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.

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.

Ansible Automation Platform self-service technology preview is released as a technical preview, with limited support offered in accordance with Red Hat’s support guidelines.

Self-service technology preview aims to provide a self-service experience, making automation simpler and easily accessible to users of any skill level and role. It also offers accelerated deployment of common automation use cases.

You can download the self-service technical preview from the Ansible Automation Platform download page on the Red Hat Customer Portal.

For more information, see Installing Ansible Automation Platform self-service technology preview.

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.