Exam Details:
The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Advanced Automation: Ansible Best Practices exam, also known as EX447, is a performance-based exam that tests the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to automate, configure, and manage systems using Red Hat® Ansible® Automation and Red Hat Ansible Tower. The EX447 exam consists of one section lasting four hours, during which the candidate is expected to complete several real-world scenarios using Ansible and Ansible Tower.
The EX447 exam can be taken either on-site at a Red Hat testing facility or remotely through a secure testing platform. The exam fee is currently $600 USD, but this is subject to change without notice.
The passing score for the EX447 exam is 210 out of 300 points. Candidates who pass the exam will be awarded the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Advanced Automation: Ansible Best Practices certification.
Exam Objectives:
The EX447 exam tests the candidate's ability to perform the following tasks:
- Configure Ansible and Ansible Tower to manage systems.
- Use Ansible to automate tasks and playbooks.
- Implement advanced strategies for inventory management.
- Implement advanced strategies for playbook development and reuse.
- Implement advanced strategies for roles development and reuse.
- Implement advanced strategies for variable management and templating.
- Implement advanced strategies for using Ansible Vault in playbooks.
- Implement advanced strategies for system fact management and custom fact creation.
- Implement Ansible Tower workflows to manage complex deployments.
Related Books:
There are several books that can help a candidate prepare for the EX447 exam:
- Ansible for DevOps: Server and configuration management for humans by Jeff Geerling
- Ansible: Up and Running: Automating Configuration Management and Deployment the Easy Way by Lorin Hochstein and Rene Moser
- Ansible: From Beginner to Pro by Michael Heap
- Ansible Playbook Essentials: Design automation blueprints using Ansible's playbooks to orchestrate and manage your multitier infrastructure by Gourav Shah
It is important to note that these books are not official study guides and should be used in conjunction with Red Hat's official training courses and documentation.