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

Objective

• 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