DevOps · Flashcard
What kind of architecture does Ansible use to manage remote nodes?
- AAgentless — it connects to nodes over SSH with no agent installed on them
- BAgent-based — a daemon must be installed and running on every managed node
- CMaster-minion — nodes poll a central master server for their configuration
- DPeer-to-peer — nodes gossip their state to one another in order to converge
Why this is the answer
Ansible is agentless: the control node connects over SSH and runs modules, so nothing is installed on managed nodes. It's not agent-based like Puppet/Chef, not master-minion polling like Salt, and not peer-to-peer gossip.
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