Ansible

Spreker: Jan-Piet Mens (Engelstalig)

Abstract

Ansible is a simple configuration management and command execution framework for "push" and "pull" deployments for Unix/Linux systems using an existing SSH infrastructure. It's particularly easy to deploy because neither does it require an "agent" on managed nodes (a newish implementation of Python suffices) nor does it require a complex PKI.

We show you how to quickly get started using Ansible for ad-hoc tasks, discuss some of its modules and introduce you to Ansible's playbooks and variables. We show you how to run Ansible as a normal user (non-root), how to configure inventory data, and give you sundry tips on using Ansible effectively. If you prefer a pull-based setup, we show you how to implement that as well.

Biography

Jan-Piet Mens is an independent Unix/Linux consultant and sysadmin who's worked with Unix-systems since 1985.

Jan-Piet does odd bits of coding, and has architected infrastructure at major customers throughout Europe. One of his specialities is the Domain Name System and as such, he authored the book Alternative DNS Servers as well as a variety of other technical publications. http://mens.de