Veritas InfoScale™ Installation, Upgrade, and Configuration Using Ansible - Linux
List of pre-defined keywords
Refer to the following tables for a list of keywords that are used with each of the installation-related modules.
The yum/InstallPackages module is used to install or uninstall InfoScale products using yum/zypper. Use the following keywords while referencing the module in your playbook.
Table: Yum module keywords / InstallPackages module keywords
Name | Description | Mandatory/optional |
|---|---|---|
repository_name | Name of the yum/zypper repository used to install InfoScale rpms. Example: repo-InfoScale742 | Mandatory If the Base URL is provided, the system will create a repository with the specified repository name. |
repository_baseurl | Specifies the URL to the directory where the repodata of a repository is located. Example: http://xx.xxx.xxx.xx/rpms/ | Optional This keyword is not required if you are using a yum/zypper repository already configured on the system, and are providing the repository name. |
gpgcheck | Specify whether to check the integrity of the yum/zypper packages by using the gpgkey provided with the InfoScale installation media. This is a boolean variable and must be specified using 0 or 1. By default the value is set to 0. | Optional |
gpgkey | Specifies the location of the gpgkey (typically located in the rpms directory of the installation media). Example: http://xx.xxx.xxx.xx/rpms/ RPM-GPG-KEY-veritas-infoscale7 | Mandatory if gpgcheck is 1, otherwise optional |
product | Specifies the name of the product you want to install. Examples: ENTERPRISE, AVAILABILITY, STORAGE, or FOUNDATION. | Mandatory |
product_version | Specifies the version of the product that you want to install or upgrade. Example: 7.4.2 | Mandatory |
state | Specifies what state the package should be after the task is completed. The value for this keyword can be either present or absent. If you do not give any value for this parameter, by default, the state of the package is set to present, and the package will be installed. | Optional |
gendeploy_path | Specifies the absolute path of the gendeploy script from the local node to register InfoScale hosts to the VIOM Management Server. It is supported on InfoScale 8.0.2 and later. Example: gendeploy_path: '/root/script_path.pl' | Optional |
The licensing module is used to apply licenses in InfoScale. Use the following keywords while referencing the module in your playbook.
Table: Licensing module keywords
Name | Description | Mandatory/optional |
|---|---|---|
state | Specifies what state the package should be after the task is completed. The value for this keyword can be either present or absent. If you do not give any value for this parameter, by default, the state of the package is set to present, and the package will be installed. | Optional |
product_version | Specifies the version of the product that you want to install or upgrade. Example: 7.4.2 | Mandatory |
license | Specifies the path to the slf license file to be registered on the system. Ensure that the license file is accessible. The license file must be available on each node. Perpetual key is not applicable for InfoScale 8.0.2 onwards. If you are performing a keyless installation or upgrade you can simply enter the product name. Examples:
| Optional |