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This paper describes how to install Ansible, create Ansible playbooks, and use Redfish to automate system management activity on PowerEdge servers. You can use those technologies in conjunction to enable IaC within an IT environment. Ansible and Redfish technologies require no additional licensing.
By automating tasks using Ansible and Redfish with PowerEdge servers, customers can lower the resource and time requirements for managing compute infrastructure of any size. Such automation also increases uptime of applications and overall infrastructure by decreasing potential human errors.
With Ansible and Redfish, deploying new PowerEdge servers or updating existing PowerEdge servers takes minutes, instead of days or weeks. Automating deployment and updates with Ansible and Redfish allows system administrators to focus on tasks that add value to their organization, instead of spending cycles keeping the lights on.