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+---
+- hosts: overcloud
+  vars:
+    metadata:
+      name: Check if Ceph dependencies are installed
+      description: >
+        Prints a message if a ceph dependency is missed
+      groups:
+        - pre-deployment
+    fail_without_deps: true
+    tripleo_delegate_to: "{{ groups['overcloud'] | default([]) }}"
+    packages:
+     - lvm2
+  tasks:
+    - name: Gather the package facts
+      package_facts:
+        manager: auto
+
+    - name: Warn about missing dependencies
+      warn:
+        msg: "If planning to use Ceph, it is necessary to check {{ item[0] }} is installed!"
+      when:
+        - "'{{ item[0] }}' not in ansible_facts.packages"
+        - not fail_without_deps|default(false)|bool
+      delegate_to: "{{ item[1] }}"
+      with_nested:
+        - "{{ packages }}"
+        - "{{ tripleo_delegate_to }}"
+
+    - name: Fail if a ceph dependency is missing
+      fail:
+        msg: "If planning to use Ceph, it is necessary to install {{ item[0] }} package"
+      when:
+        - "'{{ item[0] }}' not in ansible_facts.packages"
+        - fail_without_deps|default(false)|bool
+      delegate_to: "{{ item[1] }}"
+      with_nested:
+        - "{{ packages }}"
+        - "{{ tripleo_delegate_to }}"