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Red Hat Certified Specialist in Microsoft Windows Automation w/ Ansible – Remote Exam («EX417R»)

The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Microsoft Windows Automation with Ansible Exam is a performance-based test used to assess the skills and knowledge to manage systems running Microsoft Windows® using Red Hat® Ansible®.
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Course facts

Content

To help you prepare, the exam objectives highlight the task areas you can expect to see covered in the exam. Red Hat reserves the right to add, modify, and remove exam objectives. Such changes will be made public in advance.

As part of this exam, you should be able to perform these tasks:

1 Configure Microsoft VSCode to work with Git and Ansible Automation Platform

  • Build inventories  
  • Configure Microsoft Windows systems for management via Ansible Automation Platform
  • Configure Ansible Automation Platform to manage Microsoft Windows system
  • Create machine and source credentials  
  • Write and run playbooks using Visual Studio Code
  • Work with Git and perform basic Git operations through VSCode

2 Manage inventories and credentials  

  • Create host groups
  • Assign systems to host groups  
  • Configure inventory variables
  • Create and configure machine credentials to access hosts
  • Create and configure source control credentials 

3 Manage task execution with Automation controller    

  • Write and run playbooks 
  • Create projects
  • Create job templates
  • Launch jobs

4 Manage variables and facts

  • Create flexible playbooks using variables  
  • Gather facts from Windows hosts

5 Implement task control  

  • Write loops and conditional tasks
  • Handle task failures   

6 Utilize roles and Ansible Content Collections   

  • Include and import files
  • Create Ansible automation roles
  • Get roles and modules from Ansible Content Collections

7 Automate tasks for Microsoft Windows    

  • Manage local users  
  • Automate Software Installation on Windows
  • Create/Edit files on Windows
  • Automate Services Control on Windows
  • Manage Active Directory Domains
  • Manage and configure storage  
  • Schedule tasks
Methodology & didactics

The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Microsoft Windows Automation with Ansible is a hands-on, practical exam that requires you to undertake real-world tasks. Internet access is not provided during the exam, and you will not be permitted to bring any hard copy or electronic documentation into the exam. This prohibition includes notes, books, or any other materials. For most exams, the documentation that ships with the product is available during the exam.

This exam can be taken either remotely or individually at our testing location in Zürich. Find out more about remote exams to see if this is the right choice for you.

Target audience

System administrators and infrastructure engineers who want to demonstrate skill in using Ansible automation to configure and manage systems in a heterogeneous environment running Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Windows®.

Requirements
  • Experience with Windows® system administration
  • Experience working in a Linux command line environment.  Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or equivalent knowledge is recommended but not a requirement
  • Experience using editors like Microsoft Visual Studio or Vim recommended, as well as experience utilizing source control tools such as Git
  • Understanding of Ansible Core and Ansible Automation Platform
Certification

By passing this exam you become a Red Hat Certified Specialist in Microsoft Windows Automation with Ansible and can apply your credential toward earning a certification as a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA®).

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Red Hat Certified Specialist in Microsoft Windows Automation w/ Ansible – Remote Exam («EX417R»)
CHF 550.-
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Red Hat Certified Specialist in Microsoft Windows Automation w/ Ansible – Remote Exam («EX417R»)
CHF 550.-
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