In this post discusses several ways that you can look at the output received from devices. We will be using the raw module, but the same principles apply to other modules as well. One way to display the output of commands has already been used is the verbose flag. Detailed example of running a playbook […]
Category: Ansible
How to use varianbles in ansible?
Vars A variable could be, for example: Variable names Ansible has certain restrictions on the format of variable names: In addition, you can create dictionaries with variables (in YAML format): SWITCH1: There are two ways to access variables in a dictionary: SWITCH1[‘IP’] SWITCH1.IP But when using the second option, there may be problems if the […]
Playbooks basics in ansible
A playbook (script file) is a file that describes the actions to be performed on a group of hosts. Inside the playbook: play is a set of tasks to be performed for a group of hosts task is a specific task. The task contains at least: – description (task name can be omitted, but it […]
What is ansible modules?
In this post I want to explain you about ansible modules. Along with the installation of ansible, a large number of modules (module library) are also created. The module library has about 200 modules available. Module it’s like extension for ansible. A module is usually responsible for its specific and small task. Modules can be […]
Ad Hoc commands in ansible
With ad-hoc command you can run some Ansible action from the command line. An example ad-hoc command: This option basically is used in cases where you need to check something, for example, the operation of the module. Or just perform some one-time action that does not need to be saved. Anyway, this is a simple […]
What is ansible? Terminology, inventory.
Works without installing an agent on managed hosts Uses SSH to connect to managed hosts Performs changes using Python modules that run on managed hosts Can perform actions locally on the management host Uses YAML to describe scenarios Contains many modules (their number is constantly growing) Easy to write your own modules Terminology Ansible Control […]