Role Name

The HEALTHCHECK_AIX role is created to check various AIX settings against recommended best practices (you can change these in defaults/main.yml). If any setting doesn’t match the expected value, the output will indicate this.

Requirements

This role is intended for IBM AIX only. AIX must have Python installed.

Role Variables

You can set the desired values of the variables in default/main.yml.

Dependencies

Requires Python on AIX LPARs.

Example Playbook

Here’s an example of how to use this role (you can pass in variables as needed):

• hosts: aix remote_user: root roles:
  • healthcheck_aix

License

BSD

Author Information

Written by Azhar Ali from IBM Systems Lab Services MEA. You can provide feedback or suggestions at azharali@pk.ibm.com. Feel free to ask for any new features you think should be added to this playbook. Note: This playbook is NOT OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED. There is no warranty, and you cannot get help from IBM for it.

Credits

Credits: Version 0.1, based on Fredrik Lundholm’s document (Power Implementation Quality Standard) to determine the parameters to check as a baseline.