Skip to content
GitLab
Explore
Sign in
Primary navigation
Search or go to…
Project
A
Ansible Inventory Generator
Manage
Activity
Members
Labels
Plan
Issues
Issue boards
Milestones
Wiki
Jira
Code
Merge requests
Repository
Branches
Commits
Tags
Repository graph
Compare revisions
Snippets
Build
Pipelines
Jobs
Pipeline schedules
Artifacts
Deploy
Releases
Package registry
Container registry
Model registry
Operate
Environments
Terraform modules
Monitor
Incidents
Analyze
Value stream analytics
Contributor analytics
CI/CD analytics
Repository analytics
Model experiments
Help
Help
Support
GitLab documentation
Compare GitLab plans
Community forum
Contribute to GitLab
Provide feedback
Keyboard shortcuts
?
Snippets
Groups
Projects
Show more breadcrumbs
GÉANT Orchestration and Automation Team
GAP
Ansible Inventory Generator
Commits
f6a22c62
Commit
f6a22c62
authored
1 year ago
by
Carolina Fernandez
Browse files
Options
Downloads
Plain Diff
Merge branch 'feature/doc-update' into 'develop'
feature/doc-update: add more details in README See merge request
!2
parents
d3b9edfb
f3114b7e
Branches
Branches containing commit
Tags
Tags containing commit
1 merge request
!2
feature/doc-update: add more details in README
Pipeline
#85544
passed
1 year ago
Stage: tox
Changes
1
Pipelines
1
Hide whitespace changes
Inline
Side-by-side
Showing
1 changed file
README.md
+53
-11
53 additions, 11 deletions
README.md
with
53 additions
and
11 deletions
README.md
+
53
−
11
View file @
f6a22c62
Ansible Inventory Generator
Overview
# Ansible Inventory Generator
This project aims to automate the generation of Ansible inventory files by pulling data from the WFO API.
## Overview
Features
Tool for the automated generation of Ansible inventory files by pulling data extracted from the WFO API.
Generate Ansible inventory from WFO API.
Save processed data to appropriate inventory file(s).
Ensure no alteration to existing inventory files in case of process failure.
## Features
Once installed, you can use the
`ansible_inventory_generator`
command to generate the Ansible inventory from the API:
*
Generate Ansible inventory from WFO API.
*
Save processed data to appropriate inventory file(s).
*
Ensure no alteration to existing inventory files in case of process failure.
## Installation
Install from PIP.
```
bash
pip
install
\
--pre
\
--extra-index-url
https://artifactory.software.geant.org/artifactory/api/pypi/geant-swd-pypi/simple
\
ansible-inventory-generator
```
## Deployment
Fill in environment variables and run the command to generate the Ansible inventory from the API.
```
bash
# Rewritting environment variables
## URL of the WFO API (change IP only)
export
api_url
=
http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/v1/subscriptions/routers
## Full paths where this tool will save variables and inventory files
export
host_vars_dir
=
/path/to/base/hostvars/dir
export
vars_file_name
=
wfo_vars.yaml
export
hosts_file_dir
=
/path/to/base/hosts/dir
export
gso_api_key
=
get_this_token_from_gso_admin_based_on_your_environment
## Full path where this tool will save the WFO variables
export
vars_file_name
=
wfo_vars.yaml
## Token provided by each GSO instance admin (varies per environment)
export
gso_api_key
=
<fill_with_gso_token>
# Execution of the command to generate the Ansible inventory files
ansible_inventory_generator
```
Ansible inventory files will be available under the path stated under
`hosts_file_dir`
.
## Troubleshooting
### Issues when installing the PIP package
When experiencing an error like the following, switch to the user that has permissions over
`/usr/local/bin`
:
```
bash
PermissionError:
[
Errno 13] Permission denied:
'/usr/local/bin/ansible_inventory_generator'
```
If facing an error like the following, it may suggest a compatibility issue (maybe with the version of setuptools, wheels or pip):
```
bash
AttributeError: install_layout. Did you mean:
'install_platlib'
?
```
To try to address it, run the following:
```
bash
pip
install
-U
pip setuptools wheel
```
### 403 error when running the `ansible_inventory_generator` command
This tool cannot reach the WFO API because it is authenticated.
Correct it by redeploying WFO by first running
`export OAUTH2_ACTIVE=false`
and then re-running WFO.
Alternatively, change
`export api_url`
to an authenticated instance of GSO.
\ No newline at end of file
This diff is collapsed.
Click to expand it.
Preview
0%
Loading
Try again
or
attach a new file
.
Cancel
You are about to add
0
people
to the discussion. Proceed with caution.
Finish editing this message first!
Save comment
Cancel
Please
register
or
sign in
to comment