Chapter 3. Technology preview

This technical preview includes an overhaul of the templating system and a new feature labeled Data Tagging. These changes enable reporting of numerous problematic behaviors that went undetected in previous releases, with wide-ranging positive effects on security, performance, and user experience.

Backward compatibility has been preserved where practical, but some breaking changes were necessary. This guide describes some common problem scenarios with example content, error messages, and suggested solutions.

We recommend you test your playbooks and roles in a staging environment with this release to determine where you may need to make changes.

For further information see the Ansible Porting Guide.

A supported Ansible development workspace container image is now available as a Technology Preview release. The container image is used with Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces to create an in-browser instance of VS Code with the Ansible extension installed, so that you can use Ansible development tools to develop automation content.

For information about installing and using Ansible dev spaces, see Using Ansible development workspaces for automation content development.

The Ansible Lightspeed intelligent assistant is now available on Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform as a Technology Preview release. It is an intuitive chat interface embedded within the Ansible Automation Platform, utilizing generative artificial intelligence (AI) to answer questions about the Ansible Automation Platform.

The chat experience in the Ansible Lightspeed intelligent assistant interacts with users in their natural language prompts in English, and utilizes large language models (LLMs) to generate quick, accurate, and personalized responses. These responses empower Ansible Automation Platform users to work more efficiently, thereby improving productivity and the overall quality of their work.

To access and use the Ansible Lightspeed intelligent assistant, you need:

For more information, see Deploying the Ansible Lightspeed intelligent assistant on OpenShift Container Platform in Installing on OpenShift Container Platform guide.

It is now possible to access a practical approach to managing and automating AI infrastructure using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. Please refer to the AI + Ansible Solution Guides.