In the "Ansible - Getting Started" article I wrote previously we briefly touched on creating an Ansible vault together with a password file that was added to the main Ansible configuration file. So far we haven't used it however in this article we are going to bring it into play. Remember to check out my … Continue reading Ansible – Using the “Vault”

As the title of this article suggests, now that I have covered how to get a basic Playbook up and running I am going to start building on this to add some more advanced configuration. Please check out my other articles on getting up and running with Ansible. Getting StartedGetting Started with PlaybooksUsing the Vault … Continue reading Ansible – Expanding Playbook Functionality

Before we dive into creating playbooks I am going to cover briefly what they are so you can get an understanding of how they fit into the Ansible picture. Please check out my other articles that cover getting up and running with Ansible. Getting StartedExpanding Playbook FunctionalityUsing the Vault A Playbook represents a hierarchy of … Continue reading Ansible – Getting Started with Playbooks

I decided to write this article out of necessity, finding that most of our (VMware's) products now rely not only on our own product functionality for application deployments, configuration and orchestration but also 3rd party solutions. One of the obvious tie ins for vRealize Automation and VMware Cloud Services when it comes to provisioning and … Continue reading Ansible – Getting Started