DO467 - Managing Enterprise Ansible Platform: Tower

• An understanding of core Ansible concepts and YAML
• Experience developing and running Ansible playbooks
• Familiarity with basic Linux system administration

Audience

• IT automation managers
• DevOps engineers
• System administrators responsible for deploying Ansible Tower at scale

Ansible Tower is the enterprise framework for managing and scaling Ansible automation across complex IT environments.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level IT professionals who wish to deploy, configure, and operate Ansible Tower as part of an enterprise automation strategy.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Ansible Tower for enterprise use.
• Manage users, teams, inventories, and credentials in Tower.
• Launch and monitor playbooks through job templates and workflows.
• Secure and scale Ansible automation across teams and departments.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on use of Ansible Tower in enterprise-scale scenarios.
• Guided exercises focused on deployment, management, and security of Tower infrastructure.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course based on your organization’s automation infrastructure, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction to Ansible Tower

• Core features and architecture of Ansible Tower
• Use cases and positioning in enterprise environments
• Relationship to Ansible Engine and Automation Controller

Installation and Configuration

• Preparing infrastructure for Tower installation
• Installing and verifying Tower
• Initial setup and configuration walkthrough

User and Team Management

• Creating users, teams, and organizations
• Role-based access control (RBAC)
• Managing credentials and vault integration

Inventory and Project Management

• Creating and managing inventories
• Inventory sources and dynamic inventory
• Managing playbooks as projects via Git

Job Templates and Workflow Automation

• Creating job templates
• Chaining jobs into workflows
• Surveys, extra variables, and approvals

Monitoring and Logging

• Tracking job status and output
• Notifications and alerting
• System logging and analytics

Scaling, Security, and Maintenance

• High availability and clustering
• Backup, restore, and upgrade strategies
• Security considerations and best practices

Summary and Next Steps