Introduction to Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)

This 5-day Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) course provides an in-depth, hands-on learning experience focused on building, operating, and scaling enterprise automation using Red Hat’s automation framework. Students move beyond basic playbooks to work with Ansible Automation Platform components such as automation controller, execution environments, projects, credentials, inventories, workflows, and role-based access control. The course emphasizes real-world automation use cases, best practices for managing automation at scale, and integrating AAP into existing DevOps and IT operations, giving participants the skills needed to design, deploy, and manage production-grade automation confidently.

Location: On-Site or On-Line

Course Outline

Day 1 – Ansible & AAP Foundations

• Review of Ansible fundamentals and automation concepts

• Overview of Ansible Automation Platform architecture

• AAP components: Automation Controller, Execution Environments, Automation Hub

• Installing and accessing Ansible Automation Platform

• Projects, inventories, and credentials

• Lab: Navigating AAP and running first jobs from the controller

Day 2 – Automation Controller & Job Management

• Job templates and surveys

• Credential management and security basics

• Inventory sources and dynamic inventories

• Managing projects with Git-based workflows

• Job scheduling and notifications

• Lab: Creating job templates and automating multi-host tasks

Day 3 – Execution Environments, Content, and Reuse

• Execution Environments: purpose and lifecycle

• Building and using custom execution environments

• Ansible collections and Automation Hub

• Roles, best practices, and content reuse

• Versioning automation content

• Lab: Running jobs with custom execution environments and collections

Day 4 – Workflows, Governance, and Advanced Automation

• Workflow job templates and orchestration

• Approval steps and automation governance

• Role-based access control (RBAC)

• Automation at scale and multi-team environments

• Error handling and troubleshooting jobs

• Lab: Designing and executing multi-step automation workflows

Day 5 – Integrations, Operations, and Real-World Use Cases

• Integrating AAP with CI/CD pipelines and external systems

• Webhooks and API-driven automation

• Automation analytics and reporting

• Operational best practices and platform maintenance

• Real-world enterprise automation scenarios

• Lab: Deploying an end-to-end automation solution