Ansible By Example – Episode 2 – How to Install SQL Server with Ansible
Learn how to use Ansible to install a default instance of SQL Server on Windows.
Sign up for the course waitlist here – https://www.automatesql.com/ansible
Github repo – hhttps://github.com/automatesql/Ansible-for-SQL-Server-DBAs
Blog Post – https://www.automatesql.com/blog/ansible-by-example-simple-sql-server-installation
Lab built using VMware Workstation Pro, Hashicorp Packer, Hashicorp Vagrant, and Ansible. Learn more about building simplified automated labs using these tools at https://www.automatesql.com/asf.
Ansible Docs – https://docs.ansible.com/
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Contents:
00:00 – Intro
00:40 – Environment overview
02:30 – playbook_installSQLServer.yml review
08:27 – Jinja2 template introduction
11:53 – Continued playbook task review
14:12 – Run the playbook
18:53 – Review results
20:36 – Outtro
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