endeca_cas

Summary

This role installs Oracle Commerce Content Acquisition System (CAS) on Linux platforms which allows to add, configure, and crawl data sources for use in an Endeca application.

Requirements

• Minimal Version of the ansible for installation: 2.5
• Supported CAS versions:
  • 3.x.x
  • 11.x.x
  • higher versions should be retested
• Supported OS:
  • CentOS
    • 6
    • 7

CentOS 7 is not supported OS per Oracle support matrix. Please use it at your own risk

For more information regarding support matrix please visit https://support.oracle.com

Oracle Endeca MDEX Engine, PlatformServices and Tools and Frameworks should be installed preliminarily:

• lean_delivery.endeca_mdex
• lean_delivery.endeca_platformservices
• lean_delivery.endeca_toolsandframeworks

For test scenarios endeca_cas/requirements.yml is used  
If another roles/versions are required, put requirements.yml to molecule/<scenario_name> and remove in molecule.yml lines  
  options:  
    role-file: requirements.yml

Role Variables

• transport - artifact source transport
  available:

  • web - fetch artifact from custom web uri
  • local - local artifact

• transport_web - URI for http/https artifact e.g. "http://my-storage.example.com/V861198-01.zip"

• transport_local - path for local artifact e.g. "/tmp/V861198-01.zip"

• download_path - local folder for downloading artifacts
  default: /tmp

• cas_version - Endeca CAS version

Set CAS version as it's defined in official Oracle Documentation

• base_root - where CAS should be installed
  default: /opt

• cas_service - name of the service
  default: endeca-cas

• cas_port - CAS port
  default: 8500

• cas_shutdown_port - CAS shutdown port
  default: 8506

• cas_domain - domain of the Endeca CAS server
  default: {{ ansible_fqdn }}

• install_feature_list - list of features for installing
  available:

  • CAS - Content Acquisition System
  • Samples - CAS Samples
  • Console - CAS Console as a Workbench Extension
  • DT - CAS Deployment Template Integration

Example Playbook

Installing Endeca CAS 11.3.0 from local:

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

  roles:
    - role: lean_delivery.endeca_mdex
      transport: "local"
      transport_local: "/tmp/V861206-01.zip"
    - role: lean_delivery.endeca_platformservices
      transport: "local"
      transport_local: "/tmp/V861203-01.zip"
    - role: lean_delivery.endeca_toolsandframeworks
      transport: "local"
      transport_local: "/tmp/V861200-01.zip"
      workbench_password: "Admin123"
    - role: lean_delivery.endeca_cas
      cas_version: "11.3.0"
      transport: "local"
      transport_local: "/tmp/V861198-01.zip"
  vars:
    base_root: "/opt"
    mdex_version: "11.3.0"
    ps_version: "11.3.0"
    tf_version: "11.3.0"

Installing Endeca CAS 11.3.0 from web with defined CAS domain:

- name: "Install CAS 11.3.0 from web with defined CAS domain"
  hosts: all

  roles:
    - role: lean_delivery.endeca_mdex
      transport: "web"
      transport_web: "http://my-storage.example.com/V861206-01.zip"
    - role: lean_delivery.endeca_platformservices
      ps_version: "11.3.0"
      transport: "web"
      transport_web: "http://my-storage.example.com/V861203-01.zip"
    - role: lean_delivery.endeca_toolsandframeworks
      transport: "web"
      transport_web: "http://my-storage.example.com/V861200-01.zip"
      workbench_password: "Admin123"
    - role: lean_delivery.endeca_cas
      cas_version: "11.3.0"
      transport: "web"
      transport_web: "http://my-storage.example.com/V861198-01.zip"
      cas_domain: "host.example.com"
  vars:
    base_root: "/opt"
    mdex_version: "11.3.0"
    ps_version: "11.3.0"
    tf_version: "11.3.0"

License

Apache License 2.0

Authors

Lean Delivery team