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--- ansible:ansible_collections [2025/03/14 10:10]
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 ====== Ansible collections ======
+===== Ansible collections =====
 List or verify installed collections
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 </cli>
+<cli prompt='$'>
+[ansible@ansib100 download]$ ansible-galaxy collection list -vvvv
+ansible-galaxy [core 2.11.4]
+  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
+  configured module search path = ['/ansible/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
+  ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible
+  ansible collection location = /ansible/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
+  executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible-galaxy
+  python version = 3.6.8 (default, Nov 15 2024, 08:18:48) [GCC 8.5.0 20210514 (Red Hat 8.5.0-22)]
+  jinja version = 2.10.1
+  libyaml = True
+Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
+Searching /ansible/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections for collections
+Found installed collection ibm.power_aix:1.5.1 at '/ansible/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ibm/power_aix'
+Found installed collection ibm.power_linux_sap:1.0.10 at '/ansible/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ibm/power_linux_sap'
+Found installed collection ibm.power_aix_oracle_dba:2.0.0 at '/ansible/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ibm/power_aix_oracle_dba'
+Found installed collection community.general:6.4.0 at '/ansible/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/community/general'
+# /ansible/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections
+Collection               Version
+------------------------ -------
+community.general        6.4.0
+ibm.power_aix            1.5.1
+ibm.power_aix_oracle_dba 2.0.0
+ibm.power_linux_sap      1.0.10
+</cli>
-====== Ansible modules ======
+Set proxy and upgrade a collection
+<cli prompt='$'>
+[ansible@ansib100 download]$ export https_proxy=http://proxy.test.lu:443
+[ansible@ansib100 download]$ ansible-galaxy collection install ibm.power_aix --upgrade
+Starting galaxy collection install process
+Process install dependency map
+Starting collection install process
+Downloading https://galaxy.ansible.com/api/v3/plugin/ansible/content/published/collections/artifacts/ibm-power_aix-2.0.3.tar.gz to /ansible/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-28837207f02n350/tmpnmabbk_r/ibm-power_aix-2.0.3-n8hzcqfk
+Installing 'ibm.power_aix:2.0.3' to '/ansible/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ibm/power_aix'
+ibm.power_aix:2.0.3 was installed successfully
+</cli>
-List or verify installed modules — whether built-in or add-on
+Manually install a collection from a tar file, to a specified directory
 <cli prompt='#'>
-# ansible-doc --list
+# ansible-galaxy collection install my_namespace-my_collection-1.0.0.tar.gz -p ./collections
+</cli>
+===== Ansible plugin =====
+Plugins extend Ansible’s core functionality.
+To list plugins, use the modules commands following...
+===== Ansible modules =====
+Modules are a type of plugin that execute automation tasks on a ‘target’ (usually a remote system).
+List or verify installed modules — whether built-in or add-on
+<cli prompt='$'>
+[ansible@lnx100 ~]$ ansible-doc --list
+a10_server                           Manage A10 Networks AX/SoftAX/Thunder/vThunder devices' server object
+a10_server_axapi3                    Manage A10 Networks AX/SoftAX/Thunder/vThunder devices
+a10_service_group                    Manage A10 Networks AX/SoftAX/Thunder/vThunder devices' service groups
+a10_virtual_server                   Manage A10 Networks AX/SoftAX/Thunder/vThunder devices' virtual servers
+accelerate                           UNDOCUMENTED
 Or
-# ansible-doc -t module -l
+$ ansible-doc -t module -l
 </cli>
+More detailled
+<cli prompt='$'>
+[ansible@lnx100 ~]$ ansible-doc -F
+a10_server                     /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/modules/network/a10/a10_server.py
+a10_server_axapi3              /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/modules/network/a10/a10_server_axapi3.py
+a10_service_group              /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/modules/network/a10/a10_service_group.py
+a10_virtual_server             /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/modules/network/a10/a10_virtual_server.py
+</cli>
+Paths for modules:
+<cli prompt='$'>
+[ansible@lnx100 ~]$ ansible-config dump |grep DEFAULT_MODULE_PATH
+DEFAULT_MODULE_PATH(default) = ['/ansible/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
+</cli>
+To use a specific module, use
+<code>
+    - name: unzip the zip folder
+      ansible.builtin.unarchive:
+        src: /var/www/html/techmax-main.zip
+        dest: /var/www/html
+        remote_src: yes
+</code>
+=== Man page for each module is available using ===
+<cli prompt='$'>
+[ansible@lnx100 ~]$ ansible-doc -t module ibm.power_aix.user
+> IBM.POWER_AIX.USER    (/ansible/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ibm/power_aix/plugins/modules/user.py)
+        This module facilitates the creation of a new user with provided attributes, the modification of attributes or deletion of an existing user.
+OPTIONS (= is mandatory):
+- attributes
+        Specifies the attributes to be changed or created for the user.
+        For details on valid user attributes, please refers to IBM documentation at https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_aix_72/c_commands/chuser.html.
+        If you have the proper authority, you can set the following usual user attributes account_locked, admin, admgroups, capabilities, cpu, daemon, data, default_roles,
+        dictionlist, domains, expires, fsize, fsize_hard, gecos, groups, histexpire, home, id, login, loginretries, logintimes, maxages, maxexpired, maxrepeats, maxulogs,
+        minage, minalpha, mindiff, minlen, minother, nofiles, nproc, pgrp, projects, pwdchecks, pwdwarntime, rcmds, rlogin, roles, rss, shell, stack, su, sugroups, sysenv,
+        threads, tpath, ttys, umask, usrenv, etc.
+        [Default: (null)]
+        type: dict
+...
+EXAMPLES:
+- name: Create user aixguest1010
+  ibm.power_aix.user:
+    state: present
+    name: aixguest1010
+    change_passwd_on_login: False
+    password: as$12ndhkfjk$1c
+    attributes:
+      home: /home/test/aixguest1010
+      data: 1272
+</cli>
+===== Sources collections =====
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/index.html
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 VMware vSphere Automation SDK for Python
   https://github.com/vmware/vsphere-automation-sdk-python
+==== Collections for IBM Power / AIX ====
+https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/ibm/power_aix/
+https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/ibm/power_vios/
+https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/ibm/power_hmc/
+https://www.ansible.com/blog/aix-patch-management-with-ansible
+https://github.com/aixoss/ansible-playbooks
+https://github.com/IBM/ansible-power-aix-oracle
+https://github.com/IBM/ansible-power-hmc
+https://github.com/lg4U   (PowerVC)
+==== Collections for IBM Storage ====
+https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/ibm/storage_virtualize/
+==== Collections for Broadcom/Brocade SAN switches ====
+https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/brocade/fos/

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