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1785282301
Ansible Configuration Management Second Edition
by 作者: Daniel Hall
ISBN-10 书号: 1785282301
ISBN-13 书号: 9781785282300
Edition 版本: 2nd Revised ed.
Publisher Finelybook 出版日期: 2015-04-30
Pages: 132
Book Description
Ansible is an open source software platform for configuring and managing computers. It provides a clear and concise way to manage the configuration of your Linux infrastructure. This book is a step-by-step guide that provides you with the knowledge you require to effectively manage your systems in a simple,quick,and maintainable way,with real-world examples.
You will begin by learning the basics of Ansible and then move on to exploring more advanced topics. You will then learn the basic and complex operations of playbooks and interact with modules to manage Windows machines and deploy them. You will also get acquainted with Ansible's more advanced features such as serially updating machines,delegating tasks to other machines,advanced uses of variables,looping and conditions,copying whole directories,and using filters to process variables. Towards the end of the book,you will learn how to increase the functionality of Ansible itself by writing your own modules and plugins.
Contents
1: GETTING STARTED WITH ANSIBLE
2: SIMPLE PLAYBOOKS
3: ADVANCED PLAYBOOKS
4: LARGER PROJECTS
5: CUSTOM MODULES
What you will learn
Manage your Windows machines with Ansible
Use Ansible's command-line tools to interrogate systems
Interact with modules and deploy cloud infrastructures
Process data inside Ansible and extend the functionality of Ansible
Learn how to store secrets in Ansible's vault and discover other source code management techniques
Build maintainable configurations for large environments
Write custom Ansible plugins efficiently
Extend the functionality of Ansible by writing your own modules
Authors
Daniel Hall
Daniel Hall started as a systems administrator at RMIT University after completing his bachelor's in computer science in 2009. After spending 5 years improving deployment processes at realestate.com.au,he became the sole Systems Engineer at Melbourne lighting startup LIFX. Like many system administrators,he is constantly trying to make his job easier,and has been using Ansible to this effect. Daniel also wrote the first edition of this book.
