Install and Use Ansible Content Collections

Ansible Content Collections package modules, roles, plugins, and playbooks together. In this lab, you will install and use two essential collections.

You will:

• Create a requirements.yml with pinned collection versions
• Install collections with ansible-galaxy collection install
• Explore collection contents with ansible-navigator
• Write playbooks using Fully Qualified Collection Names (FQCN)
• Use ansible.posix.firewalld, ansible.posix.seboolean, and community.general.timezone

Key Resources:

• Using collections
• Ansible Galaxy Collections