Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) Ansible Automation Study Guide: In-Depth Guidance and Practice

Alex Soto Bueno, Andrew Block

With the Ansible automation tool, developers and system administrators in the enterprise can automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of distributed and on-premises systems. This study guide prepares you for the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification exam, 90% of which covers Ansible.

Red Hat’s Alex Soto Bueno and Andrew Block walk you through all the material covered in the exam. You’ll begin with foundational concepts that build on one another and then dive into specific exam topics. The performance-based RHCE exam requires a deep knowledge of Ansible systems and tasks under time pressure. This comprehensive guide is the ideal way to prepare.

Learn how Ansible can simplify your day-to-day operations
Solve real-world Ansible problems in a hands-on command-line environment
Install Ansible and set up managed environments
Use ad hoc commands and include them in scripts as requested in the exam
Prepare your Ansible configuration file and inventory file
Set up and prepare nodes, including SSH key-based authentication
Install required Ansible packages