Short intro to Ansible (made long, long time ago - before Ansible was mainstream ;) )

1. ANSIBLE
new kid in configuration management world
Maciej Sawicki,Warsaw, November 2013
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2. WHY ANSIBLE?
agent-less
easy to start
python powered
“Batteries are Included”
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3. POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
agent less == potentially slow, potential firewall issues
# include magic from lib/ansible/module_common.py
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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()
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5. DEMO
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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
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