Ansible SmartOS Tricks

This collection of Ansible roles is the companion piece to my blog, Stupid SmartOS Tricks.

Installation

Clone this repository and optionally run ansible-bootstrap.sh to have it bootstrap Ansible within your local environment (assuming SmartOS):

# pkgin -y install git
# git clone https://github.com/brianewell/ansible-smartos-tricks
# cd ansible-smartos-tricks
# ./ansible-bootstrap.sh

Common Role

The common role performs the configuration and decrufting steps for a base SmartOS zone that I use in all other roles. It is inherited into those other roles by default, but is also available for direct use.

Configuration Variables

• ansible_python_intrepreter: String that can override the SmartOS default of /opt/local/bin/python
• home_dataset: Boolean that determines if a home dataset should be configured if delegated_dataset is configured in the zone manifest.
• inputrc.config: Dictionary that can be merged with existing inputrc configuration parameters
• inputrc.bindings: Dictionary that can be merged with existing inputrc key-bindings
• sshd.key_types: List that can override the default of dsa, ecdsa, ed25519 and rsa
• sshd.config: Dictionary of sshd configuration parameters can be merged with default sshd configuration parameters
• sshd.match: Dictionary of sshd match strings (as keys) and dictionaries (as values) of configuration parameters to use in sshd configuration.

Ansible Role

The ansible role installs and configures a base SmartOS zone to act as an Ansible host to run this, and any other playbooks, templates and modules.

Configuration Variables

• ansible.config.{section name}: Dictionary that can be merged with existing ansible configuration parameters

MySQL Role

The mysql role installs and configures MySQL on a base SmartOS zone

Configuration Variables

• mysql.server: Specify a specific fork of the MySQL server (default: mariadb, options: mariadb | mysql | percona )
• mysql.recordsize: Specify the recordsize of the underlying ZFS filesystem that the database is installed on (default: 16k)

Neo4j Role

The neo4j role installs and configures Neo4j on a base SmartOS zone

Configuration Variables

• neo4j.user: Specify the name of the user
• neo4j.group: Specify the name of the group
• neo4j.project: Specify the name of the project
• neo4j.path: Specify the path in which to install the database software
• neo4j.conf_path: Specify the path in which to store configuration data
• neo4j.data_path: Specify the path in which to install the database cluster
• neo4j.recordsize: Specify the recordsize of the underlying ZFS filesystem that the database is installed on (default: 16k)
• neo4j.version: Specify the version of Neo4j to install into the system (default: latest)

PostgreSQL Role

The postgresql role installs and configures PostgreSQL on a base SmartOS zone

Configuration Variables

• postgresql.server: Specify the version of PostgreSQL to install
• postgresql.locale: Specify the default locale
• postgresql.max_connections: Specify the maximum connection count
• postgresql.shared_buffers: Specify the shared buffer size
• postgresql.recordsize: Specify the ZFS filesystem recordsize