You're reading from Demystifying Ansible Automation Platform A definitive way to manage Ansible Automation Platform and Ansible Tower

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803244884

Length 314 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Ansible

Concepts

DevOps

Author (1):

Sean Sullivan

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Getting Ansible Automation Platform Up and Running

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Ansible Automation Platform FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Installing Ansible Automation Platform

4. Chapter 3: Installing Ansible Automation Platform on OpenShift

5. Chapter 4: Configuring Settings and Authentication

6. Part 2: Configuring AAP

7. Chapter 5: Configuring the Basics after Installation

8. Chapter 6: Configuring Role-Based Access Control

9. Chapter 7: Creating Inventory, and Other Inventory Pieces

10. Chapter 8: Creating Execution Environments

11. Chapter 9: Automation Hub Management

12. Chapter 10: Creating Job Templates and Workflows

13. Part 3: Extending Ansible Tower

14. Chapter 11: Creating Advanced Workflows and Jobs

15. Chapter 12: Using CI/CD to Interact with Automation Controller

16. Chapter 13: Integration with Other Services

17. Chapter 14: Automating at Scale with Automation Mesh

18. Chapter 15: Using Automation Services Catalog

19. Index

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Configuring the RH-SSO server SAML

This section will cover the configuration of adding an LDAP server to the RH-SSO server and then linking the SSO server to the Automation controller. As of Ansible Automation Platform 2.1.1, the installer will automatically install, configure, and integrate the SSO server with the Automation hub, but not the Automation controller. An alternative to setting up the initial realm can be found here: https://www.ansible.com/blog/red-hat-single-sign-on-integration-with-ansible-tower. However, it is recommended to use the installer.

Getting values from a Windows AD server

Many users have Windows AD systems that are tied into Ansible Automation Platform. Some common values need to be obtained in order to integrate the two systems. First is the LDAP server itself, which is the domain server. Normally, this is how you would obtain the server’s name: