Ansible for the Absolute Beginner - Ansible Inventory

The video tutorial introduces Ansible, highlighting its agentless nature, which allows it to manage multiple systems without installing additional software on target machines. It explains the use of inventory files to store information about target systems and details the format and parameters used in these files. The tutorial covers connection methods, including SSH and PowerShell Remoting, and discusses setting up basic authentication. It emphasizes starting with a simple setup before delving into more complex security configurations.

Explain how Ansible establishes connectivity to target servers.

What does it mean for Ansible to be agentless?

What is the significance of the inventory file in Ansible?

Describe the format of an inventory file in Ansible.

What are some of the inventory parameters used in Ansible?