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	Ansible is provisioning tool for bare-metal and virtual machines.		Ansible is provisioning tool for bare-metal and virtual machines.


			== Warning ==
	'''<big> These commands should only be used by privileged users. </big>'''		'''<big> These commands should only be used by privileged users. </big>'''

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	'''<big> These commands should only be used by privileged users. </big>		'''<big> These commands should only be used by privileged users. </big>'''

	<big> Do not use these instructions if you do not have patience to read them. </big>		'''<big> Do not use these instructions if you do not have patience to read them. </big>'''

			'''<big> One mistake can be very bad.</big>'''

	~~<big> One mistake can be very bad.</big>~~
	~~'''~~

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	Ansible is provisioning tool for bare-metal and virtual machines.		Ansible is provisioning tool for bare-metal and virtual machines.

	<big>~~'''~~These commands should only be used by privileged users.		'''<big> These commands should only be used by privileged users. </big>
	Do not use these instructions if you do not have patience to read them. One mistake can be very bad.
	'''~~</big>~~		<big> Do not use these instructions if you do not have patience to read them. </big>

			<big> One mistake can be very bad.</big>
			'''


	== Instructions for Both Cluster 2 and 7 ==		== Instructions for Both Cluster 2 and 7 ==

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	<big>'''These commands should only be used by privileged users.'''</big>		<big>'''These commands should only be used by privileged users.
			Do not use these instructions if you do not have patience to read them. One mistake can be very bad.
			'''</big>

	== Instructions for Both Cluster 2 and 7 ==		== Instructions for Both Cluster 2 and 7 ==

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	== Instructions for Both Cluster 2 and 7 ==		== Instructions for Both Cluster 2 and 7 ==

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	=== Ansible Playbook ===		=== Ansible Playbook ===
			To run full instructions or playbooks
			ansible-playbook -bkK <path_to_instructions.yml>

			The playbooks are located in
			/etc/ansible/playbooks

			The directories are labeled
			* maintenance - to check disks and hardware
			* slurm - install and maintain slurm software and configs
			* system - provisioning bare metal and virtual machines

			==== Must-Have Flags ====
			* -b, --become run operations with become (does not imply password prompting)
			* -k, --ask-pass ask for connection password
			* -K, --ask-become-pass

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	== Cluster 2 ==		== Instructions for Both Cluster 2 and 7 ==
	Important Notes/Variables		Important Notes/Variables
	* ~~Scripts live in~~		* Ansible Head Nodes
			** Cluster 2: epyc
			** Cluster 7: login01
			* Ansible path is
	:<source>		:<source>
	/etc/ansible		/etc/ansible
	</source>		</source>
	* List hosts		* List hosts in the inventory file
	: <source>		: <source>
	ansible-inventory --list all		ansible-inventory --list all
			OR
			cat /etc/ansible/hosts
	</source>		</source>

	=== Ansible Console ===		=== Ansible Console ===
			To access a terminal interface use the below command
			ansible-console -bkK <optional flags>

			Examples:
			ansible-console -bkK
			ansible-console -bkK -l zfs
			ansible-console -bkK -l slurmd

			An ansible-console command without other flags will SSH into all defined hosts in the inventory list.

			==== Must-Have Flags ====
			* -b, --become run operations with become (does not imply password prompting)
			* -k, --ask-pass ask for connection password
			* -K, --ask-become-pass

			==== Optional Useful Flags ====
			* -l SUBSET, --limit SUBSET
			* -T TIMEOUT, --timeout TIMEOUT

			=== Ansible Playbook ===

Jgutierrez6: Created page with "== Introduction == Ansible is provisioning tool for bare-metal and virtual machines. '''These commands should only be used by privileged users.''' == Cluster 2 == Important Notes/Variables * Scripts live in : /etc/ansible * List hosts : ansible-inventory --list all === Ansible Console ==="

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Created page with "== Introduction == Ansible is provisioning tool for bare-metal and virtual machines. '''These commands should only be used by privileged users.''' == Cluster 2 == Important Notes/Variables * Scripts live in :<source> /etc/ansible </source> * List hosts : <source> ansible-inventory --list all </source> === Ansible Console ==="

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== Introduction ==
Ansible is provisioning tool for bare-metal and virtual machines.

'''These commands should only be used by privileged users.'''

== Cluster 2 ==
Important Notes/Variables
* Scripts live in
:<source>
/etc/ansible
</source>
* List hosts
: <source>
ansible-inventory --list all
</source>

=== Ansible Console ===