Z & LinuxONE, Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) Overview, Event-Driven Ansible, and watsonx Code Assistant for Ansible Lightspeed. This course also includes 2 hands-on labs: 'write your first playbook' and 'AAP for z/OS'.
Audience
This course is for technical people seeking beginner-level knowledge about Ansible, specifically for use with IBM Z and LinuxONE. This course is perfect for Systems Administrators, DevOps Engineers, z/OS Systems Programmers, Developers, Operators, Technical Salespeople, Architects, Technical Managers, Consultants, or anyone with an interest in the topic, as it is presented at an introductory level.
Prerequisites
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- Explain what Ansible is, what it's used for, and its basic components
- Write an Ansible playbook
- Explain Ansible's capabilities for IBM Z & LinuxONE
- Explain how Ansible connects to z/OS
- ldeate use-cases for Ansible for IBM Z & LinuxONE
- Navigate Ansible documentation to find answers
- Find example playbooks that are helpful for getting started
- Understand the value of Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
- Understand the components of AAP at a high level
- Understand deployment options for AAP on IBM Z & LinuxONE
- Recognize opportunities to leverage Event-Driven Ansible
- Understand watsonx Code Assistant for Ansible Lightspeed's capabilities
- Understand conceptually how Ansible Lightspeed works
- Execute z/OS job templates in AAP
Course Outline
- Unit 1: Ansible 101
1.0 Introduction
1.1 What is Ansible?
1.2 How does Ansible work?
1.3 What is a playbook?
1.4 Wrap-up
- Lab 1: Writing your first playbook
Lab 1 introduction
Lab 1 activity
Lab 1 wrap-up
- Unit 2: Ansible for IBM Z
2.0 Intro
2.1 Introduction to Ansible for IBM Z
2.2 Ansible for IBM Z use cases
2.3 Deployment options, roadmap, resources
2.4 Hub and sample playbooks
2.5 Wrap-up
- Unit 3: Ansible Automation Platform
3.0 Intro
3.1 Introduction to Ansible Automation Platform
3.2 Ansible Automation Platform components
3.3 Wrap-up
- Unit 4: Event-Driven Ansible
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Event-Driven Ansible
4.2 Wrap-up
- Unit 5: Ansible Lightspeed
5.0 Introduction
5.1 watsonx Code Assistant for Ansible Lightspeed
5.2 Ansible Lightspeed demo
5.3 Wrap-up
- Lab 2: Ansible Automation Platform for z/OS
Lab 2 introduction
Lab 2 instructions (PDF)
Lab 2 activity
Lab 2 wrap-up
- Unit 6: Course wrap-up
6.1 Course Outro
- Final Quiz