Red Hat Certification

Red Hat Certified Advanced System Administrator in Ansible

A Red Hat Certified Advanced System Administrator is able to have the knowledge and skill in writing playbooks to manage systems and execute common system administration tasks using Red Hat® Ansible Automation Platform. The skills tested on the exam are the foundation for automation across many Red Hat products.

Certification details

Candidate Guidance

A Red Hat Certified Advanced System Administrator in Ansible is able to :

  • Understand core components of Ansible Automation Platform
  • Configure Ansible managed nodes
  • Script administration tasks
  • Create and use static inventories to define groups of hosts
  • Create Ansible plays and playbooks
  • Use Ansible modules for system administration tasks
  • Create and use templates to create customized configuration files
  • Work with Ansible variables and facts
  • Create and work with roles and content collections
  • Install roles use them in a playbook
  • Install Content Collections use them in a playbook
  • Use Ansible Vault in playbooks to protect sensitive data
  • Automate standard system administration tasks

Is this certification right for you? 
Experienced Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators seeking validation of their skills or require a certification either by their organization or based on a mandate (DoD 8570 directive)

  • IT professionals who have taken Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation with Ansible (AU294) and are on the path to becoming a Red Hat Certified Engineer in Ansible (RHCE® - Ansible)
  • IT professionals who are on the path to becoming a Red Hat Certified Architect in Ansible (RHCA® - Ansible)
  • Systems administrators who want to demonstrate competency in managing multiple systems
  • IT professionals who work in a DevOps environment and want to demonstrate competency in automating part of their workload
  • Red Hat Certified Engineers who are noncurrent or who are about to become noncurrent and wish to recertify as RHCEs

Ready to take the next step? Be sure to review the Red Hat Certification Program Guide to ensure you are familiar with all official policies and exam procedures before booking your session.

Exams

RH294 - Red Hat Certified Advanced System Administrator in Ansible exam

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