Exam 350-401 topic 1 question 334 discussion

How are you ever going to open a session to a node if its not running an ssh server? A is correct.

A is correct

Ansible communicates with managed nodes over SSH by default, so the managed nodes must have an SSH server running and be accessible via SSH for Ansible to configure them. So, the correct answer is A. It must have an SSH server running.

Ansible control machine (where you run Ansible from) and the managed nodes (where Ansible executes tasks) need to have SSH clients installed. However, the specific requirement I mentioned in my previous response is that the managed nodes must have an SSH server running, which is necessary for Ansible to establish connections and remotely manage those nodes. To clarify: -Ansible control machine: Requires an SSH client to establish connections to managed nodes. -Managed nodes: Require an SSH server to accept incoming connections from the Ansible control machine.

If Ansible does not support ad hoc command, it will not run SSH. So the answer is C

In order for a node to be managed by Ansible, it must have an SSH server running and be reachable from the machine running Ansible. Ansible uses SSH to connect to and communicate with managed nodes, so an SSH server is required in order for Ansible to function properly. It's worth noting that while Ansible is typically used to manage Linux servers, it can also be used to manage nodes running other operating systems, such as Windows, which may have different requirements.

The SSH requirement has not been true for a long time... Think Windows nodes for example, where the connection is made over WinRM. However, all the other answers are clearly false, so I can only assume the author was only thinking of Linux/Cisco machines. So A it is...

Taken from the book pager 876-877 "Ansible communicates using SSH for a majority of device, and it can support Windows Remote Management (WinRM) and other transport methods to the clients it manages". As well as the Ansible website https://www.ansible.com/overview/how-ansible-works "SSH is not the only transport possible" Therefore... A is wrong based on the books and the Ansible website. B is wrong because WinRM is supported, thus Windows is supported. C is likely correct because of how Ansible works. D is wrong because Ansible Towers are not required for an Ansible deployment.

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