Ansible

Ansible Configuration and Usage

1. Ansible Controller: demo01.eic.bnl.gov

An Ansible controller is the central point for Ansible automation, where Ansible is installed to manage and orchestrate tasks across a network. It communicates with managed nodes via SSH, utilizing playbooks to define system states. This setup streamlines configuration management and application deployment, enabling administrators to automate repetitive tasks and ensure consistent configurations across their infrastructure.

1.1 Ansible Installation

# Install Ansible using package manager
sudo yum install ansible

# Install pipx (if not already installed)
sudo dnf install python3-pip python3-wheel

# Install pipx using pip
python3 -m pip install --user pipx

# Ensure pipx is in the user's PATH
python3 -m pipx ensurepath

# Install Ansible using pipx
pipx install --include-deps ansible

1.2 Ansible Roles Repository

In your infrastructure, the generic Ansible roles, located in the Git repository at /opt/ansible/ansible-epics-tools, cover a range of deployment scenarios. These roles are designed for deploying EPICS (Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System), EPICS tools such as Phoebus, and middle-layer services.

1.3 Deployment Playbooks and Inventory

Meanwhile, deployment playbooks and the inventory, specifying what is deployed where, are stored in another Git repository at /opt/ansible/ansible-eic. This separation allows for modular management, enabling the reuse of roles for various components and facilitating organized deployment configurations. It provides flexibility and ease of version control for both the generic roles and the specific deployment configurations.

2: Deploying EPICS with Ansible

To deploy EPICS in your infrastructure using Ansible, utilize the playbooks from the ansible-eic repository.

To initiate the deployment of EPICS base components, execute the following Ansible playbook command ():

ansible-playbook -i /opt/ansible/ansible-eic/inventory.ini --limit workstations -u root /opt/ansible/ansible-eic/epics-base.yml

• -i inventory.ini: Specifies the inventory file, defining the hosts involved in the deployment.

• --limit workstations: Limits the playbook execution to the specified host group, in this case, ‘workstations’.

• -u root: Specifies the user (root in this case) that Ansible should use when connecting to the hosts.

• /opt/ansible/ansible-eic/epics-base.yml: Points to the location of the Ansible playbook named epics-base.yml within the ansible-eic repository.

3: Deploying Phoebus with Ansible

To deploy Phoebus in your infrastructure using Ansible, execute the following Ansible playbook command:

ansible-playbook -i /opt/ansible/ansible-eic/inventory.ini -u root /opt/ansible/ansible-eic/phoebus.yml

Adjust the parameters as needed for your specific deployment requirements. This playbook orchestrates the deployment of Phoebus on the specified hosts.

4: Deploying Phoebus Alarm Services

To deploy Phoebus Alarm Services in your infrastructure using Ansible, execute the following Ansible playbook command:

ansible-playbook -i /opt/ansible/ansible-eic/inventory.ini --limit alarm-server -u root /opt/ansible/ansible-eic/alarm.yml

Adjust the parameters as needed for your specific deployment requirements.

5: Deploying Archiver Appliance

To deploy Archiver Appliance Services in your infrastructure using Ansible, execute the following Ansible playbook command:

ansible-playbook -i /opt/ansible/ansible-eic/inventory.ini --limit alarm-server -u root /opt/ansible/ansible-eic/aa.yml

Adjust the parameters as needed for your specific deployment requirements.

6: Deploying Save and Restore

To deploy Save and Restore Services in your infrastructure using Ansible, execute the following Ansible playbook command:

ansible-playbook -i /opt/ansible/ansible-eic/inventory.ini --limit save-restore -u root /opt/ansible/ansible-eic/save_restore.yml

Adjust the parameters as needed for your specific deployment requirements.

7: Deploying Archiver Appliance

To deploy ChannelFinder Services in your infrastructure using Ansible, execute the following Ansible playbook command:

ansible-playbook -i /opt/ansible/ansible-eic/inventory.ini --limit channelfinder -u root /opt/ansible/ansible-eic/cf.yml

Adjust the parameters as needed for your specific deployment requirements.