manageiq Cookbook

Pulls down the latest ManageIQ code, builds the code, installs the dependencies, and then starts the evm processes.

Requirements

Platforms

Tested on RHEL 6.5 and CentOS 6.5. Should work on any Red Hat family distributions.

Cookbooks

• git
• yum
• yum-epel
• iptables
• postgresql
• database
• xml
• ntp
• memcached

Attributes

######Attributes specifically for ManageIQ

• default["manageiq"]["db_username"] - Username for the ManageIQ database user (default: "evm")
• default['manageiq']['db_password'] - password for the ManageIQ database user
• default['manageiq']['code_repo'] - GIT Repo URL used to build the server

######Attributes for the RVM cookbook

• default['rvm']['user_installs'] - Username for the user who is building and running the ManageIQ processes

######Attributes for the PostgreSQL Database

• default['postgresql']['password']['postgres'] - Set the root password for the database (default: sets to the manageiq/db_password)
• default["postgresql"]["pg_hba"] - Configures the pg_hba file to allow incoming connections
• default["postgresql"]["config"]["port"] - Database Port (default: 5432)
• default["postgresql"]["host"] - Host Information (default: 127.0.0.1)
• default['postgresql']['config']['listen_addresses'] - Listen Addresses for the database (default: "*")

Usage

Simply add role[manageiq] to a run list.

Deploying a ManageIQ Server

This section details "quick deployment" steps.

1. Clone this repository from GitHub:

    $ git clone git@github.com:booz-allen-hamilton/chef-manageiq.git
   

2. Change directory to the repo folder

    $ cd chef-manageiq
   

3. Create a solo.rb file

    $ vim solo.rb
   
    	file_cache_path "/root/chef-repo"
    	cookbook_path "/root/chef-repo/cookbooks"
   

4. Install dependencies:

    Download the dependent cookbooks from Chef Supermarket
   

5. Install Chef Client

    $ curl -L https://www.opscode.com/chef/install.sh | sudo bash
   

6. Run Chef-solo:

    $ chef-solo -c solo.rb -j roles/manageiq.json
   

License & Authors

• Author:: Chris Kacerguis
• Author:: Mandeep Bal

Copyright:: 2014, Booz Allen Hamilton

For more information on the license, please refer to the LICENSE.txt file in the repo