Chapter 1. Overview
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform simplifies the development and operation of automation workloads for managing enterprise application infrastructure lifecycles. It works across multiple IT domains including operations, networking, security, and development, as well as across diverse hybrid environments. Simple to adopt, use, and understand, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform provides the tools needed to rapidly implement enterprise-wide automation, no matter where you are in your automation journey.
1.1. What’s included in Ansible Automation Platform
| Ansible Automation Platform | Automation controller | Automation hub | Automation services catalog | Insights for Ansible Automation Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1.1 | 4.1.1 | 4.4.1 | hosted service | hosted service |
1.2. Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform life cycle
Red Hat publishes a product life cycle page that identifies the levels of maintenance for each Ansible Automation Platform release. See Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Life Cycle for additional information.
1.3. Upgrading Ansible Automation platform
Use installer to perform upgrades to maintenance versions of Ansible Automation Platform. The installer performs all necessary actions required to upgrade to the latest versions of Ansible Automation Platform, including Ansible Tower and Private Automation Hub.
Do not use yum update to run upgrades. Use installer instead.
Additional resources
- Refer to the table in What’s included in Ansible Automation Platform for information on maintenance releases of Ansible Automation Platform.
- For more information on upgrading your Ansible Automation Platform, see the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Upgrade and Migration Guide.
- For procedures related to using the Ansible Automation Platform installer, see the Ansible Automation Platform Installation Guide.
