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====== Ansible for AIX ====== | ====== Ansible for AIX ====== | ||
- | https://www.ansible.com/blog/aix-patch-management-with-ansible | + | https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/ibm/power_aix/ |
- | https://galaxy.ansible.com/search?deprecated=false&keywords=aix&order_by=-relevance&page=1 | + | https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/ibm/power_vios/ |
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+ | https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/ibm/power_hmc/ | ||
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+ | https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/brocade/fos/ | ||
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+ | https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/ibm/storage_virtualize/ | ||
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+ | https://www.ansible.com/blog/aix-patch-management-with-ansible | ||
https://github.com/aixoss/ansible-playbooks | https://github.com/aixoss/ansible-playbooks | ||
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https://github.com/lg4U (PowerVC) | https://github.com/lg4U (PowerVC) | ||
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+ | If server is installed on AIX, then install prerequisites AIX packages: | ||
+ | * bos.loc.com.utf | ||
+ | * bos.loc.utf.EN_US | ||
+ | And set LANG: export LANG=en_US.UTF-8 | ||
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$ ansible-galaxy collection install ibm.power_aix | $ ansible-galaxy collection install ibm.power_aix | ||
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</cli> | </cli> | ||
- | ==== Examples ==== | + | ===== Examples ===== |
- | === Upgrade AIX NIM === | + | ==== Upgrade AIX NIM ==== |
<cli prompt='#'> | <cli prompt='#'> | ||
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</cli> | </cli> | ||
- | === mksysb AIX NIM === | + | ==== mksysb AIX NIM ==== |
<cli prompt='#'> | <cli prompt='#'> | ||
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</cli> | </cli> | ||
+ | ==== AIX NIMadm alternate disk migration ==== | ||
+ | Below is an example of how to invoke the options. I'd added the "default('N/A')" to avoid errors if the variable was not defined, as the role is coded for "N/A", but should also work with "default(omit)" | ||
+ | <cli> | ||
+ | - name: Include nim_alt_disk_migration role | ||
+ | include_role: | ||
+ | name: nim_alt_disk_migration | ||
+ | apply: | ||
+ | delegate_to: "{{ NIM_Master }}" | ||
+ | connection: "{{ NIM_Conn }}" | ||
+ | vars: | ||
+ | nim_client: "{{ NIM_Client }}" | ||
+ | target_disk: | ||
+ | disk_name: "{{ Target_DISK.disk_name }}" | ||
+ | force: "{{ NIMADM_Force }}" | ||
+ | lpp_source: "{{ Target_LPPS }}" | ||
+ | spot: "{{ Target_SPOT }}" | ||
+ | nim_mast_lpp: "{{ NIM_Mast_LPP }}" | ||
+ | nimadm_cache_vg: "{{ NIMADM_VG | default('N/A') }}" | ||
+ | nimadm_bundle: "{{ Target_eFix | default('N/A') }}" | ||
+ | nimadm_bidata: "{{ BOS_Inst_Data | default('N/A') }}" | ||
+ | control_phases: | ||
+ | validate_nim_resources: "{{ NIM_Res_Check }}" | ||
+ | perform_migration: "{{ NIM_Migration }} | ||
+ | debug_skip_nimadm: "{{ Skip_nimadm }}" | ||
+ | </cli> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <cli> | ||
+ | # ansible-galaxy collection list ibm.power_aix | ||
+ | # /.ansible/collections/ansible_collections | ||
+ | Collection Version | ||
+ | ------------- ------- | ||
+ | ibm.power_aix 1.8.1 | ||
+ | </cli> | ||
+ | |||
+ | This Ansible role, nim_alt_disk_migration, can be used for “migrating an alternate disk to a higher AIX level”. | ||
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+ | Here’s the playbook I used, called **nimadm.yml**: | ||
+ | <cli> | ||
+ | --- | ||
+ | - name: NIMADM playbook | ||
+ | hosts: aixmig | ||
+ | gather_facts: no | ||
+ | collections: | ||
+ | ibm.power_aix | ||
+ | tasks: | ||
+ | - include_role: | ||
+ | name: nim_alt_disk_migration | ||
+ | apply: | ||
+ | delegate_to: lpar1 | ||
+ | vars: | ||
+ | nimadm_cache_vg: nimadmvg | ||
+ | nim_client: aixmig | ||
+ | target_disk: | ||
+ | disk_name: hdisk0 | ||
+ | lpp_source: AIX73TL1SP1 | ||
+ | spot: spotAIX73TL1SP1 | ||
+ | register: nimadm_results | ||
+ | - name: "Debug: nimadm_results" | ||
+ | ansible.builtin.debug: var=nimadm_results | ||
+ | </cli> |