cd /tmpExercise Description
In this exercise, we are going to get Ansible Tower installed on your control node.
Step 1: Change directories
Change directories to /tmp
Step 2: Download Red Hat Ansible Tower
Download the latest Ansible Tower package
curl -O https://releases.ansible.com/ansible-tower/setup/ansible-tower-setup-latest.tar.gzStep 3: Untar and unzip the package file
tar xvfz /tmp/ansible-tower-setup-latest.tar.gzStep 4: Change directories
Change directories into the Ansible Tower setup package
cd /tmp/ansible-tower-setup-*/Step 5: Open inventory file
Using an editor of your choice, open the inventory file
vim inventoryStep 6: Identify variables
Fill a few variables out in an inventory file: admin_password, pg_password, rabbitmq_password
[tower] localhost ansible_connection=local [database] [all:vars] admin_password='ansibleWS' pg_host='' pg_port='' pg_database='awx' pg_username='awx' pg_password='ansibleWS' rabbitmq_port=5672 rabbitmq_vhost=tower rabbitmq_username=tower rabbitmq_password='ansibleWS' rabbitmq_cookie=cookiemonster # Needs to be true for fqdns and ip addresses rabbitmq_use_long_name=false
Step 7: Run setup
Run the Ansible Tower setup script
sudo ./setup.sh| Step 7 will take approx. 10-15 minutes to complete. This may be a good time to take a break. |
Step 8: Confirm results
At this point, your Ansible Tower installation should be complete. You can access your Tower workshop (not forgetting that workshopname is the name of your workshop, and # is your student number) at:
example.tower.0.redhatgov.ioEnsuring Installation Success
You know you were successful if you are able to browse to your Ansible Tower’s url (control node’s IP address) and get something like this
Figure 2: Ansible Tower Login Screen