Red Hat Satellite Training Course

The course is intended to give engineers who currently use Ansible knowledge of the deeper and more specialist areas involved in its application.

The aim of the workshop is to give a greater understanding of what goes on "under the hood", how Ansible can be used in the application development lifecycle, and how Ansible can be tailored for scaled and enterprise environments.

Course objectives: Understand the basics of Ansible Learn how to install and configure Ansible Explore the core components of Ansible: Playbooks, Modules, and Inventory Implement automation tasks using Ansible Execute Ansible Playbooks to manage and automate remote servers

This instructor-led, live training in Botswana (online or onsite) is aimed at DevOps engineers, developers, and project managers who wish to efficiently execute preprogrammed functions and administer software development workflows using the powerful RESTful API of Ansible AWX.

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

• Install and configure Ansible AWX on their preferred software development environment.
• Understand the DevOps principles and concepts foundational to Ansible AWX.
• Utilize  AWX's automation tools to enhance workflows and facilitate DevOps processes.
• Integrate AWX with external resources to leverage its features and collaborate with teams.

This course has been created to system administrators who want to automate system and application configuration management with Ansible.

This course focuses mostly on Linux/Unix servers.

This instructor-led, live training in Botswana (online or onsite) is aimed at DevOps engineers, developers, and SysOps administrators who wish to maximize the tools and features made available through the Ansible project for the advancement of organizational IT infrastructures and processes.

Simultaneously, they can utilize the opportunity to carry out complex Ansible implementations for large-scale applications while employing its open-sourced tower for optimized DevOps management and collaboration functions.

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

• Install and configure Ansible along with other open-source tools and resources.
• Establish a centralized system for DevOps management using Ansible project features.
• Operate automation tools and advanced resources of Ansible to achieve CI/CD approach.
• Execute better SysOps methods using Ansible's collaborative features for management of larger teams.
• Enhance DevOps tasks execution within the organization and optimize existing ones.
• Integrate Ansible with external platforms and leverage other Ansible tools for the organization's advantage.

This instructor-led, live training in Botswana (online or onsite) is aimed at network or DevOps engineers who wish to use Ansible to manage network systems more efficiently through automation.

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

• Set up the necessary development environment to start building and using network automation.
• Create Ansible playbooks for executing and automating tasks in multiple network systems.
• Use Python network automation scripts to manage and configure network devices.
• Manage network configuration changes dynamically using Jinja2 templates.

This instructor-led, live training in Botswana (online or onsite) is aimed at DevOps engineers who wish to automate IT infrastructure with Ansible and Puppet.

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

• Configure and manage IT infrastructure.
• Build a pipeline for effective code deployment.
• Implement self-service infrastructure and application delivery.

This 2-day course demonstrates through hands-on practice the basics of Chef, a configuration management tool, and how to use Chef for infrastructure automation.

Ansible Automation is a powerful framework for IT automation, configuration management, and deployment at scale.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level DevOps professionals who wish to design, develop, and maintain advanced Ansible automation content and integrate it into larger IT operations.

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

• Develop custom Ansible modules and plugins.
• Create complex playbooks with Jinja2, filters, and conditional logic.
• Integrate Ansible with APIs and version control systems.
• Structure content using Collections and Roles.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on use of Ansible Automation Platform in sample enterprise scenarios.
• Guided exercises focused on development, integration, and testing of Ansible content.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course based on your Ansible use cases, please contact us to arrange.

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.

Saltstack (Salt for short) is open source software developed to automate the configuration of server systems. During this course you will learn how to centrally administer and manage multiple server environments.

The course will be a good mixture of presentations, examples and lab exercises so that you can immediately apply what you have learnt.

This instructor-led, live training in Botswana (online or onsite) is aimed at DevOps engineers, developers, and SysOps administrators who wish to employ the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for executing software development functions and orchestrating advanced IT processes.

Furthermore, they can demonstrate and hone Ansible practices that are advantageous to specific enterprise applications, all the while efficiently collaborating with their respective teams  for the accomplishment of complex business functionalities.

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

• Install and configure Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform within the preferred environment.
• Familiarize with advanced Ansible features for centralizing and managing projects.
• Utilize automation tools and higher-level resources of Red Hat Ansible to achieve CI/CD approach.
• Perform administrative methods for better collaboration of larger teams.
• Enhance DevOps tasks execution within the organization and optimize existing ones.
• Integrate Ansible Automation Platform with other Red Hat distributions to maximize productivity.

This instructor-led, live training in Botswana (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level system administrators and IT professionals who wish to effectively manage, optimize, and secure RHEL 8 environments using the latest tools and techniques.

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

• Install and configure RHEL 8 for enterprise use.
• Use advanced tools like App Streams, Stratis, and the Virtual Data Optimizer for efficient storage management.
• Implement secure networking using NFTables and Firewalld.
• Automate systems administration tasks with Ansible, including the deployment and scaling of tasks.
• Manage the lifecycle of containers and secure deployments in production environments.

Red Hat System Administration III is focused on automation of Linux system administration tasks using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level Linux system administrators who wish to automate common administrative tasks and prepare for the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam based on RHEL 9.

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

• Write and run Ansible playbooks to automate Linux administration.
• Deploy and manage systems using Ansible roles, inventories, and variables.
• Control access, configure services, and automate security policies.
• Prepare for and take the EX294 RHCE certification exam.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on implementation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
• Guided labs focused on automation tasks aligned with RHCE exam objectives.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course based on your automation or certification goals, please contact us to arrange.

Mastering Application Distribution, Deployment, and Monitoring with Configuration Manager

In this comprehensive course, you will gain hands-on experience with Configuration Manager and its associated site systems to efficiently manage network resources. The curriculum is designed to cover essential day-to-day management tasks, including:

• Application Management: Learn to deploy and monitor applications for managed users and systems.
• Client Health Management: Ensure optimal performance and reliability of client systems.
• Inventory Management: Conduct detailed hardware and software inventories.
• Operating System Deployment: Master techniques for deploying operating systems seamlessly.
• Software Updates: Manage and streamline software update processes.