WEBVTT 1 00:00.000 --> 00:04.090 So friends, one of the very first things that we have to do is we have to get a 2 00:04.090 --> 00:04.680 hold of 3 00:04.680 --> 00:07.040 Red Hat Enterprise Linux. 4 00:07.040 --> 00:11.040 This is the Linux distribution that we're going to be using in order to install 5 00:11.040 --> 00:11.680 Ansible. 6 00:11.680 --> 00:13.920 So with that said, let's just dive in. 7 00:13.920 --> 00:18.160 Now the first thing to say with respect to Red Hat Enterprise Linux is that you 8 00:18.160 --> 00:18.760 can actually 9 00:18.760 --> 00:22.860 run this and say for example a cloud environment, or if you so wish you could 10 00:22.860 --> 00:24.040 run this as a bare 11 00:24.040 --> 00:28.300 metal installation, pretty much meaning that you could just install it on your 12 00:28.300 --> 00:29.400 regular hardware, 13 00:29.400 --> 00:33.970 your laptop, your PC, whatever it may be, and run it just as a regular OS but WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 13 00:29.400 --> 00:33.970 your laptop, your PC, whatever it may be, and run it just as a regular OS but 14 00:33.970 --> 00:35.040 that is not 15 00:35.040 --> 00:38.480 the way that I'm going to recommend that you begin your lab process. 16 00:38.480 --> 00:42.360 Instead, I'm going to suggest that you make use of virtual machines. 17 00:42.360 --> 00:45.920 Now perhaps you happen to have some type of software on your computer already, 18 00:45.920 --> 00:46.240 maybe you're 19 00:46.240 --> 00:48.720 using something like say VirtualBox. 20 00:48.720 --> 00:52.520 And if you are, feel free to use that virtualization solution. 21 00:52.520 --> 00:56.280 In my case though, my personal favorite and the software that I'm going to 22 00:56.280 --> 00:57.040 recommend you 23 00:57.040 --> 00:58.960 use is VMware. 24 00:58.960 --> 01:02.200 So in this particular video, we're going to go through the installation of WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 24 00:58.960 --> 01:02.200 So in this particular video, we're going to go through the installation of 25 01:02.200 --> 01:03.200 getting VMware 26 01:03.200 --> 01:04.200 available to us. 27 01:04.200 --> 01:08.070 And then we're going to see how we can actually get a working copy of Red Hat 28 01:08.070 --> 01:09.120 Enterprise Linux 29 01:09.120 --> 01:11.360 in order to perform our labbing. 30 01:11.360 --> 01:15.120 So let's do with the first part of the problem and talk about VMware. 31 01:15.120 --> 01:19.150 Now the first thing to say is if you happen to be using a Windows machine as 32 01:19.150 --> 01:19.760 your host 33 01:19.760 --> 01:24.560 computer, what you should actually search for is VMware Workstation Player. 34 01:24.560 --> 01:28.490 And if we click on this link right here, notice this is the platform for 35 01:28.490 --> 01:30.040 running virtual machines WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 35 01:28.490 --> 01:30.040 running virtual machines 36 01:30.040 --> 01:31.960 on a Windows or Linux PC. 37 01:31.960 --> 01:35.320 So once again, even if your host machine happens to be a Linux machine and you 38 01:35.320 --> 01:35.640 want 39 01:35.640 --> 01:39.350 to run virtualization software on that machine, then just like with Windows, 40 01:39.350 --> 01:40.320 you would download 41 01:40.320 --> 01:41.920 VMware Workstation Player. 42 01:41.920 --> 01:44.840 Now notice it says you can buy a commercial license. 43 01:44.840 --> 01:48.040 We don't have to worry about that right here if we just scroll on down. 44 01:48.040 --> 01:50.960 We can actually try the player for free if we so wish. 45 01:50.960 --> 01:54.240 This is for non-commercial purposes for your own labbing, that type of thing. 46 01:54.240 --> 01:56.040 So if you're on Windows, click this link. 47 01:56.040 --> 01:59.650 If you happen to have a Linux machine as your host machine, you be click this 48 01:59.650 --> 02:00.560 one instead. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 48 01:59.650 --> 02:00.560 one instead. 49 02:00.560 --> 02:02.880 Now in my case, I happen to be using a Mac. 50 02:02.880 --> 02:05.680 So we have to download VMware Fusion. 51 02:05.680 --> 02:08.000 So in this case here, we click this link. 52 02:08.000 --> 02:13.500 Notice it says here that VMware Fusion 13 allows support for Intel or Apple 53 02:13.500 --> 02:14.040 Silicon, 54 02:14.040 --> 02:17.890 meaning that if you happen to have an older MacBook with an Intel processor, 55 02:17.890 --> 02:18.320 you can use 56 02:18.320 --> 02:19.320 this solution. 57 02:19.320 --> 02:23.990 Or if you happen to have one of these M1 or M2 MacBooks, the new ones, you can 58 02:23.990 --> 02:24.200 all 59 02:24.200 --> 02:26.600 also use VMware Fusion 13. 60 02:26.600 --> 02:30.880 So in this case here, what I'm going to do, given that I have an M1 MacBook, I WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 60 02:26.600 --> 02:30.880 So in this case here, what I'm going to do, given that I have an M1 MacBook, I 61 02:30.880 --> 02:31.160 'm going 62 02:31.160 --> 02:33.960 to click Register for a Personal Use License. 63 02:33.960 --> 02:38.120 Now it takes us to this page here, VMware Fusion Personal Use License. 64 02:38.120 --> 02:42.480 If you already have a VMware account, you can just select "I have an account." 65 02:42.480 --> 02:45.980 If you haven't got that account set up, you first want to create that account 66 02:45.980 --> 02:46.480 very, very 67 02:46.480 --> 02:47.480 important. 68 02:47.480 --> 02:49.640 So all you would do is click this link here. 69 02:49.640 --> 02:52.590 And what you're going to have to do is to provide some information about 70 02:52.590 --> 02:53.360 yourself, such 71 02:53.360 --> 02:54.680 as your email address. 72 02:54.680 --> 02:58.400 Now just be aware, you can't just put in some dummy email, make sure it is a 73 02:58.400 --> 02:59.600 real email, 74 02:59.600 --> 03:03.050 because you're going to have to click a verification link within that email in WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 74 02:59.600 --> 03:03.050 because you're going to have to click a verification link within that email in 75 03:03.050 --> 03:03.920 order to activate 76 03:03.920 --> 03:04.920 that account. 77 03:04.920 --> 03:07.520 So really make sure you can access that email when it pops in. 78 03:07.520 --> 03:10.460 Then if you scroll on down, you can give your name, your address, job title, 79 03:10.460 --> 03:10.920 that type 80 03:10.920 --> 03:11.920 of thing. 81 03:11.920 --> 03:13.400 Fill out the capture and agree to the terms. 82 03:13.400 --> 03:16.800 And once you have done that, you will get an email in your inbox and you can 83 03:16.800 --> 03:17.240 click the 84 03:17.240 --> 03:19.120 link to verify your account. 85 03:19.120 --> 03:22.440 Going back to this particular page, you can now select "I have an account." 86 03:22.440 --> 03:24.080 So let's click this link here. 87 03:24.080 --> 03:27.620 And all you would do would be to enter that email registered with this account 88 03:27.620 --> 03:28.040 and pop 89 03:28.040 --> 03:29.480 in your subsequent password. 90 03:29.480 --> 03:31.560 So I will just log into mine right now. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 90 03:29.480 --> 03:31.560 So I will just log into mine right now. 91 03:31.560 --> 03:32.560 Perfect. 92 03:32.560 --> 03:34.480 Now I've logged in if I just scroll on down. 93 03:34.480 --> 03:36.880 Now it takes me to my license information. 94 03:36.880 --> 03:40.910 Now over here, this is where the license key happens to be now, because I don't 95 03:40.910 --> 03:41.320 want to 96 03:41.320 --> 03:44.480 share my license with absolutely everyone that's watching this video. 97 03:44.480 --> 03:46.400 I have just obscured this. 98 03:46.400 --> 03:49.520 But once you have registered, you will have your own license key. 99 03:49.520 --> 03:51.960 So all you want to do is to copy that particular key. 100 03:51.960 --> 03:55.800 Once you have done that, we can now go and click "Manually Download." 101 03:55.800 --> 03:58.360 And then simply save the download. 102 03:58.360 --> 04:01.160 And when the download completes, just double click. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 102 03:58.360 --> 04:01.160 And when the download completes, just double click. 103 04:01.160 --> 04:04.650 Run through all the prompts in the installation wizard and when you are asked, 104 04:04.650 --> 04:05.360 simply supply 105 04:05.360 --> 04:08.480 and copy in your own personal license key. 106 04:08.480 --> 04:11.550 And once you've done that, you will be presented with an interface quite like 107 04:11.550 --> 04:12.000 this. 108 04:12.000 --> 04:15.190 There on the left hand side, I've got a whole bunch of virtual machines that I 109 04:15.190 --> 04:15.820 have created 110 04:15.820 --> 04:17.180 prior to this course. 111 04:17.180 --> 04:19.980 If you have a brand new installation, you will not expect to see these down the 112 04:19.980 --> 04:20.260 left 113 04:20.260 --> 04:22.020 hand side, don't worry about it. 114 04:22.020 --> 04:26.040 We're going to create our own Red Hat Enterprise Linux from scratch using this 115 04:26.040 --> 04:27.180 VMware software. 116 04:27.180 --> 04:30.520 So now we have access to our VMware virtualization solution. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 116 04:27.180 --> 04:30.520 So now we have access to our VMware virtualization solution. 117 04:30.520 --> 04:34.250 What we now want to do is to get our hands on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux image 118 04:34.250 --> 04:34.780 in order 119 04:34.780 --> 04:36.600 to create that real machine. 120 04:36.600 --> 04:38.560 So with that said, let's do it. 121 04:38.560 --> 04:42.520 So in order to get this ISO image, we need to create a Red Hat account. 122 04:42.520 --> 04:46.640 The first place I'm going to go to is to developers.retat. 123 04:46.640 --> 04:48.400 So let's click this link right here. 124 04:48.400 --> 04:52.830 Now in the top right, if I just click log in, what I can do is pass in my Red 125 04:52.830 --> 04:53.660 Hat account 126 04:53.660 --> 04:55.180 details right here. 127 04:55.180 --> 04:58.600 However, if you do not already have that Red Hat account, you would just go 128 04:58.600 --> 04:59.020 down to 129 04:59.020 --> 05:01.820 the bottom here and register for a Red Hat account. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 129 04:59.020 --> 05:01.820 the bottom here and register for a Red Hat account. 130 05:01.820 --> 05:05.180 So let's just click this link here and you will have to provide some basic 131 05:05.180 --> 05:06.140 login information 132 05:06.140 --> 05:08.340 such as your login ID. 133 05:08.340 --> 05:12.360 So choose a username, give it a password, fill in the personal information, 134 05:12.360 --> 05:13.020 your first 135 05:13.020 --> 05:15.260 name, last name, email that type of thing. 136 05:15.260 --> 05:18.700 Then accept the terms and choose create my accounts. 137 05:18.700 --> 05:22.490 Now once you actually have a valid Red Hat account, what I'm going to do is 138 05:22.490 --> 05:23.060 search for 139 05:23.060 --> 05:25.480 Red Hat Enterprise Linux downloads. 140 05:25.480 --> 05:27.680 So if you click this link right here. 141 05:27.680 --> 05:31.620 Now this part is important if you happen to have a regular Windows machine or WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 141 05:27.680 --> 05:31.620 Now this part is important if you happen to have a regular Windows machine or 142 05:31.620 --> 05:32.120 an older 143 05:32.120 --> 05:36.620 MacBook, basically if you happen to have an Intel processor, you can just 144 05:36.620 --> 05:37.700 select download 145 05:37.700 --> 05:39.740 rail at no cost right here. 146 05:39.740 --> 05:43.310 In my case though, because I'm using an M1 MacBook, similarly if you happen to 147 05:43.310 --> 05:43.740 be using 148 05:43.740 --> 05:48.120 an M2 MacBook, the newer one, anything Apple Silicon, you're going to have to 149 05:48.120 --> 05:48.700 get a very 150 05:48.700 --> 05:53.220 specific version of rail and that is the ARM version, the ARM architecture. 151 05:53.220 --> 05:56.300 As such, we are going to select more ways to try. 152 05:56.300 --> 05:59.300 So depending on what you have at home, choose whatever one is appropriate. 153 05:59.300 --> 06:01.460 In my case here, I'm going to click this link. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 153 05:59.300 --> 06:01.460 In my case here, I'm going to click this link. 154 06:01.460 --> 06:05.950 So if I just scroll on down right here, the one I want to get is Red Hat 155 06:05.950 --> 06:07.260 Enterprise Linux 156 06:07.260 --> 06:10.460 ISO for servers and workstations. 157 06:10.460 --> 06:14.710 So notice in my case here, I can choose the ARM 64 button, in fact you can also 158 06:14.710 --> 06:15.180 choose 159 06:15.180 --> 06:18.340 the regular Intel version if you so want from this page here too. 160 06:18.340 --> 06:22.030 Now when I click this particular link, if you aren't already logged in, it's 161 06:22.030 --> 06:22.500 going to 162 06:22.500 --> 06:23.980 prompt me to login. 163 06:23.980 --> 06:27.980 This is why it is very important that we have that Red Hat account created. 164 06:27.980 --> 06:32.140 So click the page, once you've logged in, you'll be presented with a download. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 164 06:27.980 --> 06:32.140 So click the page, once you've logged in, you'll be presented with a download. 165 06:32.140 --> 06:36.200 In my case here, I will just choose save and now I'm going to be downloading 166 06:36.200 --> 06:37.220 Red Hat Enterprise 167 06:37.220 --> 06:39.580 Linux with the ARM architecture. 168 06:39.580 --> 06:43.310 So now whilst that download, we will soon have access to Red Hat Enterprise 169 06:43.310 --> 06:44.140 Linux as well 170 06:44.140 --> 06:48.330 as our virtualization solution in VMware, what we now want to do is to begin 171 06:48.330 --> 06:48.900 setting 172 06:48.900 --> 06:50.460 up our lab environments.