Day 2 Operations and Automation with Ansible Automation Platform
The Day 2 Operations and Automation with Ansible Automation Platform Workshop is an engaging, 2-hour, hands-on session that offers a comprehensive and adaptable set of content focused on Day 2 VM lifecycle operations. It includes a dedicated section on Ansible Automation Platform for scalable VM lifecycle automation.
Workshop Resources
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Workshop content and exercises | rhpds.github.io/ocp-virt-advanced-ops-showroom |
| Follow-up assets | Follow-up assets spreadsheet |
| Post-event survey | Post-event survey |
| Certain registration page & promotional email copy | Registration page & promotional email copy |
| Presenter instructions and guide | Presenter enablement video |
Who is this workshop best for?
This workshop is a follow-up to the popular Experience OpenShift Virtualization Roadshow lab. It equips virtual machine administrators with the knowledge and tools to manage environments and perform critical Day 2 operational tasks long after initial deployment.
Target audience
System administrators, virtual infrastructure administrators, virtual machine administrators.
Attendee Prerequisites
- A basic understanding of working with Linux systems
- A basic understanding of Visual Studio Code. [Available for MacOS, Windows and Linux]
- Attendees must bring/use a laptop with ADMIN rights and the ability to SSH to a lab environment hosted in a public cloud
- Must bring/use a laptop with Chrome 73+, Firefox 60+, Edge 40+, or Safari 12+ installed
There is no student prep work required prior to the workshop. A basic understanding of Ansible Automation Platform is a plus.
Presentation Deck
- Google Slides - For Red Hat employees
Lab provisioner
This workshop uses RHDP to load the labs inside your browser. If you have a large number of users and want to increase the amount of hot-standbys please use the lab hotstarter: https://red.ht/lab-hotstarter
Lab Index (Estimate total time ⏱️ 2 hours)
| Activity | Link | Estimated Time |
|---|---|---|
| Slides: Introduction + Workshop Brief | 🖥️ Google Slides | ⏱️ 10 minutes |
| Module 1 — Performance, Scalability, and Troubleshooting | 🚀 Launch Exercise | ⏱️ 20 minutes |
| Module 2 — Security and Compliance | 🚀 Launch Exercise | ⏱️ 20 minutes |
| Module 3 — Advanced Networking and Security | 🚀 Launch Exercise | ⏱️ 20 minutes |
| ☕ Break | ⏱️ 15 minutes | |
| Module 4 — Automation of Virtual Machines | 🚀 Launch Exercise | ⏱️ 20 minutes |
| Module 5 — Advanced Management of Virtual Machines | 🚀 Launch Exercise | ⏱️ 20 minutes |
| Slides: Conclusion | 🖥️ Conclusion | ⏱️ 10 minutes |
Demos
The showroom lab can be used as a standalone demo for OpenShift Virtualization Day 2 operations with Ansible Automation Platform.
Learning Resources
Ansible Workshop
This is an official Ansible Workshop
This workshop is maintained by the Red Hat Ansible Technical Marketing Team.
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