Lab 9 - Dependencies

Mandatory

Installation of a ansible-galaxy role

• Have a look at https://galaxy.ansible.com/pstauffer/epel
• Define your roles directory in the ansible.cfg in the [defaults] section with roles_path
• Install the galaxy role pstauffer.epel
• Check out the installed role roles/pstauffer.epel
• Create a simple playbook epel.yml to run the pstauffer.epel role on your web2.<firstname>.lab server
• Run the playbook

Hint

You have to define the roles_path in the ansible.cfg file to set the installation path for ansible-galaxy.

Python-Pip Role for Debian and RedHat

• Create / Edit the python-pip role
• The role should install the python-pip package
• on RedHat is EPEL needed to install python-pip
• create the meta directory in the python-pip role
• create a role dependency on the installed pstauffer.epel role in meta/main.yml
• the dependency should only run on the ansible_os_family RedHat
• Create a playbook pip.yml to run the role python-pip on the web hostgroup
• Run the playbook

Hint

pstauffer.epel should only run on RedHat. -> Use when: and ansible_os_family in the dependencies.

Commit your changes

• add all files to your git repo and commit it