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:…
Category: Ansible basics
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…
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…