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Learning material
Documentation in the Orthevs Wiki
The material retains its subject-specific structure. German and English versions are cross-linked, and diagrams are generated directly from the included Mermaid sources.
Workshop overview
1Technical documentation
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Architecture: Ansible
This architecture reference explains Ansible as an agentless, inventory-based automation model. It separates control node, managed nodes, inventory, playbooks, modules, plugins, roles, collections, Vault, Runner, AWX, and execution envir…
Open document ↗Read English · 112.0 KBBest Practices: Ansible
This file summarizes proven working practices for Ansible projects. It separates technical recommendations, review rules, security requirements, and operational maturity.
Open document ↗Read English · 135.2 KBCommand Reference: Ansible
This command reference describes important Ansible commands, safe usage, and common diagnostic flows. It does not replace --help; it explains usage in the workshop and operations model.
Open document ↗Read English · 106.9 KBConcepts: Ansible
This concept reference collects the terms used across all workshop levels. It is written as a practical reference, not marketing material.
Open document ↗Read English · 146.1 KBCurriculum: Ansible
This curriculum structures the Ansible workshop from entry level to advanced operations and security review. It is designed for multi-day trainings, internal enablement tracks, and self-study.
Open document ↗Read English · 69.4 KBDiagrams: Ansible
This file contains text-based diagrams for architecture, execution flow, role model, variable flow, secret flow, CI, and security review. Diagrams are written in Mermaid and stay versionable.
Open document ↗Read English · 79.9 KBRemote and Cloud Environments: Ansible
This guide describes safe use of prepared remote hosts or cloud instances. Ansible configures target systems; cloud provisioning is separated from Terraform/OpenTofu or provider-native APIs.
Open document ↗Read English · 79.3 KBUbuntu on Bare Metal: Ansible
This guide describes bare-metal Ubuntu as an Ansible lab. Bare metal is useful when hardware, services, networking, or performance should be studied realistically.
Open document ↗Read English · 80.6 KBUbuntu in a VM: Ansible
This guide describes an Ubuntu VM as a reproducible Ansible lab environment. A VM is the preferred environment for realistic managed-node exercises.
Open document ↗Read English · 79.4 KBUbuntu on WSL: Ansible
This guide prepares an Ubuntu WSL environment as an Ansible control node. WSL is suitable for CLI, inventory, playbook, role, and many local lab tasks.
Open document ↗Read English · 99.9 KBOperations: Ansible
This operations reference describes how Ansible automation becomes plannable, observable, and reversible. It covers runbooks, evidence, rollouts, troubleshooting, and responsibilities.
Open document ↗Read English · 100.1 KBSecurity: Ansible
This security reference treats Ansible as a privileged change path. It focuses on scope control, least privilege, secrets, supply chain, logs, CI, and platform operation.
Open document ↗Read English · 120.2 KBTroubleshooting: Ansible
This troubleshooting reference groups common failure modes by source: configuration, inventory, connection, Python, privileges, variables, modules, idempotence, Vault, collections, and CI.
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Ansible Workshop: Fundamentals (EN)
A complete treatment of Target State contains both a technical artifact and a short domain explanation. The artifact can be an inventory, a playbook, a role, a template, a Vault file with dummy values, a CI configuration, or an evidence…
Open document ↗Read English · 62.4 KBAnsible Workshop: Intermediate (EN)
A complete treatment of Target State contains both a technical artifact and a short domain explanation. The artifact can be an inventory, a playbook, a role, a template, a Vault file with dummy values, a CI configuration, or an evidence…
Open document ↗Read English · 62.6 KBAnsible Workshop: Professional (EN)
A complete treatment of Target State contains both a technical artifact and a short domain explanation. The artifact can be an inventory, a playbook, a role, a template, a Vault file with dummy values, a CI configuration, or an evidence…
Open document ↗Read English · 62.6 KBAnsible Workshop: Advanced + Security (EN)
!Ansible Advanced + Security
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Ansible Workshop: Fundamentals – Exercises with Solutions
A complete treatment of Goal contains both a technical artifact and a short domain explanation. The artifact can be an inventory, a playbook, a role, a template, a Vault file with dummy values, a CI configuration, or an evidence file. Th…
Open document ↗Read English · 128.5 KBAnsible Workshop: Intermediate – Exercises with Solutions
A complete treatment of Goal contains both a technical artifact and a short domain explanation. The artifact can be an inventory, a playbook, a role, a template, a Vault file with dummy values, a CI configuration, or an evidence file. Th…
Open document ↗Read English · 129.2 KBAnsible Workshop: Professional – Exercises with Solutions
A complete treatment of Goal contains both a technical artifact and a short domain explanation. The artifact can be an inventory, a playbook, a role, a template, a Vault file with dummy values, a CI configuration, or an evidence file. Th…
Open document ↗Read English · 129.3 KBAnsible Workshop: Advanced + Security – Exercises with Solutions
A complete treatment of Goal contains both a technical artifact and a short domain explanation. The artifact can be an inventory, a playbook, a role, a template, a Vault file with dummy values, a CI configuration, or an evidence file. Th…
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Ansible Assessment: 01 Fundamentals
Difficulty: Fundamentals Language: English Format: written assessment with hands-on component Maximum score: 100 points Passing score: 70 points
Open document ↗Read English · 43.5 KBModel Solution: Ansible Assessment 01 – Fundamentals
Type: model solution / grading expectations
Open document ↗Read English · 57.2 KBAnsible Assessment: 02 Intermediate
Difficulty: Intermediate Language: English Format: written assessment with hands-on component Maximum score: 100 points Passing score: 70 points
Open document ↗Read English · 43.5 KBModel Solution: Ansible Assessment 02 – Intermediate
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Open document ↗Read English · 57.3 KBAnsible Assessment: 03 Professional
Difficulty: Professional Language: English Format: written assessment with hands-on component Maximum score: 100 points Passing score: 70 points
Open document ↗Read English · 43.5 KBModel Solution: Ansible Assessment 03 – Professional
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Open document ↗Read English · 57.3 KBAnsible Assessment: 04 Advanced + Security
Difficulty: Advanced + Security Language: English Format: written assessment with hands-on component Maximum score: 100 points Passing score: 70 points
Open document ↗Read English · 43.5 KBModel Solution: Ansible Assessment 04 – Advanced + Security
Type: model solution / grading expectations
Open document ↗Read English · 27.1 KBOfficial Certifications: Ansible
This document maps the workshop to official Red Hat certification paths. It does not invent exams and does not copy real exam questions.
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31 modules as one continuous learning path.
The sequence remains unchanged: from the lab skeleton through technical foundations and operating models to final troubleshooting. The technical directory names are deliberately preserved.
00 lab-skeleton
201 inventory-basics
202 ad-hoc-diagnostics
203 first-playbook
204 template-handler
205 variables-facts
206 loops-conditionals
207 role-webserver-local
208 block-rescue-always
209 tags-check-diff
210 vault-dummy-flow
211 includes-imports
212 serial-rollout
213 delegate-run-once
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13 Delegate Run Once
Delegation und runonce / delegation and runonce.
Open document ↗Read English · 1.7 KBExample Documentation: Ansible Delegate Run Once
The example is inspected through inventory review, playbook review, syntax check, check mode, diff mode, real run, and a second run. It uses safe dummy values.
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215 collections-requirements
216 multi-environment-inventory
217 group-host-vars
218 jinja-filters
219 file-line-blockinfile
220 package-service-baseline
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20 Package Service Baseline
Paket- und Service-Facts ohne Installation / package and service facts without installation.
Open document ↗Read English · 1.8 KBExample Documentation: Ansible Package Service Baseline
package and service facts without installation.
Open document ↗Read21 users-authorized-keys-model
222 async-poll
223 wait-for-local-path
224 fact-cache-json
225 dynamic-inventory-script
226 ansible-lint-ci-skeleton
227 molecule-role-skeleton
228 awx-job-template-model
229 execution-environment-definition
230 troubleshooting-unreachable-failed
2ANS · Orthevs Academy
31 modules as one continuous learning path.
The sequence remains unchanged: from the lab skeleton through technical foundations and operating models to final troubleshooting. The technical directory names are deliberately preserved.