Ansible Automation Platform Configuration as a Code

Mandatory variables to connect to AAP controller

Variable	Type	Description	Mandatory
controller_hostname	STRING	URL to the Ansible Controller Server.	YES
controller_username	STRING	Admin User on the Ansible Controller Server.	YES
controller_password	STRING	Organization information	YES

Required variables to run playbook

Variable	Type	Description	Mandatory
group	STRING	Available option: staging and production	YES
org_name	STRING	Organization name	YES
org_description	STRING	Organization information	NO
org_galaxy_credentials	LIST	List of Private Hubs and community galaxy	YES
credential_types	LIST	Credential types, example: Source Control, Machine etc.	YES
source_control_name	STRING	Source Control credential name	YES
source_control_description	STRING	Source Control credential information	NO
source_control_username	STRING	Source Control credential username	YES
source_control_password	STRING	Source Control credential password	YES
machine_credential_name	STRING	Machine Credential name	YES
machine_credentials_description	STRING	Machine Credential information	NO
machine_credential_username	STRING	Machine Credential username	YES
machine_credential_password	STRING	Machine Credential password	NO
machine_credentials_private_key	STRING	Machine Credential ssh private key	YES
machine_credentials_private_key_passphrase	STRING	Machine Credential ssh private key passphrase	NO
machine_credentials_become_method	STRING	Machine Credential become method	NO
machine_credentials_become_username	STRING	Machine Credential become user	NO
machine_credentials_become_password	STRING	Machine Credential become password	NO
team_name	STRING	Team name	YES
team_description	STRING	Team short information	NO
team_state	STRING	Present or absent, if not provided default will be present	NO

Execution

Note

All sensitive data like passwords etc., provide as vault encrypted!!! Playbook is fully ready to use with AAP to run as Template or Workflow template and don't need any modification. All variable may be provided via Template or Workflow Survey, or as variables

• Variables input.yaml

group: staging
org_name: ACME
org_description: 'ACME Inc.'
org_gaglaxy_credentials:
  - List 1
  - List 2
  - List 3
credential_types:
  - 'Source Control'
  - 'Machine'
source_control_name: 'git'
source_control_description: 'gitlab demo'
source_control_username: 'demouser'
source_control_password: 'demopass'
machine_credential_name: 'demo'
machine_credentials_description: 'demo key'
machine_credential_username: 'aap'
machine_credential_password:
machine_credentials_private_key:
  -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
  -----END PRIVATE KEY-----
machine_credentials_private_key_passphrase:
machine_credentials_become_method: 'sudo'
machine_credentials_become_username: 'root'
machine_credentials_become_password:

• Run

# add below lines into caac.yml
vars_files:
  - input.yml
vars:
  - controller_hostname: controller.demo.com
  - controller_username: 'demo'
  - controller_password: 'demo123'

# run
ansible-playbook caac.yaml --ask-vault-password