Automation best practices

Checking VMware VM Snapshots with Ansible Playbooks

January 10, 2025
Posted by Luca Berton
Ansible, VMware Automation, Snapshot Detection, IT Infrastructure, Automation Best Practices, VMware Snapshots, Ansible Playbook, Infrastructure Management, VM Monitoring, Automation Tools

Introduction Virtual machine snapshots are a valuable tool in VMware environments, enabling administrators to create recovery points before making changes.

Set Default Ansible SSH Username and Password for Automation

December 4, 2024
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, SSH, username, password, Ansible automation, Ansible tutorial, default credentials, Ansible SSH setup, Ansible configuration, SSH login, automation best practices, Ansible inventory, Ansible variables, secure automation, Ansible playbook, infrastructure as code, SSH keys, Ansible vault, Ansible user, Ansible connection

Learn how to configure default SSH credentials for seamless Ansible automation.

Event-Driven Ansible: Revolutionizing IT Automation

Event-Driven Ansible: Revolutionizing IT Automation Event-Driven Ansible (EDA) represents a significant leap forward in the realm of IT automation, offering a dynamic and responsive approach to managing IT environments.

Ansible troubleshooting - Error run-once

November 7, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, automation, configuration management, IT, infrastructure, playbook, best practices, playbook error, ansible lint, playbook strategies, task execution, Ansible playbook, Ansible tasks, task automation, automation best practices, playbook design, playbook strategy, Ansible automation, infrastructure management

Understanding the Ansible Playbook Error: run-once When developing Ansible playbooks, it’s crucial to ensure efficient execution and adhere to best practices.

Ansible troubleshooting - Error key-order

Ansible Playbook key-order: Keeping Your Playbooks Neat and Error-Free In the world of Ansible, maintaining well-structured and readable playbooks is essential.

Ansible troubleshooting - Error meta-runtime

November 6, 2023
Posted by Luca Berton
Ansible, Automation, DevOps, Infrastructure, Linting Rules, Best Practices, Troubleshooting, Ansible Playbooks, Ansible Roles, Ansible Collections, Code Quality, Automation Code, Infrastructure Management, Ansible Automation, Ansible Linting, Automation Best Practices, Ansible Development, Automation Guidelines, IT Automation

Introduction The meta-runtime rule in Ansible checks the requires_ansible key in the meta/runtime.