Documentation update with the new validations architecture
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TripleO Validations
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===================
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A collection of Ansible playbooks to detect and report potential issues during TripleO deployments
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A collection of Ansible roles and playbooks to detect and report potential
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issues during TripleO deployments.
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The validations will help detect issues early in the deployment process and
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prevent field engineers from wasting time on misconfiguration or hardware
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TripleO Validations
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===================
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A collection of Ansible playbooks to detect and report potential issues during
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TripleO deployments.
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A collection of Ansible roles and playbooks to detect and report potential
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issues during TripleO deployments.
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The validations will help detect issues early in the deployment process and
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prevent field engineers from wasting time on misconfiguration or hardware
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@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ available independently from the UI or the command line client.
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* Free software: Apache license
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* Documentation: https://docs.openstack.org/tripleo-validations/latest/
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* Release notes: https://docs.openstack.org/releasenotes/tripleo-validations/
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* Source: https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/tripleo-validations
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* Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bugs?field.tag=validations
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* Source: https://opendev.org/openstack/tripleo-validations
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* Bugs: https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/project/openstack/tripleo-validations
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Prerequisites
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-------------
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The TripleO validations require Ansible 2.0 or above::
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The TripleO validations require Ansible 2.7 or above::
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$ sudo pip install 'ansible>=2'
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$ sudo pip install 'ansible>=2.7'
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Existing validations
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--------------------
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@ -110,47 +110,58 @@ examples.
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Directory Structure
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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All validations are located in the ``validations`` directory. It
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contains a couple of subdirectories:
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All validations consist of an Ansible role located in the ``roles`` directory
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and a playbook located in the ``playbooks`` directory.
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- the ``files`` directory contains scripts that are directly executable;
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- the ``playbooks`` one contains all the validations playbooks you can run;
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- the ``lookup_plugins`` one is for custom Ansible look up plugins available
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to the validations;
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- the ``library`` one is for custom Ansible modules available to the
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validations;
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- ``tasks`` is for common steps that can be shared between the validations.
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- the ``roles`` one contains all the necessary Ansible roles to validate your
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TripleO deployment;
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Here is what the tree looks like::
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validations
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├── first_validation.yaml
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├── second_validation.yaml
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├── files
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│ └── some_script.sh
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├── library
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│ ├── another_module.py
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│ └── some_module.py
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└── tasks
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└── some_task.yaml
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playbooks/
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├── first_validation.yaml
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├── second_validation.yaml
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├── third_validation.yaml
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└── etc...
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library/
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├── another_module.py
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├── some_module.py
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└── etc...
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lookup_plugins/
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├── one_lookup_plugin.py
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├── another_lookup_plugin.py
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└── etc...
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roles
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├── first_role
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├── second_role
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└── etc...
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Sample Validation
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Each validation is an Ansible playbook with a known location and some
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meta-data. Here is what a minimal validation would look like::
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Each validation is an Ansible playbook located in the ``playbooks`` directory
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calling his own Ansible role located in the ``roles`` directory. Each playbook
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have some metadata. Here is what a minimal validation would look like::
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---
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- hosts: overcloud
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- hosts: undercloud
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vars:
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metadata:
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name: Hello World
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description: This validation prints Hello World!
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tasks:
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- name: Run an echo command
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command: echo Hello World!
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roles:
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- hello-world
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It should be saved as ``validations/hello_world.yaml``.
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It should be saved as ``playbooks/hello_world.yaml``.
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As shown here, the validation playbook requires three top-level directives:
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``hosts``, ``vars -> metadata`` and ``tasks``.
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``hosts``, ``vars -> metadata`` and ``roles``.
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``hosts`` specify which nodes to run the validation on. Based on the
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``hosts.sample`` structure, the options can be ``all`` (run on all nodes),
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The ``vars`` section serves for storing variables that are going to be
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available to the Ansible playbook. The validations API uses the ``metadata``
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section to read each validation's name and description. These values are then
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reported by the API and shown in the UI.
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reported by the API.
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The validations can be grouped together by specifying a ``groups`` metadata.
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Groups function similar to tags and a validation can thus be part of many
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- pre-deployment
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- hardware
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``tasks`` contain a list of Ansible tasks to run. Each task is a YAML
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dictionary that must at minimum contain a name and a module to use.
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Module can be any module that ships with Ansible or any of the custom
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ones in the ``library`` subdirectory.
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``roles`` include the Ansible role, which contains all the tasks to run,
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associated to this validation. Each task is a YAML dictionary that must at
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minimum contain a name and a module to use. Module can be any module that ships
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with Ansible or any of the custom ones in the ``library`` directory.
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The `Ansible documentation on playbooks
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<https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks.html>`__ provides more detailed
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contacts the various OpenStack services to provide the addresses of the
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deployed nodes as well as the undercloud.
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Just pass ``-i /usr/bin/tripleo-ansible-inventory`` to ``ansible-playbook`` command::
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Just pass ``-i /usr/bin/tripleo-ansible-inventory`` to ``ansible-playbook``
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command.
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ansible-playbook -i /usr/bin/tripleo-ansible-inventory validations/hello_world.yaml
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As the playbooks are located in their own directory and not at the same level as
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the ``roles``, ``callback_plugins``, ``library`` and ``lookup_plugins``
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directories, you will have to export some Ansible variables first::
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$ cd tripleo-validations/
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$ export ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_PLUGINS="${PWD}/callback_plugins"
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$ export ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH="${PWD}/roles"
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$ export ANSIBLE_LOOKUP_PLUGINS="${PWD}/lookup_plugins"
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$ export ANSIBLE_LIBRARY="${PWD}/library"
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$ ansible-playbook -i /usr/bin/tripleo-ansible-inventory playbooks/hello_world.yaml
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Hosts file
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++++++++++
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In case the `available Ansible modules
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<https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/modules_by_category.html>`__ don't cover your
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needs, it is possible to write your own. Modules belong to the
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``validations/library`` directory.
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``library`` directory.
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Here is a sample module that will always fail::
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module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec={})
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module.fail_json(msg="This module always fails.")
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Save it as ``validations/library/my_module.py`` and use it in a validation like
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Save it as ``library/my_module.py`` and use it in a validation like
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so::
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tasks:
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::
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$ source ~/stackrc
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$ ansible-playbook -i /usr/bin/tripleo-ansible-inventory path/to/validation.yaml
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$ /bin/run-validations.sh --help
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Usage:
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run-validations.sh [--help]
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[--debug]
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[--ansible-default-callback]
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[--plan <overcloud>]
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--validation-name <validation_name>
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--debug: Enable ansible verbose mode (-vvvv connection debugging)
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--ansible-default-callback: Use the 'default' Ansible callback plugin instead of the
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tripleo-validations custom callback 'validation_output'
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--plan: Stack name to use for generating the inventory data
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--validation-name: The name of the validation
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$ /bin/run-validations.sh --validation-name validation
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Example: Verify Undercloud RAM requirements
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The Undercloud has a requirement of 16GB RAM. Let's write a validation
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that verifies this is indeed the case before deploying anything.
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Let's create ``validations/undercloud-ram.yaml`` and put some metadata
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Let's create ``playbooks/undercloud-ram.yaml`` and put some metadata
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in there::
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---
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metadata applies a tag to the validation and allows to group them together in
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order to perform group operations, such are running them all in one call.
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Now let's add an Ansible task to test that it's all set up properly. Add
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this under the same indentation as ``hosts`` and ``vars``::
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Now let's include the Ansible role associated to this validation. Add this under
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the same indentation as ``hosts`` and ``vars``::
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tasks:
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- name: Test Output
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debug: msg="Hello World!"
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roles:
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- undercloud-ram
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Now let's create the ``undercloud-ram`` Ansible role which will contain the
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necessary task(s) for checking if the Undercloud has the mininum amount of RAM
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required.::
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$ cd tripleo-validations
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$ ansible-galaxy init --init-path=roles/ undercloud-ram
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- undercloud-ram was created successfully
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The tree of the new created role should look like::
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undercloud-ram/
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├── defaults
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│ └── main.yml
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├── meta
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│ └── main.yml
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├── tasks
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│ └── main.yml
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└── vars
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└── main.yml
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Now let's add an Ansible task to test that it's all set up properly::
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$ cd roles
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$ cat <<EOF >> undercloud-ram/tasks/main.yml
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- name: Test Output
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debug:
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msg: "Hello World!"
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EOF
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When running it, it should output something like this::
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$ ansible-playbook -i /usr/bin/tripleo-ansible-inventory validations/undercloud-ram.yaml
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$ /bin/run-validations.sh --validation-name undercloud-ram.yaml --ansible-default-callback
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PLAY [undercloud] *************************************************************
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PLAY [undercloud] *********************************************************
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GATHERING FACTS ***************************************************************
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ok: [localhost]
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TASK [Gathering Facts] ****************************************************
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ok: [undercloud]
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TASK: [Test Output] ***********************************************************
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ok: [localhost] => {
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TASK [undercloud-ram : Test Output] ***************************************
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ok: [undercloud] => {
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"msg": "Hello World!"
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}
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PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************
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localhost : ok=2 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0
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PLAY RECAP ****************************************************************
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undercloud : ok=2 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0
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Writing the full validation code is quite easy in this case because Ansible has
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done all the hard work for us already. We can use the ``ansible_memtotal_mb``
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This should succeed but saying the RAM requirement is 1 GB::
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ansible-playbook -i /usr/bin/tripleo-ansible-inventory validations/undercloud-ram.yaml -e minimum_ram_gb=1
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ansible-playbook -i /usr/bin/tripleo-ansible-inventory playbooks/undercloud-ram.yaml -e minimum_ram_gb=1
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And this should fail by requiring much more RAM than is necessary::
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ansible-playbook -i /usr/bin/tripleo-ansible-inventory validations/undercloud-ram.yaml -e minimum_ram_gb=128
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ansible-playbook -i /usr/bin/tripleo-ansible-inventory playbooks/undercloud-ram.yaml -e minimum_ram_gb=128
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(the actual values may be different in your configuration -- just make sure one
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is low enough and the other too high)
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And that's it! The validation is now finished and you can start using it in
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earnest.
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For reference, here's the full validation::
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---
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- hosts: undercloud
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vars:
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metadata:
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name: Minimum RAM required on the undercloud
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description: Make sure the undercloud has enough RAM.
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groups:
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- prep
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- pre-introspection
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minimum_ram_gb: 16
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tasks:
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- name: Verify the RAM requirements
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fail: msg="The RAM on the undercloud node is {{ ansible_memtotal_mb }} MB, the minimal recommended value is {{ minimum_ram_gb|int * 1024 }} MB."
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failed_when: "({{ ansible_memtotal_mb }}) < {{ minimum_ram_gb|int * 1024 }}"
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