Ansible Role for vProtect Node

This Ansible role installs the Storware vProtect Node, which is a tool that performs backup tasks. The nodes are managed by the vProtect Server, which is set up in a different role. More information can be found here: https://storware.gitbook.io/storware-vprotect

Requirements

• The target host must be a minimal installation of CentOS/RHEL 7 with root access.
• You need to have a vProtect Server running and provide the server_fqdn variable so that the nodes can be registered automatically.

Role Variables

• server_fqdn: The Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the host running the vProtect Server. It should communicate via port 8181.

Host Variables:

• node_name: The name of the node. If not provided, the hostname will be used. Each node must have a unique name.

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

Sample inventory of hosts:

[all:vars]
ansible_user = root
server_fqdn = 192.168.1.2

[nodes]
192.168.1.3 node_name=node1
192.168.1.4 node_name=node2

Sample site.yml:

- hosts: nodes
  roles:
  - xe0nic.ansible_vprotect_node

License

BSD

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