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Phase 20 - Enterprise Ansible Project - Coggle Diagram
Phase 20 - Enterprise Ansible Project
Enterprise Project Overview
Purpose
Centralized Automation
Configuration Management
Patch Management
Application Deployment
Backup Automation
Health Monitoring
Compliance
Disaster Recovery
Enterprise Goals
Scalability
Security
Reusability
Maintainability
Standardization
Automation
Auditability
Reporting
Enterprise Project Directory
ansible-project/
Purpose
Root directory of entire automation project
Stores every enterprise automation component
Absolute Path
/home/ansible/ansible-project
Contains
ansible.cfg
inventory/
playbooks/
roles/
group_vars/
host_vars/
templates/
files/
logs/
reports/
ansible.cfg
Purpose
Main configuration file
Controls Ansible behavior
Default Search Order
Current Directory
Home Directory
/etc/ansible/
Typical Path
/home/ansible/ansible-project/ansible.cfg
Important Parameters
inventory
remote_user
private_key_file
roles_path
host_key_checking
forks
timeout
retry_files_enabled
log_path
gathering
interpreter_python
Example Concepts
Inventory Location
SSH User
SSH Key
Parallel Connections
Log File
Fact Gathering
Python Interpreter
Inventory
Purpose
List of managed servers
Path
inventory/
Types
Static Inventory
Dynamic Inventory
Enterprise Environments
production/
Live Business Servers
Highest Security
Maintenance Window
Strict Change Control
staging/
Pre-production Testing
Final Validation
User Acceptance Testing
lab/
Practice Environment
Learning
Testing New Roles
Proof of Concept
Inventory Organization
Web Servers
Database Servers
Application Servers
Monitoring Servers
Backup Servers
DNS Servers
Proxy Servers
Kubernetes Nodes
Inventory Variables
ansible_host
ansible_port
ansible_user
ansible_password
ansible_ssh_private_key_file
ansible_python_interpreter
ansible_become
Playbooks
Purpose
Execute automation tasks
Path
playbooks/
patch.yml
Enterprise Patch Automation
Security Updates
Package Upgrade
Kernel Update
Reboot
Verification
Reporting
backup.yml
File Backup
Database Backup
Configuration Backup
Compression
Archive
Restore Testing
healthcheck.yml
CPU Usage
Memory Usage
Disk Usage
Service Status
Network Connectivity
Load Average
Running Processes
Uptime
Filesystem Health
deploy.yml
Deploy Application
Deploy Configuration
Install Packages
Restart Services
Verify Deployment
rollback.yml
Restore Previous Version
Restore Backup
Verify Rollback
Restart Services
Roles
Purpose
Modular Automation
Reusable Components
Path
roles/
common
Base Packages
Time Synchronization
DNS Configuration
SSH Configuration
Firewall
SELinux
Users
Groups
Sudo Configuration
Security Policies
patch
Update Cache
Install Updates
Security Patches
Reboot Logic
Verify Patch Level
Generate Reports
backup
Backup Directories
Database Dumps
Archive Creation
Copy Remote Backup
Retention Policy
monitoring
Install Monitoring Agent
Configure Monitoring
Register Monitoring
Start Services
Alert Configuration
apache
Install Apache
Configure Virtual Hosts
SSL Certificates
Templates
Service Restart
Validation
nginx
Install Nginx
Reverse Proxy
Load Balancer
SSL
Configuration Templates
Restart Service
mysql
Install MySQL
Secure Installation
Create Databases
Create Users
Configure Replication
Backup
Restore
report
Collect Results
Build HTML Report
Build CSV Report
Build JSON Report
Email Report
Inside Every Role
defaults
Lowest Priority Variables
vars
Internal Variables
tasks
Main Automation Tasks
handlers
Triggered Tasks
Restart Services
Reload Services
templates
Jinja2 Templates
files
Static Files
Configuration Files
Certificates
Scripts
meta
Role Dependencies
Galaxy Metadata
tests
Role Testing
README.md
Documentation
group_vars
Purpose
Variables Shared by Groups
Path
group_vars/
Examples
all.yml
webservers.yml
dbservers.yml
monitoring.yml
production.yml
staging.yml
host_vars
Purpose
Variables for Individual Hosts
Path
host_vars/
Examples
web01.yml
web02.yml
db01.yml
app01.yml
templates
Purpose
Dynamic Configuration Files
File Type
.j2
Uses
Apache Configuration
Nginx Configuration
SSH Configuration
MySQL Configuration
HTML Reports
Service Files
files
Purpose
Static Files
Contains
Configuration Files
SSL Certificates
Shell Scripts
RPM Packages
DEB Packages
Images
License Files
logs
Purpose
Automation Logs
Examples
ansible.log
deployment.log
patch.log
backup.log
rollback.log
reports
Purpose
Generated Reports
Types
HTML
CSV
JSON
XML
PDF
Report Contents
Host Name
IP Address
Playbook Name
Task Status
Success
Failure
Changed
Skipped
Execution Time
Patch Status
Backup Status
Enterprise Variable Management
Variables
Inventory Variables
Group Variables
Host Variables
Role Defaults
Role Variables
Play Variables
Extra Variables
Variable Priority
Lowest Priority
Highest Priority
Enterprise Security
SSH Keys
Become
Sudo
Vault
Secrets Management
Least Privilege
Role-Based Access
Host Key Verification
File Permissions
Enterprise Execution
Dry Run
Check Mode
Diff Mode
Verbose Mode
Limit Hosts
Tags
Skip Tags
Serial Execution
Rolling Updates
Parallel Execution
Enterprise Error Handling
Ignore Errors
Failed When
Changed When
Block
Rescue
Always
Retry
Until
Delay
Enterprise Facts
Gather Facts
Operating System
Distribution
Hostname
IP Address
CPU
Memory
Disk
Architecture
Network Interfaces
Enterprise Modules
Package Modules
apt
dnf
yum
File Modules
copy
template
file
lineinfile
replace
blockinfile
Service Modules
service
systemd
User Modules
user
group
Command Modules
command
shell
script
raw
Archive Modules
archive
unarchive
Database Modules
mysql_db
mysql_user
Network Modules
Cloud Modules
Kubernetes Modules
Enterprise Workflow
Administrator
Writes Playbooks
Git Repository
Version Control
CI/CD Pipeline
Testing
Approval
Inventory Selection
Playbook Execution
Role Execution
Task Execution
Handler Execution
Logging
Reporting
Audit
Enterprise Best Practices
Small Playbooks
Reusable Roles
Meaningful Variable Names
Never Hardcode Passwords
Use Vault
Use Templates
Maintain Documentation
Version Control with Git
Test in Lab
Validate in Staging
Deploy to Production
Keep Backups
Generate Reports
Review Logs
Follow Change Management
Follow Security Policies