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Summary of Common Ansible Commands: Essential Collection for Automation Operations!

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Summary of Common Ansible Commands: Essential Collection for Automation Operations!

Today, let’s share some common commands of Ansible 1 Basic Commands Command Description <span>ansible –version</span> Check Ansible version <span>ansible all -m ping</span> Test connectivity to all hosts <span>ansible <host group> -m ping</span> Ping specified host group <span>ansible webservers -m command -a "uptime"</span> Execute shell command on target host <span>ansible all -i <ip>, -m ping</span> Temporarily … Read more

Best Practices for Ansible Core – (13) Comprehensive Analysis of Playbook Keywords

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Best Practices for Ansible Core - (13) Comprehensive Analysis of Playbook Keywords

📚Best Practices for Ansible Core – (13) Comprehensive Analysis of Playbook Keywords🚀 🚀 Unlock the Secret Weapon of Ansible Playbook: Keywords!📝 🌟 Here comes the popular science notes!Want to write concise, efficient, and elegant Ansible Playbooks? This comprehensive note will help you master Playbook keywords in one go! From play to task, from variables to … Read more

Ansible Variables: From Introduction to Mastery (Part 8)

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Ansible Variables: From Introduction to Mastery (Part 8)

Ansible Variables • Ansible variables are case-sensitive • Ansible variables should not have duplicate names, especially not conflict with built-in variables • Ansible variable names can consist of numbers, letters, and underscores, but must start with a letter Connection Variables Connection variables are built-in variables in Ansible that control how Ansible connects to managed hosts. … Read more

Ansible Playbook: From Introduction to Mastery (Part 7)

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Ansible Playbook: From Introduction to Mastery (Part 7)

Ansible Playbook Ansible Playbooks use YAML format and have strict indentation requirements. A playbook consists of multiple plays. Playbook Example — – name: init # Define the name of the Playbook hosts: all # Define the range of managed hosts tasks: # Define the tasks to be executed, each – corresponds to one task (a … Read more

Ansible Commands: From Basics to Mastery (Part 5)

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Ansible Commands: From Basics to Mastery (Part 5)

Ansible Commands Ansible has multiple commands, each serving different functions. Below are some commonly used commands and their parameters. Common Commands # Set the ansible configuration file ansible-config # View ansible related modules and module documentation ansible-doc # View ansible's inventory ansible-inventory # Execute ad-hoc tasks ansible # Execute ansible playbooks ansible-playbook # Set ansible … Read more

Basic Usage of Ansible Playbook

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Basic Usage of Ansible Playbook

Introduction to Ansible Playbook A Playbook is a component of Ansible used for configuration management. While Ansible’s AD-Hoc command functionality is powerful and can accomplish some basic configuration management tasks, AD-Hoc commands cannot support the configuration management of complex environments. In our practical use of Ansible, most of the time is spent writing Playbooks. In … Read more

Using Ansible Playbook to Copy Multiple Files to Target Server

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Using Ansible Playbook to Copy Multiple Files to Target Server

Using with_items to Copy Multiple Files/Directories If you want to copy multiple files, you can use with_items to iterate over them. — – hosts: all remote_user: root gather_facts: false tasks: – name : copy file copy: src: /root/{{item}} dest: /usr/local/apps/ with_items: [’45.txt’, ‘run.sh’,’node_exporter.tar.gz’] [root@ansible ~]# ansible-playbook -C copy.yaml [root@ansible ~]# ansible-playbook copy.yaml Check the copied … Read more

Ansible Playbook: Copying Multiple Files

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Ansible Playbook: Copying Multiple Files

1. Copying a Single File to the Target Server [root@Jenkins copymodule]# cat copy.yml—– hosts: allremote_user: rootgather_facts: falsetasks:– name: “Copy file from host to target server”copy:src: “/root/ansible/luyan/copymodule/copytest1.txt”dest: “/opt/copymodule”owner: rootgroup: rootmode: 755 2. Copying Multiple Files to the Target Server [root@Jenkins copymodule]# cat copyduogewenjian.yml—– hosts: allremote_user: rootgather_facts: falsetasks:– name: “Copy files from host to target server”copy:src: “{{ … Read more

Automated Deployment is Awesome! Achieving Enterprise-Level Operations Automation with Python and Ansible

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Automated Deployment is Awesome! Achieving Enterprise-Level Operations Automation with Python and Ansible

Automated deployment is truly “awesome”! If you are responsible for operations and maintenance in a company and need to manually configure dozens of servers every day, the repetitive tasks can be exhausting. But what if you could master a method that allows you to write just a few lines of code to automatically configure and … Read more

Ansible Beginner’s Guide: From Tedious Operations to One-Click Deployment, Say Goodbye to Late-Night Operations Nightmares

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Ansible Beginner's Guide: From Tedious Operations to One-Click Deployment, Say Goodbye to Late-Night Operations Nightmares

Ansible is a powerful automation tool that simplifies complex system deployments to the level of pressing a button. Previously, operations personnel had to manually execute commands, install software, and configure environments on multiple servers, which was time-consuming, labor-intensive, and prone to errors. With Ansible, these operations can be automated, significantly reducing the operational burden and … Read more