lean_delivery.endeca_mdex

endeca_mdex

========= Ansible

Summary

This role installs the Oracle Endeca MDEX Engine on Linux, which is the core engine for indexing and querying in Endeca solutions.

Requirements

Minimum Ansible version for installation: 2.5
Supported MDEX versions:
- 6.x.x
- 11.x
- Higher versions should be checked again.
Supported Operating Systems:
- CentOS
  - 6
  - 7

For more details on support, visit https://support.oracle.com

Role Variables

endeca_user - User for installing Endeca MDEX
endeca_group - Group for the Endeca user
transport - Method for sourcing the artifact Available options:
- web - Download artifact from a specified web URI
- local - Use a local artifact
transport_web - URI for the HTTP/HTTPS artifact (e.g., "http://my-storage.example.com/V861206-01.zip")
transport_local - Path for the local artifact (e.g., "/tmp/V861206-01.zip")
download_path - Local folder where artifacts will be downloaded
default: /tmp/
mdex_version - Version of Endeca MDEX

Set the MDEX version according to the official Oracle Documentation.

base_root - Directory for installing MDEX
default: /opt
mdex_port - Port for user queries to the Endeca MDEX Engine
default: 8000

Example Playbook

Installing Endeca MDEX 11.3.0 from local:

- name: "Install MDEX 11.3.0 from local"
  hosts: all

  roles:
    - role: lean_delivery.endeca_mdex
      mdex_version: "11.3.0"
      transport: "local"
      transport_local: "/tmp/V861206-01.zip"