Automation of Server Configuration Using Ansible

Abstract

Abstract: System information like RAM, storage, IP address of the device, operating system, software’s installed are defined as the configurations of that system and to add, update or delete these configurations is known as the management. When a tool automates this same task, it is called a configuration management tool. A system engineer witnesses a couple of problems with manual configuration approach and an abundance of repetitive tasks which are time-consuming and are prone to human errors. Server configuration is a huge landscape that has to be maintained properly from the start. Hence, configuration management and provisioning tool like Ansible, Chef, Puppet or Salt are used. Ansible is one of the best open-source tools to automate and maintain the configuration. Ansible controls and configure nodes from a single machine. What makes it unique from other configuration management tool is that it makes use of SSH infrastructure and is very secure due its agentless property. Ansible is the solution to get rid of all the hassle in server management because it facilitates to build easy IT automation engine to save time and be more productive