haha.....okay! I did not want to post my whole playbook as it might get
confusing. I really do appreciate your help though. Here is a sizeable
chunk of the playbook which might make things easy (or difficult) to
understand :)
#$ cat khan.yml
---
- hosts: localhost
gather_facts: False
vars_prompt:
- name: epcrange
prompt: Enter the number of EPCs that you want to configure
private: False
default: "1"
- name: serverrange
prompt: Enter the number of Cleints that you want to configure
private: False
defualt: "1"
- name: ServerIP
prompt: Enter the ServerIP to replace
private: False
default: "11.11.4.10"
- name: ServerIPRange
prompt: Enter the ServerIP range
private: False
default: '128'
- name: LastIPOctet
prompt: Enter The last Octet of the IP you just entered
private: False
default: '10'
vars:
temp_count: 10
x: 124
pre_tasks:
- name: Set EPC node id variables
set_fact:
# start: "{{ epcrange.split('..')[0] }}"
# stop: "{{ serverrange.split('..')[-1] }}"
start: 1
stop: "{{epcrange}}"
- name: "Add EPC hosts:"
add_host: name="vm{{item}}" groups=just_created_epcs
with_sequence: "start={{start}} end={{stop}} "
- name: Set Client node id variable
set_fact:
start: 1
stop: "{{serverrange}}"
- name: "Add Client hosts:"
add_host: name="vm{{item}}" groups=just_created_clients
with_sequence: "start={{start}} end={{stop}} "
- name: Set some facts
set_fact:
ServerIP1: "{{ServerIP}}"
ServerIPRange1: "{{ServerIPRange}}"
IPOctet: "{{LastIPOctet}}"
IPOctet1: "{{LastIPOctet}}"
IPOctet2: "{{LastIPOctet}}"
epcrange1: "epcrange1}}"
- name: local action math for clients
local_action: shell IPOctet={{IPOctet}}; for i in `seq 1
{{epcrange}}` ; do IPOctet=$(expr {{ServerIPRange}} / {{epcrange}} +
$IPOctet); echo $IPOctet; done
register: result
- name: iterate results
local_action: debug msg={{item}}
with_items: result.stdout_lines
- name: Show the first entry of IPOctet
debug: var={{result.stdout_lines[0]}}
- name: Save ServerIP as a shell variable
shell: echo {{ServerIP1}}
register: resultip
- name: create new IP Addresses
#debug: msg={{resultip.stdout.split('.')[3]}}
shell: echo "{{ ServerIP.split('.')[0] }}.{{ ServerIP.split('.')[1]
}}.{{ ServerIP.split('.')[2] }}.{{ item }}"
#register: new_ips
with_items: result.stdout_lines
register: new_ips
- name: Checking to see if new IPs were stored
debug: var=new_ips
- hosts: just_created_epcs
#serial: 1
#gather_facts: False
tasks:
- name: echo epc sequence
shell: echo "cmd"
# when: inventory_hostname == "vm1" # change this approprriately
ignore_errors: yes
- name: echo
shell: echo hi
with_sequence: count=4
ignore_errors: yes
- hosts: just_created_clients
# serial: 1
vars:
- String1: '"ServerIP"'
- String2: '"ServerIPRange"'
tasks:
- name: Replace ServerIP in config_file
shell: cd /home/imran/Desktop/tobefetched; sed -i '/{{String1}}/ c
"ServerIP" ':' "{{hostvars.localhost.ServerIP1}}" ' config_file
when: inventory_hostname == "vm1"
ignore_errors: yes
- name: Replace ServerIPRange in config_file
shell: cd /home/imran/Desktop/tobefetched; sed -i '/{{String2}}/ c
"ServerIPRange" ':' "{{hostvars.localhost.ServerIPRange1}}" ' config_file
when: inventory_hostname == "vm1"
# ignore_errors: yes
- name: Replace ServerIP in config_file on OTHER NODES
shell: cd /home/imran/Desktop/tobefetched; sed -i '/{{String1}}/ c
"ServerIP" ':' "{{hostvars[groups["localhost"]].new_ips.results.stdout}}" '
config_file
with_items: hostvars.localhost.new_ips.stdout_lines
# ignore_errors: yes
- name: Check if the changes to config_file were successful
shell: cat /home/imran/Desktop/tobefetched/config_file
ignore_errors: yes
register: my_content
- name: Display the contents of config_file after modification
debug: var=my_content.stdout_lines
ignore_errors: yes
On Monday, August 25, 2014 11:28:10 PM UTC-7, Henry Finucane wrote:
>
> You know what- I answered your title, not your question. If you don't
> want to have to try and persist things between plays, you might have
> more luck with something like this:
>
> - hosts: myhosts
> tasks:
> - shell: echo things
> local_action: true
> register: new_ips
> - shell: echo other things {{new_ips}}
>
> but there's nothing in your example that seems to necessitate anything
> that you're doing.
>
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 11:14 PM, Imran Khan <[email protected]
> <javascript:>> wrote:
> > {{hostvars[groups['localhost'].new_ips.results.stdout}}
> > Gives the following error: One or more undefined variables: 'dict
> object'
> > has no attribute 'localhost'
> >
> >
> >
> > On Monday, August 25, 2014 10:37:57 PM UTC-7, Henry Finucane wrote:
> >>
> >> Probably something like
> >>
> >> hostvars[groups['webservers']|first].new_ips
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 10:35 PM, Imran Khan <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> > Hello, is it possible to do the following
> >> >
> >> > - hosts: localhost
> >> > gather_facts: False
> >> >
> >> > tasks:
> >> > #
> >> > #
> >> > - name: create new IP Addresses
> >> > #debug: msg={{resultip.stdout.split('.')[3]}}
> >> > shell: echo "{{ ServerIP.split('.')[0] }}.{{
> >> > ServerIP.split('.')[1] }}.{{ ServerIP.split('.')[2] }}.{{ item }}"
> >> > with_items: result.stdout_lines
> >> > register: new_ips
> >> > #
> >> > #
> >> >
> >> > - hosts: myhosts
> >> > gather_facts: False
> >> > #
> >> > #
> >> > - name: Replace ServerIP in config_file on myhosts
> >> > shell: cd /home/imran/Desktop/tobefetched; sed -i
> >> > '/{{String1}}/ c
> >> > "ServerIP" ':' "{{hostvars.localhost.new_ips.{{item}}}}" '
> config_file
> >> > with_items: hostvars.localhost.new_ips.stdout_lines
> >> > #
> >> > #
> >> >
> >> > Summary: I just want to access the individual entries of new_ips
> >> > (defined in
> >> > localhost) in hosts: myhosts in a loop. How can I do that?
> >> >
> >> > Sample Output of what is saved in new_ips, when array size is 2:
> >> >
> >> > TASK: [Checking to see if new IPs were stored]
> >> > ********************************
> >> > ok: [localhost] => {
> >> > "new_ips": {
> >> > "changed": true,
> >> > "msg": "All items completed",
> >> > "results": [
> >> > {
> >> > "changed": true,
> >> > "cmd": "echo \"11.11.4.74\"",
> >> > "delta": "0:00:00.001776",
> >> > "end": "2014-08-25 22:28:46.163851",
> >> > "invocation": {
> >> > "module_args": "echo \"11.11.4.74\"",
> >> > "module_name": "shell"
> >> > },
> >> > "item": "74",
> >> > "rc": 0,
> >> > "start": "2014-08-25 22:28:46.162075",
> >> > "stderr": "",
> >> > "stdout": "11.11.4.74" # I need this entry
> in
> >> > myhosts
> >> > },
> >> > {
> >> > "changed": true,
> >> > "cmd": "echo \"11.11.4.138\"",
> >> > "delta": "0:00:00.001896",
> >> > "end": "2014-08-25 22:28:46.227298",
> >> > "invocation": {
> >> > "module_args": "echo \"11.11.4.138\"",
> >> > "module_name": "shell"
> >> > },
> >> > "item": "138",
> >> > "rc": 0,
> >> > "start": "2014-08-25 22:28:46.225402",
> >> > "stderr": "",
> >> > "stdout": "11.11.4.138" # I need this entry
> in
> >> > myhosts
> >> > }
> >> > ]
> >> > }
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> > Note: Array size can change, this is just a sample output
> >> >
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