Ansible Managed Nodes
Explore how to prepare Ansible managed nodes by provisioning Linux and Windows systems, configuring connections via SSH or WinRM, and verifying access through Ansible's ping modules. Understand key steps to integrate managed nodes into your configuration management workflow.
Introduction to managed nodes
After successfully setting up a control node, we must confirm that the nodes we want to manage are prepared. Ansible allows us to be able to manage Linux-based as well as Windows-based nodes. Preparing a managed node will require some steps, depending on its underlying OS.
Connecting to Linux/Windows nodes via Ansible