Ansible - new kid in configuration management world

Quick introduction to Ansible

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1. ANSIBLE new kid in configuration management world Maciej Sawicki, Warsaw, November 2013 Tuesday 5 November 13
2. WHY ANSIBLE? agent-less easy to start python powered “Batteries are Included” Tuesday 5 November 13
3. POTENTIAL PROBLEMS agent less == potentially slow, potential firewall issues # include magic from lib/ansible/module_common.py Tuesday 5 November 13
4. #!/usr/bin/env python2 #coding: utf-8 -*- # https://raw.github.com/ansible/ansible/devel/library/ system/modprobe def main(): module = AnsibleModule( argument_spec={ 'name': {'required': True}, 'state': {'default': 'present', 'choices': ['present', 'absent']}, }, supports_check_mode=True, ) args = { 'changed': False, 'failed': False, 'name': module.params['name'], 'state': module.params['state'], } #some code # this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py #<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>> main() Tuesday 5 November 13
5. DEMO Tuesday 5 November 13
6. NEXT STEPS http://www.ansibleworks.com/docs/ http://www.slideshare.net/gnosek/warsztaty-ansible http://bit.ly/ansible-warsztatytaty http://devopsu.com/books/taste-test-puppet-chef-salt- stack-ansible.html Tuesday 5 November 13