Description
At SIXE Engineering we have been providing official IBM training around the world for over 15 years. Get the best training from our specialists in Europe. Our team includes two IBM Champions and a team of 10 master instructors. We are the only IBM & Red Hat BP in the world that offers official and custom training directly and without intermediaries in English, French and Spanish. In all our courses, we take as a starting point the official training developed by IBM and enhance it with our own didactic resources and extensive field experience. We teach you: Ansible Automation Workshop for IBM Power (AIX 7.3, Linux, IBM i)
Course details
| Course code SIXE/IBM: SX-QZC51G | Category: Linux / PowerVM |
| Delivery: Online & on-site** | Course length in days: 2 |
About this course
This newly designed course aims to teach you the skills needed to effectively manage an Ansible on IBM Power environment. Through an engaging, hands-on curriculum created by IBM experts and thought leaders, you will delve into the realm of automation. The course offers an in-depth exploration of Ansible on IBM Power, IBM PowerVC, IBM Power collections, and the automation of modern web application deployments, among other topics. You will gain practical experience on our IBM Power servers located in Poughkeepsie, New York. Upon completing the course, you will receive an IBM digital badge, signifying your proficiency in this area.
Target audience
This course is specifically designed for IT professionals who are looking to enhance their skills in automation and management within the IBM Power environment using Ansible. The target audience includes:
Desired Prerequisites:
Students would benefit from general knowledge of IBM Power Systems servers and partitions; however, no specific prerequisite skills are needed. There is an extended version of this course that includes specific aspects of Linux system administration (Red Hat, SUSE) on Power on a third day.
Instructors
The great majority of the IBM courses we offer are taught directly by our engineers. This is the only way we can guarantee the highest quality. We complement all the training with our own materials and laboratories, based on our experience during the deployments, migrations and courses that we have carried out during all these years.
Added value
Our courses are deeply role oriented. To give an example, the needs for technology mastery are different for developer teams and for the people in charge of deploying and managing the underlying infrastructure. The level of previous experience is also important and we take it very seriously. That is why beyond (boring) commands and tasks, we focus on solving the problems that arise in the day to day of each team. Providing them with the knowledge, competencies and skills required for each project. In addition, our documentation is based on the latest version of each product.
What you will learn in this training
- Understand DevOps principles: Summarize the essential principles of DevOps in IT.
- Setup Ansible on IBM Power: Identify the requirements and procedures for setting up Ansible on IBM Power.
- Analyze Ansible architecture: Examine the key components and their interactions within the Ansible architecture.
- Automate server tasks: Use Ansible Playbooks to automate server administration tasks.
- Utilize IBM Power Collections: Employ IBM Power Collections on AIX 7.3 , VIOS, and HMC to automate routine tasks.
- Integrate Ansible with IBM PowerVC: Identify various tasks that can be performed when integrating Ansible with IBM PowerVC to manage AIX 7.3 and Linux clients.
- Develop Infrastructure as Code: Create Ansible playbooks that use infrastructure as code principles to orchestrate deployments in an IBM Power environment.
Agenda and course syllabus
Each day is divided into lecture topics followed by hands-on labs to apply what you’ve learned.
Day 1
Topics:
- Unit 0: Course introduction
- Unit 1: Introduction to DevOps
- Unit 2: Ansible architecture and technology overview. Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) & AWX.
- Unit 3: Ansible configuration in AIX 7.3, Linux, VIOS and IBMi
Exercises:
- Exercise 1: Verification of prerequisites
- Exercise 2: Ansible setup and configuration on IBM Power
- Exercise 3: IBM PowerVC integration with Ansible
- Exercise 4: Ansible Roles
- Exercise 5: Working with ansible on IBM Power
Day 2
Topics:
- Unit 4: IBM Power Collections
- Unit 5: Architecting Ansible solutions
Exercises:
- Exercise 6: IBM Power AIX 7.3 Collection
- Exercise 7: IBM Power VIOS Collection
- Exercise 8: IBM Power HMC Collection
- Exercise 9: IBM Power OpenStack Collection
- Exercise 9A: IBM Power IBMi Collection (optional)
- Exercise 10: Deploy Modern Web Applications on IBM Power from GitHub
- Exercise 11: Testing and debugging Ansible Playbooks with Linting Tools
Do you need to adapt this syllabus to your needs? Are you interested in other courses? Ask us without obligation.
Locations for on-site delivery
- Austria: Vienna
- Belgium: Brussels, Ghent
- Denmark: Cophenhagen
- Estonia: Tallinn
- Finland: Helsinki
- France: Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse
- Germany: Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Hamburg
- Greece: Athens, Thessaloniki
- Italy: Rome
- Louxemburg: Louxembourg (city)
- Netherlands: Amsterdam
- Norway: Oslo
- Portugal: Lisbon, Braga, Porto, Coimbra
- Slovakia: Bratislava
- Slovenia: Bratislava
- Spain: Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia, Barcelona, Bilbao, Málaga
- Sweden: Stockholm
- Turkey: Ankara
- United Kingdom: London
- Other locations? It is possible!
