Microsoft Windows Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (DO417) introduces you to automating core system administration tasks on Microsoft Windows Server using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. The course focuses on creating, managing, and running automation that helps you deploy, configure, and maintain Windows servers and the applications running on them in a consistent and reliable way.
During the course, you will learn how to write and manage Ansible Playbooks for Windows environments, store and reuse automation code using Git, Ansible Roles, and Content Collections, and run automation through the automation controller web-based interface. You will work with variables and facts, implement task control mechanisms such as loops, conditionals, and handlers, and design playbooks that can recover from failures. The course also covers automating common Windows Server administration tasks, including software installation and updates, file management, user and Active Directory management, and integration with PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC).
By using automation to standardize and repeat administrative tasks, you will reduce manual effort, minimize configuration errors, and improve consistency across Windows environments. These skills enable organizations to shorten maintenance windows, lower operational costs, and use a single automation platform that can be extended beyond Windows to Linux and network environments.
This course is based on Red Hat® Ansible Automation Platform 2.4. Do you want to get certified after this course? Then take the corresponding exam: Red Hat Certified Specialist in Microsoft Windows Automation with Ansible Exam (EX417).