Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 features an awesome new way to scale out your automation workloads: automation mesh. In this blog post, I want to focus on the technical implementation of automation mesh, what network ports it is using and how you can secure it. By Sean Cavanaugh.
We separated the control plane (which includes the webUI and API) from the execution plane (where an Ansible Playbook is executed) in Ansible Automation Platform 2. This allows you to choose where jobs run across execution nodes, so you can deliver and run automation closer to the devices that need it.
The article further discusses:
- How do I protect my automation mesh network?
- Using a Certificate Authority
- Network security considerations
The Ansible Automation Platform installer takes care of configuring all your automation infrastructure firewall ports. This means the firewall policies and rules on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or 9 are automatically configured when you deploy automation mesh. Whether you are beginning your automation journey or are a seasoned veteran, there are a variety of resources to enhance your automation knowledge with links in the article. Good read!
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