Enterprise Tutorials

Ansible AAP — Enterprise Guide

Understand Ansible Automation Platform (formerly Tower/AWX). Job templates, workflows, inventories, credentials, RBAC, and enterprise automation at scale.

Ansible for AWS Cloud Automation — EC2, RDS, S3, and Infrastructure at Scale

Automate AWS infrastructure with Ansible. Manage EC2 instances, RDS databases, S3 buckets, IAM roles, VPCs, and build complete cloud environments with.

Ansible CI/CD Integration — GitLab, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins Pipeline Automation

Integrate Ansible into CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins. Automate testing, deployment, and infrastructure changes with approval.

Ansible for Cisco UCS Automation — Server Profiles, VLANs, and Data Center Infrastructure

Automate Cisco UCS Manager with Ansible. Configure server profiles, VLANs, service profiles, boot policies, and manage bare-metal infrastructure at scale.

Ansible Compliance — CIS STIG Hardening

Implement compliance as code with Ansible. Automate CIS benchmark enforcement, DISA STIG hardening, PCI-DSS controls, and continuous compliance auditing.

Ansible Network — Cisco Juniper Arista

Automate enterprise networks with Ansible. Configure Cisco IOS/NX-OS, Juniper Junos, and Arista EOS using standardized playbooks and network modules.

Ansible Event-Driven Automation with EDA Controller — Reactive Infrastructure at Scale

Implement event-driven automation with Ansible EDA Controller. Create rulebooks for auto-remediation, integrate with monitoring tools, and build reactive.

Ansible for Kubernetes Operators

Manage Kubernetes clusters with Ansible. Automate cluster provisioning, application deployment, Helm charts, RBAC, and day-2 operations across.

Ansible + Terraform — Enterprise Infrastructure as Code Pipeline

Build a production IaC pipeline combining Terraform for provisioning and Ansible for configuration. Integrate with CI/CD, manage state, and automate the.

Ansible for VMware vSphere Automation — Enterprise Virtual Infrastructure Management

Automate VMware vSphere with Ansible. Provision VMs, manage templates, configure networking, handle snapshots, and orchestrate datacenter operations at.

Ansible for Windows Enterprise Automation — Active Directory, GPO, and Fleet Management

Automate Windows enterprise environments with Ansible. Manage Active Directory, Group Policy, IIS, Windows updates, registry, and fleet-wide configuration.

Managing Ansible Automation Platform Credentials at Scale with HashiCorp Vault

Integrate HashiCorp Vault with Ansible Automation Platform for credentials at scale. Configure dynamic secret lookups, token renewal, and custom EE support.

AAP 2.7 PostgreSQL 17 and Django 5.2 LTS: What Changed Under the Hood

AAP 2.7 platform internals explained: PostgreSQL 16/17 support, Django 5.2 LTS, gateway-only architecture, and what it means for your inventory.

AWX vs Ansible Tower vs AAP — Detailed Comparison

Compare AWX, Ansible Tower, and Automation Platform: features, licensing, and migration paths. Tested, copy-paste examples included.

Ansible AWX Alternative — Open Source Options Compared

Compare AWX alternatives for Ansible automation: Semaphore, Rundeck, Jenkins, Ansible Navigator, and AAP. Features, pricing, and when to use each.

Ansible AWX Backup and Restore — Protect Your Automation Data

Back up and restore Ansible AWX including PostgreSQL database, secrets, and configuration. Disaster recovery procedures for AWX on Kubernetes and Docker.

Ansible AWX Custom Credentials — Create and Use Custom Types

Create custom credential types in AWX for APIs, cloud providers, and internal services. Injector configuration, input fields, and playbook integration.

Ansible AWX Survey — Prompt Users for Input at Launch

Create AWX job template surveys to prompt users for variables at launch time. Text fields, dropdowns, passwords, and validation for self-service automation.

Ansible Automation Orchestrator — AI-Driven IT Operations Preview

Red Hat's Automation Orchestrator combines event detection, AI reasoning, and deterministic execution with human approval gates for autonomous operations.

Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 Changelog: A Field Guide

AAP 2.7 changelog covering Automation Portal, MCP Server, gateway-only architecture, 12 new collections, and the managed rollout timeline.

Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 — Automation Portal and EE Builder

AAP 2.7 introduces a visual Execution Environment Builder, self-service template gallery, and guided workflows for platform engineers.

Ansible BYOK Example: Add Company Runbooks to the Intelligent Assistant RAG

Configure AAP 2.7 BYOK Tech Preview to ingest a company runbook into the Intelligent Assistant RAG pipeline with a working Ansible playbook example.

Ansible BYOM Providers Compared: Choosing a Backend for AAP AI Features

Compare Red Hat AI, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, watsonx, and Gemini/Vertex as BYOM backends for AAP 2.7's Intelligent Assistant and Coding Assistant.

Ansible Coding Assistant Example: Configure Google Gemini as the Backend

Configure the Ansible VS Code Coding Assistant to use Google Gemini/Vertex as its BYOM backend on AAP 2.6+, with a working settings example.

Ansible Coding Assistant Example: Configure IBM watsonx as the Backend

Configure IBM watsonx as the model backend for the Ansible VS Code Coding Assistant on AAP 2.5+, the first external BYOM provider it supports.

Ansible + Datadog — Deploy Monitoring Agents and APM

Deploy Datadog agents with Ansible. Configure monitoring, APM tracing, log collection, custom checks, dashboards, and alerting across your infrastructure.

Ansible Elasticsearch — Deploy and Manage Search Clusters

Deploy Elasticsearch clusters with Ansible. Configure nodes, indices, security, snapshots, ILM policies, and cluster health monitoring with complete.

Ansible + Envoy Proxy — Deploy and Configure L7 Proxy

Deploy Envoy proxy with Ansible. Configure listeners, clusters, routes, TLS termination, rate limiting, and observability for microservices and API.

Ansible Execution Environment Example: Adding a Collection via the EE Builder

Walk through Step 2 of the AAP 2.7 EE Builder wizard: adding redhat.rhel_system_roles from Automation Hub to a new execution environment, no YAML required.

Ansible Execution Environment Example: Final Review Before Building an EE

Walk through Step 4: Review in the AAP 2.7 Execution Environment Builder wizard, and use a matching ansible-builder YAML example before you kick off a build.

Ansible Execution Environment Example: Publishing an EE Definition to GitHub

Step-by-step example of AAP 2.7's EE Builder wizard Step 3, Destination and Build, publishing an execution environment definition to a GitHub repository.

Ansible Execution Environment Example: Selecting a Base Image in AAP 2.7

Walk through Step 1 of the AAP 2.7 Execution Environment Builder wizard and see the base image choice reflected in the generated execution-environment.yml.

Ansible + Flux — GitOps Kubernetes Deployments

Bootstrap and manage Flux CD GitOps toolkit on Kubernetes with Ansible. Configure Git repositories, Kustomizations, HelmReleases, image automation.

Ansible + Foreman/Satellite — Server Provisioning

Integrate Ansible with Foreman and Red Hat Satellite for server provisioning. Dynamic inventory, host registration, content management, Puppet.

Ansible + GitLab CI/CD — Automate Deployments with Pipelines

Integrate Ansible with GitLab CI/CD pipelines. Deploy infrastructure, run playbooks in stages, manage secrets with Vault, and implement rolling.

Ansible + Grafana Loki — Deploy Log Aggregation

Deploy Grafana Loki with Ansible for log aggregation. Configure Promtail agents, storage backends, retention policies, LogQL queries, and Grafana.

Ansible Intelligent Assistant Example: Configure Azure OpenAI as the Backend

Configure the AAP 2.7 Intelligent Assistant to use Azure OpenAI as its BYOM backend, with a real settings playbook and gotchas.

Ansible Intelligent Assistant Example: Configure OpenAI as the Backend

Configure the Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 Intelligent Assistant to use OpenAI as a BYOM backend, with a working credential and settings example.

Ansible Intelligent Assistant Example: Configure Red Hat AI as the Backend

Configure the AAP 2.7 Intelligent Assistant with Red Hat AI as its model backend using an Ansible playbook and the AAP Gateway API.

Ansible + Istio — Deploy Service Mesh on Kubernetes

Deploy and configure Istio service mesh on Kubernetes with Ansible. Traffic management, mTLS, observability, canary deployments, and VirtualService.

Ansible Jewel — Centralized Auth Proxy for AWX Services

Ansible Jewel is the new authentication and proxy layer for AWX modernization. Learn its architecture, setup, and how it connects Ansible services.

Ansible at Scale — Patterns for 1,000+ Host Fleets

Scale Ansible to manage thousands of hosts. Forks, strategy plugins, fact caching, pull mode, execution environments, AWX, and architecture patterns for.

Ansible MCP Inventory Management Example: Query Hosts with Natural Language

See how AAP's MCP Server exposes inventory management as 7 declarative tools, letting LLM agents query hosts, groups, and variables in plain English.

Ansible MCP Job Management Example: Launch and Monitor Jobs via AI Chat

See how AAP's hosted MCP Server exposes 25 job management tools so an AI chat client can launch, monitor, and cancel Ansible jobs safely.

Ansible MCP Platform Configuration Example: Manage Credentials via AI Agent

See how the AAP MCP Server's 18 Platform configuration tools let an AI agent query settings, credentials, and integrations over natural language.

Ansible MCP Security and Compliance Example: Audit Trail Queries via AI

Query AAP audit trails and policy checks in plain English using Red Hat's MCP Server, with a YAML example and real transcript from Tech Day NL 2026.

Ansible MCP Server — AI-Driven Automation with LLM Integration

Red Hat's Ansible MCP Server exposes AAP capabilities to LLMs for agentic job management, root cause analysis, and natural language automation.

Ansible MCP System Monitoring Example: Check Service Health via AI Agent

See how the AAP MCP Server's 13 system monitoring tools let an AI agent check service health and resource usage via natural language over HTTP.

Ansible MCP User Management Example: Query Permissions via AI Chat

Use Red Hat's AAP MCP Server User management tool set to query roles, teams, and permissions in plain English, plus a matching Ansible playbook example.

Ansible Orchestrator Example: Adding a Human Approval Step to a Workflow

Configure a human approval gate in Ansible Automation Orchestrator with usernames, custom message, timeout, and on-timeout fail action.

Ansible Orchestrator Example: Closing an ITSM Ticket from a Workflow

Example config for closing a ServiceNow ITSM ticket at the end of an AAP Automation Orchestrator remediation workflow, with a runnable YAML task.

Ansible Orchestrator Example: Reading a Workflow Execution Timeline

Learn how to read an Ansible Automation Orchestrator workflow execution timeline with a real CVE remediation example from Red Hat Tech Day Netherlands 2026.

Ansible Orchestrator Example: Rolling Remediation Across Multiple Hosts

See how Step 5 of Red Hat's Automation Orchestrator pipeline runs governed, rolling CVE remediation across hosts with a concrete AAP config example.

Ansible Orchestrator Example: Wiring Splunk and ServiceNow Alert Triggers

Configure Event-Driven Ansible webhooks to ingest Splunk and ServiceNow alerts into an Automation Orchestrator rulebook, step 1-2 of the pipeline.

Ansible Playbook Example: RHEL Patching in a Maintenance Window

Runnable Ansible playbook example for the RHEL - Patch Servers (Maintenance Window) template, applying security patches with dnf and a controlled reboot.

Ansible VS Code Extension with MCP Server — AI-Powered Development

Red Hat's Ansible VS Code extension embeds an MCP server for AI-assisted playbook creation, context-aware linting, and compliant-by-design scaffolding.

Ansible for Compliance Officers — Complete Guide

Ansible for compliance: automated auditing, STIG/CIS/SOC2 enforcement, and evidence collection. Tested, copy-paste examples included.

Ansible for Platform Engineers — Complete Guide

Ansible in platform engineering: self-service automation, golden paths, and developer experience. With tested, real-world examples.

Ansible with AWX Operator on Kubernetes — Complete Automation Guide

Deploy AWX on Kubernetes using the AWX Operator with Ansible. Hands-on, tested examples and best practices for Ansible with AWX Operator on Kubernetes.

Ansible with Semaphore UI — Complete Automation Guide

Set up Ansible Semaphore as a lightweight web UI for running playbooks. Hands-on, tested examples and best practices for Ansible with Semaphore UI.

Event-Driven Ansible 2026 — 12 New Collections and Platform Updates

Everything new in Event-Driven Ansible: 12 content collections, Azure and AWS event bus integration, gateway-only architecture, and PostgreSQL 17.

OpenClaw Agentic Automation with Ansible — CVE Remediation Demo

OpenClaw orchestrates end-to-end CVE remediation: agent detection, ServiceNow ticketing, OPA policy review, AAP execution, and compliance reporting.

Red Hat AI llm-d — Enterprise GenAI Inference on OpenShift

Red Hat's llm-d transforms LLM inference into composable Kubernetes-native architecture with disaggregated serving and Model-as-a-Service tiers.

Red Hat Tech Day Netherlands 2026 — From Prompt to Harness Engineering

Inside Red Hat Tech Day 2026: AgentOps, agentic AI, Quarkus, LangChain4j, hybrid cloud inference, and the shift from prompt to harness engineering.

Upgrading to Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 — EOL Timeline Guide

AAP 2.4 reaches end of life June 2026. Complete upgrade timeline, Extended Update Support costs, and Red Hat Consulting's 5-phase engagement model.