rhel

Ansible Role thbe-rhel

This role configures and deploys base settings on an RHEL instance or RHEL clone.

Requirements

To unlock the full potential of this role, you need to be registered in the RHN and subscribed to at least a standard RHEL subscription.

Role Variables

role_directory - This variable contains the root path of the directories used by thbe roles (do not change!)
net_manage - Manage local network (default: false)
net_mtu - Set the MTU size (default: 1500)
net_connection_prefix - Prefix for network connection names (default: 'System ')
net_interface - Name of the network interface (default: 'eth0')
net_hostname_primary - Primary host name (default: not defined)
net_hostname_secondary - Secondary hostname/ alias (default: not defined)
net_ip_primary - Primary IP address (default: not defined)
net_ip_secondary - Secondary IP address (default: not defined)
net_route_1 - Additional route 1 (default: not defined)
net_route_2 - Additional route 2 (default: not defined)
net_gw - Standard gateway (default: not defined)
net_packages: - List of packages required for NetworkManager
fw_manage: - Manage local firewall (default: true)
cockpit_packages - List of packages required for Cockpit
nfs_manage: - Manage local NFS (default: false)
nfs_packages: - List of packages required for NFS
nfs_server: - Manage local NFS server (default: false)
ansible_manage - Manage Ansible deployment (default: false)
rhn_manage - Manage RHN subscriptions (default: false)
rhn_organization_id - RHN organization ID (default: 'unset')
rhn_activation_key - RHN activation key (default: 'unset')
rhel_release_version - Locked RHEL release version (default: 'latest')
rhel_kernel_version - Locked RHEL kernel version (default: 'latest')
rhel_repos_8 - List of standard RHEL 8 repositories
rhel_repos_9 - List of standard RHEL 9 repositories
rhel_packages_common - List of standard RHEL packages
rhel_packages_8 - List of standard packages for RHEL 8 only
rhel_packages_rhn - List of standard packages for RHN only
external_repos_epel - Enables EPEL repository (default: false)

Dependencies

This role depends on:

thbe.common

Example Playbook

This role can be included in the site.yml like this:

# Site playbook
- name: Ansible playbooks for all nodes
  hosts: all
  collections:
    - ansible.posix
    - community.general
  gather_facts: true
  tasks:
    - name: "Include thbe.common"
      ansible.builtin.include_role:
        name: "thbe.common"
    - name: "Include thbe.rhel"
      ansible.builtin.include_role:
        name: "thbe.rhel"
      vars:
        external_repos_epel: true