Lesson 4: Testing, CI/CD, and Automation Governance
Lesson Overview
This lesson develops practical knowledge of testing, ci/cd, and automation governance within the Automating BIG-IP Operations with Ansible learning path. Learners move from architecture and planning to configuration, validation, and troubleshooting.
Topics Covered
Check mode and validation
Pipeline execution
Version control
Secrets management
Audit and rollback strategy
Practical Activity
Create a configuration plan for check mode and validation.
Perform a guided lab covering pipeline execution.
Validate the result and troubleshoot a scenario involving audit and rollback strategy.
Key Takeaways
Explain the purpose of check mode and validation.
Apply the configuration workflow for version control.
Use logs, statistics, and verification steps to confirm expected behavior.
