Complete Guidance : VMWare Automation Using Ansible Playbook

Step by step automate VMWare components using Ansible Playbook

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Last Updated: 2022-04-25 08:04:55 English Course Type: Self Learning

Learn how to use Ansible to automate VMWare deployment
Learn how to use Ansible from basic
Understand VMWare component

Complete guidance for you who want to learn VMWare Automation using Ansible playbook. If you're thinking to become VMWare vSphere vCenter 6.7 Administrators and manage it using Ansible for automation, or you want to start to understand vSphere vCenter and Ansible automation, then this course is perfect for you. You will watch video after video, from beginner level with explanations that are easy to understand. Also this course will provide many examples that make it easy for you to follow and understand. All the Ansible playbook script can be downloaded from the github repo, so you can reproduce and practice Ansible automation easily.

This course has 11 sections, 45 lectures, and 5.5 hours duration. Most videos are about how to do configuration and manage VMWare componenrs using Ansible playbook by example. You will follow step by step how to use Ansible playbook to manage vCenter 6.7 components.

In this course, you will learn how to use Ansible playbook to manage VMWare components:

Understanding VMWare components
Understanding VMWare and Ansible concept
Installing Ansible playbook and pyvmomi module in CentOS 7, Ubuntu 16.04, and Mac OS
How to run Ansible playbook
Managing VM
Deploy a new VM
Deploy multiple VMs
Managing VM's power state
Managing VM snapshots
Managing VM network adapters
Managing affinity rules
Managing ESXi Host firewall configurations
Managing ESXi Host DNS and NTP configuration
Managing ESXi configuration backup
Managing ESXi Host SNMP configuration
Managing DRS VM/Host group
Managing Distributed vSwitch
Managing ESXi User
etc.

After you finished this course, you will have confident to use Ansible playbook to manage VMWare vCenter infrastructure.

Linux Administrator knowledge basic skill
Ansible programming understanding
Ansible programming understanding

Student who want to learn using Ansible to manage VMWare
Student who want to use Ansible for VMWare automation
Student who manage VMWare environment

Section 1 : Intoduction 3 Lectures 00:23:35
Lecture 1 :
Ansible for VMware Overview Preview
Lecture 2 :
VMWare Virtual Infrastructure Overview
Lecture 3 :
Getting This Course's Installation Scripts and Documentations
Section 2 : Understanding VMWare Components 5 Lectures 00:40:58
Lecture 1 :
Understanding VMWare, vSphere and vCenter
Lecture 2 :
Understanding ESXi Host
Lecture 3 :
Understanding Storage Datastore
Lecture 4 :
Understanding VMWare VSAN Storage
Lecture 5 :
Understanding Standard and Distributed Switch
Section 3 : Building Ansible Environment 3 Lectures 00:09:41
Lecture 1 :
Ubuntu : Installing Ansible and VMware Plugin
Lecture 2 :
CentOS7 : Installing Ansible and VMware Plugin
Lecture 3 :
MacOS : Installing Ansible and VMWare Plugin
Section 4 : Running Ansible Playbook 3 Lectures 00:22:54
Lecture 1 :
Run Ansible Playbook Using 1 File - Chaginng ESXi NTP Server Configuration
Lecture 2 :
Run Ansible Playbook Using Config Files - Changing ESXi NTP Server Configuration
Lecture 3 :
Creating Ansible Playbook Template for This Course
Section 5 : Managing VM Using Ansible 8 Lectures 01:08:33
Lecture 1 :
Using Ansible to Deploy a New VM from Template
Lecture 2 :
Using Ansible to Deploy Multiple VMs
Lecture 3 :
Exporting VM to an OVF File, Device Files and Manifest File
Lecture 4 :
Gathering VM Information Using Ansible Playbook
Lecture 5 :
Moving VM To Other Folder in vCenter
Lecture 6 :
Managing VM's Power State Using Ansible Playbook
Lecture 7 :
Managing VM Snapshots Using Ansible Playbook
Lecture 8 :
Managing VM Network Adapters Using Ansible Playbook
Section 6 : Managing Firewall 2 Lectures 00:22:09
Lecture 1 :
Getting ESXi Host Firewall Configuration Information
Lecture 2 :
Managing ESXi Host Firewall Configurations
Section 7 : Managing ESXi Host Using Ansible 11 Lectures 01:22:22
Lecture 1 :
Managing ESXi Host DNS Configuration Using Ansible Playbook
Lecture 2 :
Getting ESXi Host DNS Configuration Information
Lecture 3 :
Managing ESXi Host NTP Configuration
Lecture 4 :
Getting ESXi Host NTP Configuration Information
Lecture 5 :
Managing ESXi Host IPv6 Support
Lecture 6 :
Managing VMWare EVC Configuration
Lecture 7 :
Managing ESXi Configuration Backup Using Ansible Playbook
Lecture 8 :
Getting Remote ESXi Host System Configuration Information
Lecture 9 :
Managing ESXi Host SNMP Configuration
Lecture 10 :
Putting ESXi Host Into Maintenance Mode
Lecture 11 :
Getting Datastores Information Using Ansible Playbook
Section 8 : Managing DRS Using Ansible Playbook 3 Lectures 00:19:36
Lecture 1 :
Managing DRS VM/Host Group Using Ansible Playbook
Lecture 2 :
Getting DRS VM/Host Group Information Using Ansible Playbook
Lecture 3 :
Getting DRS Rule Using Ansible Playbook
Section 9 : Managing Distributed vSwitch Portgroup 2 Lectures 00:10:58
Lecture 1 :
Managing Distributed Virtual Switch Portgroup
Lecture 2 :
Getting Distributed vSwitch Portgroup Configurations
Section 10 : Managing Distributed vSwitch 3 Lectures 00:20:40
Lecture 1 :
Managing Distributed Switch Using Ansible Playbook
Lecture 2 :
Managing Distributed vSwitch LACP Configuration Using Ansible Playbook
Lecture 3 :
Managing Distributed vSwitch Private VLAN Configuration
Section 11 : Managing ESXi User 2 Lectures 00:09:38
Lecture 1 :
Creating and Removing ESXi Host Local User
Lecture 2 :
Managing ESXi Local User Roles

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