Ansible has lot of technical terms with service , function, modules etc . Below are the major technical terms used widely . Control Node: Any machine that has ansible and python installed can act ass Control node . You can run commands and playbooks, invoking /usr/bin/ansible or /usr/bin/ansible-playbook, from any control node .Windows server can not be run as control node. Managed Node:…
Month: October 2019
What is the difference between AWS IAM user and role
Below are the difference between IAM user and role. IAM User: An IAM user has permanent long-term credentials and is used to directly interact with AWS services . Users can make requests to AWS services using security credentials. A user is a unique identity recognized by AWS services and applications. Similar to a login user in an operating system like…
Ansible Architecture
The above diagram illustrate Ansible architecture . The beauty of ansible is agentless . By default it manages remote connections over SSH (Linux & Unix) or WinRM (windows). The “Ansible Automation Engine” consists of below core components. Core component: *Host Inventory *Modules *Playbook *Plugins Now lets see each component functionality. Host Inventory: Inventory is a collection of hosts or nodes…
How to connect aws ec2 instance Linux server console
In traditional Data center environment , VM ware and other cloud providers like Azure having options to connect Linux virtual server serial console . Through IMM console or through web browser or through some application call . Normally why we want to connect with Linux server console? If you are unable to reach your instance via ssh , problem diagnostics…
How to practice AWS using without paying
In AWS account setup is simple concept . AWS Account is normally common for single user or Enterprise account for organisation,you will not find any difference in service features , view etc . There is no concept of trial account or separate free tier account. It is really possible to practice AWS without paying using AWS free tier? The answer…
AWS ENI – Error deleting network interface
In AWS sometimes you could see the error message when try to detach ENI “Error deleting network interface” . It’s normal , we just need to understand the concept . ENI’s are not only created by manually . When you create some resources , AWS will automatically create the backend must required resource. Example when you create EFS it will…
How to login with AWS CLI from Windows
Step1: To login into AWS CLI , first need to install AWS CLI package . The CLI package available for different OS . you can download from amazon website http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/installing.html Step2: Create IAM User account with access key and Secret Key . Dont forget to save , you can not view or download it again. You can create multiple access…
How to attach role to AWS EC2 instance after launching
Few years back this feature was not available in AWS .Once instance launched with particular role you can not replace . Need to launch the instance with required role .This is really challenge task in real time scenario Now Amazon enabled this beautiful features . So you can attache or replace the role to instance anytime even in EC2 instance…
What is Ansible?
Ansible is an open-source IT automation tool. Ansible was written by Michael DeHaan and acquired by Red Hat in 2015 . Ansible supports cross platform , supports all major OS,Physical ,virtual,cloud and network. Ansible bundled with 1000+ modules in built , which will make task easier to run client nodes. Ansible major features are : 1.Configuration Management 2.Software provisioning 3. Application deployment4.Multi-tier…
How to redirect http URL to https in AWS ELB
In AWS ELB we can pass the traffic as HTTP (80) or HTTPS (443) . If you are using HTTPS you have to terminate SSL certificate either in ELB or backend EC2 instance. Normally users will type the URL directly in browser not with HTTP or HTTPS . When user type the URL with HTTPS the request will responded directly…
How to create S3 Bucket in AWS and set permission
Creating S3 bucket very simple . In-fact you can create without any guidance also , like creating folder in google drive ,super easy. But if you are new , you may need some assistance on setting up permissions. The below steps will help you. 1.Login to S3 console page You can find information about any existing bucket . 2.Click “Create…