Course Overview:
Through hands-on labs, you will learn to automate system administration tasks on managed hosts with Ansible, learn how to write Ansible playbooks to standardize task execution, and manage encryption for Ansible with Ansible Vault. This course will also teach you how to deploy and use Red Hat® Ansible Tower to centrally manage existing Ansible projects, playbooks, and roles; perform basic maintenance and administration of the Ansible Tower installation; and configure users and teams and use them to control access to systems, projects, and other resources through role-based access controls. You will learn to use Ansible Tower’s visual dashboard to launch, control, and monitor Ansible jobs; use the Ansible Tower application programming interface (API) to launch jobs from existing templates; automatically schedule Ansible jobs; and dynamically update host inventories.
Course Objectives:
- Install and troubleshoot Ansible on central nodes and managed hosts
- Automate administration tasks with Ansible playbooks and ad hoc commands
- Write effective Ansible playbooks
- Protect sensitive data used by tasks with Ansible Vault.
- Install and configure Ansible Tower for enterprise Ansible management
- Use Ansible Tower to control access to inventories and machine credentials by users and teams
- Create job templates in Ansible Tower to standardize playbook execution.
- Centrally launch playbooks and monitor and review job results with Ansible Tower
Course Outline:
- Introduce Ansible
- Deploy Ansible
- Implement playbooks
- Manage variables and inclusions
- Implement task control
- Implement Jinja2 templates
- Implement roles
- Configure complex playbooks
- Implement Ansible Vault
- Troubleshoot Ansible
- Install Ansible Tower and describe Ansible Tower’s architecture
- Create users and teams for role-based access control
- Create and manage inventories and credentials
- Manage projects for provisioning with Ansible Tower
- Construct advanced job workflows
- Update inventories dynamically and compare inventory members
- Maintenance and administration of Ansible Tower
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Duration: 5 Days
Prerequisites:
- Become a Red Hat Certified System Administrator, or demonstrate equivalent experience
Target Audience:
This course is designed for Linux system administrators, cloud administrators, and network administrators needing to automate configuration management, application deployment, and intraservice orchestration at an enterprise scale.
Course Overview:
This course explores the VMware Infrastructure, which consists of VMware ESX Server & VMware Virtual Center Server. We will look at both the design environments and operational processes of the VMware Infrastructure. This course provides IT architects with the insight needed to tackle tough issues in server virtualization such as virtual machine technologies, storage infrastructure, and designing clustered environments. Extensive hands-on labs provide for a rich student experience.
Attendees to VM-315: VMware Infrastructure: Install, Configure, and Manage will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Dates/Locations:
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Duration: 5 Days
Course Objectives:
- Virtual Infrastructure Overview
- ESX and ESXi Server Installation
- Configuration of Networking, Scalability and Security
- Storage
- Install and Configure vCenter Server and Components
- Creation, Deployment, Management, and Migration of Virtual Machines
- Utilize vCenter Server for Resource Management
- Utilize vCenter Server for Virtual Machine Access Control and User Managment
- Use vCenter Server to increase scalability
- Monitoring Your Environment
- Data & Availability Protection Troubleshooting
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Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESXi patches
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Use vCenter Server to manage vMotion, HA, DRS and data protection.
Prerequisites:
- To ensure your success, system administration experience on Microsoft or Linux operating systems is required.
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Course Overview:
This five-day instructor-led course provides IT professionals with the knowledge and skills required to Support and Troubleshoot Windows 11 PCs and devices in an on-premises Windows Server Active Directory domain environment.
Attendees to TN-5320: Supporting and Troubleshooting Windows 11 will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Dates/Locations:
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Duration: 5 Days
Course Objectives:
- Describe the processes involved in planning and using a troubleshooting methodology for Windows 11
- Troubleshoot startup issues and operating system services on a Windows 11 PC
- Perform system recovery
- Resolve issues related to hardware devices and device drivers
- Administer Windows 11 devices
- Troubleshoot issues related to network connectivity
- Configure Windows 11 devices by using Group Policy
- Configure and troubleshoot user settings
- Configure and troubleshoot resource access
- Implement remote connectivity
- Deploy and troubleshoot applications
- Maintain Windows 11 devices
Prerequisites:
- Networking fundamentals, including Transmission Control Protocol /Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), and Domain Name System (DNS).
- Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) principles.
- Understanding of the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) components.
- Windows Server fundamentals.
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Course Overview:
Course two of a three course series to obtain a Server 2016 MCSA certification. This 5-day course provides the fundamental networking skills required to deploy and support Windows Server 2016 in most organizations. It covers IP fundamentals, remote access technologies, and more advanced content including Software Defined Networking.
The course leads directly to preparing for the(MCSA):Windows Server 2016 exam “70-741: Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016”. It also maps to Microsoft’s course 20741A, and is part of the Server 2016 MCSA certification.
Attendees to TN-5425: Networking with Window Server 2016 will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Dates/Locations:
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Duration: 5 Days
Course Objectives:
- Plan and implement an IPv4 network
- Implement Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
- Implement IPv6
- Implement Domain Name System (DNS)
- Implement and manage IP address management (IPAM)
- Plan for remote access
- Implement DirectAccess
- Implement virtual private networks (VPNs)
- Implement networking for branch offices
- Configure advanced networking features
- Implement Software Defined Networking
Prerequisites:
- A basic understanding of networking fundamentals
- Experience working with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012
- Experience working in a Windows Server infrastructure enterprise environment
- Knowledge of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model
- Understanding of core networking topologies and architectures such as local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs) and wireless networking
- Basic knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol stack, addressing and name resolution
- Experience with and knowledge of Hyper-V and virtualization
- Hands-on experience working with the Windows client operating systems such as Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
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TechNow has been training IT, programming, and Cyber Security for over 28 years. To stay competitive and to adequately secure an enterprise, organizations need to move towards the DevOps Model. DevOps breaks down barriers between the developer and operations teams to improve collaboration and communication.
DevOps is radically changing the way organizations design, build, deploy, and operate online systems. Development and Operations teams come together to move requirements through a continuous workflow.
DevOps leaders deploy hundreds of changes every day, utilizing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery to leave their competitors behind. As DevOps becomes commonplace, organizations need to evolve their security practices to the DevOps Model.
Here is our list of DevOps related courses.