Tech Journal Week 13 - ArtTHEbard/SYS255FA19-Notes GitHub Wiki

Automation

  • Using code and frameworks to preform common functions automaticalls
    • Updates
    • Config Management
    • Deployments
  • Clones
    • Linked clones allow us to rapidly deploy new VMs that are linked and based upon a snap within a parent VM
    • only changes made within the linked clone are saved
    • This saves on disk
  • Public Key crypto
    • Public Private Keys
  • Ansible
    • Automation control for linux and now windows that allows us to exercise fine grain control over remote systems.
    • Install and configure software
    • Adjust firewall rules
    • copy files
    • If you can do it by hand, you can do it with Ansible

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