Role Name

This ansible role will help the windows admins to install MSI package.

Requirements

Requirements for windows hosts:

PowerShell 3.0 .NET 4.0 WinRM Configuration

To access windows host, please check https://ansible.com/blog/connecting-to-a-windows-host

Role Variables

Defaults variable created just for counters, to count installed, existing installation, failed status.

Roles variables are

MSI_File_Location: # Specify Msi file location here Inventory_group: # If windows team wants to install on specific group. MSIEXEC_arguments: # arguments, if any. Most of the time you no need to set Product_Code: # mention product code of msi withing quotation and braces

Dependencies

-Nil-

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
     - { role: MSI_Windows_Installer }

License

GPL 2.0

Author Information

Created by : Somasundaram R. Please make necessary changes or mail me at tomsomu@gmail.com