Ansible Tower

To learn more about this OneFuse module, refer to Ansible Tower.

Prerequisites

1. Configure OneFuse Property Set(s) and OneFuse Module Policies.
2. Install OneFuse XUI per CloudBolt CMP.
3. Review an overview on OneFuse Modules with CloudBolt CMP.
4. Create a new Blueprint (if none exist) or determine which existing Blueprint(s) will utilize this OneFuse Module. Resource: Blueprints.

Configure the Blueprint

1. Know the name of the OneFuse Connection Info created via OneFuse XUI initial setup.
2. Determine which OneFuse Ansible Tower Policies to run for this Blueprint.
3. Determine when to run each OneFuse Ansible Tower Policy for the deployment provisioning lifecycle with CMP’s Trigger Points.
4. Update the Blueprint to add in necessary parameters to invoke OneFuse Ansible Tower Policies.
5. Deploy the Blueprint to provision a deployment and run Provision Job Template(s).
6. Destroy the Deployment to run Deprovision Job Template(s), if any.

Update the Blueprint

1. Log in to CloudBolt CMP.
2. If not already on the Catalog page, select Catalog from the main menu.
3. Search and find the desired CloudBolt Blueprint.
4. Edit the Blueprint by selecting the gear icon on the bottom-right of the Catalog Item.

Add in necessary parameters

The following Parameters need to exist on the Blueprint.

Learn more about CloudBolt Parameters for: Blueprints, Environments, and Groups.

Call an Ansible Tower Policy:

Example Parameter:

# Example CustomID

Apache
BackupClient
WebApp

Ansible Tower Trigger Point States

ExecutionString refers to a specific Trigger Point for the OneFuse Module’s policy to execute on.

Replace the <ExecutionString> variable with one of the following values in the Trigger Point Execution String column:

CustomID

CustomID refers to a user specified text string to identify and can set an order of precedence for execution when calling multiple Policies for the OneFuse Module in the same Trigger Point.

Replace the <CustomID> variable with a unique custom identifier:

• Format is alphanumeric characters only A-Z, a-z, 0-9. No spaces, underscores, hyphens, or special characters.
• Must be unique across all Trigger Point Execution Strings for the OneFuse Module on the specific resource for the Blueprint.
• Is reusable either between different VM components of the same Blueprint or between different Blueprints.

# Example CustomID

Apache
BackupClient
WebApp

Specify sorting with CustomID:

When executing multiple different OneFuse Module’s Policies in the same Trigger Point, prefix the <CustomID> with a numeric value (for example, 001, 002, etc).

The <CustomID> is sorted prior to executing the OneFuse module’s policies.

# Example CustomID with sorting

001Apache
002WebApp
003BackupClient

Additional helpful properties passed to OneFuse module

Purpose: Relate OneFuse Policy executions from different OneFuse Modules together with a Tracking ID.

Purpose: Reference a specific NIC’s values to get hostname, IP Address, etc.

Replace <#> with a number from 0 to 9, one for each NIC.

Replace <value> with an appropriate key: assignment, dnsServers, dnsSuffix, fqdn, gateway, hostname, ipAddress, label, mac, network, nicLabel, target

Examples:

• OneFuse_VmNic0.dnsSuffix
• OneFuse_VmNic0.fqdn
• OneFuse_VmNic0.hostname
• OneFuse_VmNic0.ipAddress
• OneFuse_VmNic0.target: when DNS Suffix is provided, will be the FQDN; otherwise, will be the hostname (without domain).

Purpose: Reference VM hardware information: cpu, memory, etc.

Replace <value> with an appropriate key: cpuCount, memoryGB, memoryMB, platformUuid, powerState, totalStorageGB

Examples:

• OneFuse_VmHardware.cpuCount
• OneFuse_VmHardware.memoryGB
• OneFuse_VmHardware.platformUuid
• OneFuse_VmHardware.powerState
• OneFuse_VmHardware.totalStorageGB

Provision

Deploy a Blueprint with OneFuse Ansible Tower module configured. Ansible Tower Provisioning Job Template(s) will run on the resource(s) and add the host to the Ansible Tower Inventory (if configured).

Outputs

The following parameter will have the generated OneFuse Ansible Tower Managed Object as a JSON string on the resource.

Deprovision

Destroy an existing resource with OneFuse Ansible Tower Module configured. Ansible Tower Deprovisioning Job Template(s) will run and remove the host from the Ansible Tower Inventory (if configured).

Trigger Points