What is a capability of Ansible playbooks?

The correct answer is B. They define the state for a device configuration. Ansible playbooks are YAML files that describe the desired state of a system or device configuration. They declare what the target should look like (e.g., which services are running, which configs are applied), and Ansible enforces that state. Option A is incorrect because…

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Options

AThey execute scheduled tasks regularly.
BThey define the state for a device configuration.
CThey collect SNMP logs from networking devices.
DThey utilize the target device agent to execute.

How the community answered

(49 responses)

A
8% (4)
B
88% (43)
C
2% (1)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

Ansible playbooks are YAML files that describe the desired state of a system or device configuration. They declare what the target should look like (e.g., which services are running, which configs are applied), and Ansible enforces that state. Option A is incorrect because scheduled task execution is handled by cron or Ansible Tower/AWX schedulers, not playbooks themselves. Option C is wrong because SNMP log collection is not a playbook function. Option D is incorrect because Ansible is agentless - it does not require an agent on the target device; it uses SSH or APIs instead.

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#Ansible#Playbooks#Configuration Management#Declarative Configuration

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