Red Hat Debuts Ansible 2.1, with Network Automation, Containers, Microsoft Windows, and Azure
May 25 2016 - 9:00AM
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Newest release of open source IT automation
framework brings 40 newly integrated modules for DevOps teams and
IT administrators
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open
source solutions, today announced the general availability of
Ansible 2.1, the latest version of the leading simple, powerful,
and agentless open source IT automation framework. Ansible 2.1
introduces support for network automation, which helps further
extend Ansible as a common language in enterprise IT
environments--from the foundation of the network to container-based
deployments.
Ansible enables developers and IT operators to more easily and
quickly deploy IT applications and environments, empowering them to
remove barriers between IT teams by automating routine activities
such as network configuration, cloud deployments, and creation of
development environments. Ansible’s modular code base, combined
with ease of contribution, and a community of contributors in
GitHub, enables the powerful IT automation platform to manage
today’s infrastructure, but also adapt to new IT needs and DevOps
workflows.
Ansible 2.1 includes many new features, including:
Support for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Azure
Ansible 2.1 now includes support for Microsoft Windows
environments, enabling users to use a single automation platform
for complete cross-platform automation. New features include:
- Broader support for Microsoft
Azure, expanding Ansible’s support for hybrid cloud
deployments, including the ability to take advantage of Azure’s
Resource Manager functionality.
- New Windows modules, enabling
the management of Windows file sharing and the Windows firewall,
further increasing Windows’ automatable surface area within
Ansible.
- Easier management of domain-joined
machines with NT LAN Manager (NTLM), enabling more secure
authentication of domain users with just a username and password -
reducing the need to configure and manage Kerberos on the Ansible
control machine.
- Kerberos delegation expanded for
multi-hop scenarios, enabling better credential flow for legacy
scripts and installations that need transparent access to domain
file shares, Microsoft SQL Server, and more.
- Simple reboots with new win_reboot
action, helping to solve the challenge of automating software
installations on Windows platforms that also require a system
restart as part of a workflow.
Expanded Support for Containers
Ansible 2.1 introduces a powerful new module, docker-service, as
well as a rewrite of Ansible’s existing Docker modules:
- docker_service: Enables Ansible
users to consume Docker Compose and manage and scale
multi-container applications.
- docker_container: Managing basic
container lifecycle
- docker_image: Build, push, pull,
and tag images for Docker
- docker_login: for managing
access to Docker registries
- docker_image Facts: Inspect
images for metadata
With Ansible 2.1’s new docker-service module, users can embed
Docker Compose into broader Ansible playbooks, to configure the
network, operating systems, and deployment infrastructure that
lives outside of a container environment.
General Availability of Networking Automation
Ansible 2.1 fully integrates the network automation support that
debuted in February. By extending Ansible automation to the
network, Ansible now enables network infrastructure to be managed
in the same simple, powerful, and agentless manner that systems and
applications already utilize. This helps network teams to take
advantage of new deployment paradigms, including configuration
automation, test-driven network deployment, and continuous
compliance.
Ansible 2.1 adds more than 40 new core modules providing network
automation support across a variety of network platforms including:
Arista EOS; Cisco IOS; Cisco IOS-XR; Cisco NXOS; Cumulus Networks;
Juniper Networks Junos OS; and OpenSwitch.
Availability
Ansible 2.1 is now available via GitHub, PyPi, and package
manager for most major Linux distributions. For users seeking more
control, knowledge, and delegation for their Ansible deployments,
Ansible Tower is available as a subscription suitable for teams
ranging from small companies to full-scale, enterprise IT
organizations.
Supporting Quotes
Tim Cramer, head of Ansible Engineering, Red Hat
“We are pleased to deliver Ansible 2.1, which continues to build
on the great things we did with our community in the recent 2.0
release. By extending Ansible’s capabilities into Microsoft Windows
and Azure environments and networking, our users can further expand
their automation capabilities into their environment, helping to
make their operations as hybrid as their IT.”
Additional Resources
- Get Ansible 2.1
- Attend Ask an Expert Webinar on
Containers, Wednesday, July 15
- Attend the next AnsibleFest, Thursday,
July 28
- Discover ways to contribute to the
Ansible community
- Follow Ansible on Twitter
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