Perhaps I'm inching closer. Can I pick up the target from somewhere else? Or have target in the hosts file in some way that ansible will know to use it instead of having to add it to the command line?
Thanks! On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 1:05 PM, ananta.c via Ansible Project < [email protected]> wrote: > Every system can have multiple interfaces ( so, multiple mac,ip address > etc ) . That is the reason > > I have values of mac,ip, etc in the host_vars referenced in below > playbook. > https://github.com/ac427/my_cm/blob/master/ansible/playbooks/add_node > > > > On Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 12:58:30 PM UTC-4, thanstra wrote: >> >> I'm afraid I'm still a YAML newbie and that syntax still has me baffled. >> >> I see the files in your hosts_var directory, but your variables are not >> simply: >> >> label: var_value >> >> There seem to be a couple of extra layers and I don't follow why they are >> there. Why this: >> >> interfaces: >> auto: >> ip: ip_number >> >> Why the multiple layering? >> >> And then how are these found for use by the playbook? When I try >> something similar, ansible complains that I don't have an inventory file. >> >> Sorry to be obtuse! >> >> On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 11:52 AM, ananta.c via Ansible Project < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> for host related stuff you can put in host_vars >>> >>> check this out https://github.com/ac427/my_cm/tree/master/ansible for >>> reference to host_vars and group_vars >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 11:39:36 AM UTC-4, thanstra wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm still missing the syntax and file naming for this. >>>> >>>> First off, can I create multiple files in group_vars and have them all >>>> read? If so, what are the best naming conventions. Can I have names: >>>> >>>> host1.yml >>>> host2.yml >>>> >>>> etc. with a separate file for each host? >>>> >>>> And, if so, what does the content of the file look like? I've tried >>>> this in my host1.yml file: >>>> >>>> [host1] >>>> host.domain >>>> >>>> [host1:vars] >>>> tag: myTag >>>> >>>> but that does not work. What combination will actually work right? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 9:42 AM, ac427 <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> You can create group_vars directory >>>>> >>>>> http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/intro_inventory.html#group-variables >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 9:26:42 AM UTC-4, thanstra wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I currently have been putting both hosts and host related variables >>>>>> into the /etc/ansible/hosts file with variables such as this: >>>>>> >>>>>> [myhosts] >>>>>> host1 >>>>>> host2 >>>>>> >>>>>> [host1] >>>>>> host1.domain >>>>>> >>>>>> [host1:vars] >>>>>> var1="Some data" >>>>>> var2="Some other data" >>>>>> tag1=myTag >>>>>> >>>>>> [host2] >>>>>> host2.domain >>>>>> >>>>>> [host2:vars] >>>>>> ... >>>>>> >>>>>> etc. This all works but is not overly scalable as the number of >>>>>> servers grows. >>>>>> >>>>>> How can I break this up into a more directory based structure so that >>>>>> things can scale better with many servers. I've tried to read through >>>>>> information on host_vars and group_vars but have not succeeded in getting >>>>>> the syntax set up properly to mimic what I have working with the hosts >>>>>> file. >>>>>> >>>>>> Can someone help me figure out directory structure, naming, and setup >>>>>> to get that working? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>>> Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/ansible-project/N0uO3XRnAJE/unsubscribe >>>>> . >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/82df3904-11a2-45ac-88d4-780967325f21%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/82df3904-11a2-45ac-88d4-780967325f21%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/ansible-project/N0uO3XRnAJE/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/bceb8a68-b196-40e0-8c76-c188f291198c%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/bceb8a68-b196-40e0-8c76-c188f291198c%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/ansible-project/N0uO3XRnAJE/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/461c89bd-05c5-49c0-8835-e1673b5f53ee%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/461c89bd-05c5-49c0-8835-e1673b5f53ee%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. 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