Ansible Playbook: manage_jenkins_controllers

Purpose

Manage Jenkins controllers.

Supported features in the current version:

  • Deploy prerequisites:
    • OpenJDK 11
  • Deploy application:
    • Jenkins
  • Control systemd service
  • Configure Jenkins server

Use Cases

Deploy Jenkins controller node

/opt/aplatform64/bin/ap64.sh -n -p manage_jenkins_controllers -s <SITE>

Playbook Parameters

Inventory

Register the hosts that will consume the service in the Ansible Inventory file:

  • File: inventories/<SITE>/jenkins_service.ini
  • Host Group: jenkins_controllers

End State

A dedicated group_vars directory is used to store end-state configuration settings for both the playbook and related Ansible Roles.

Set playbook specific settings in the file: inventories/<SITE>/group_vars/jenkins_controllers/manage_jenkins_controllers.yml

manage_jenkins_controllers_apps:
  jenkins:
Parameter Required? Type Default Purpose / Value
manage_jenkins_controllers_apps no dictionary Define what applications will be deployed
manage_jenkins_controllers_apps.jenkins no boolean true Deploy the application?

Additional role specific settings are available to further customize the playbook:

A:Platform64 role group_vars file
serdigital64.system.sys_repository inventories/<SITE>/group_vars/jenkins_controllers/sys_repository.yml
serdigital64.development.dev_java inventories/<SITE>/group_vars/jenkins_controllers/dev_java.yml
serdigital64.devops.dops_jenkins inventories/<SITE>/group_vars/jenkins_controllers/dops_jenkins.yml

Deployment

OS Compatibility

OS compatibility is role dependant. Please refer to the respective role documentation.

Dependencies

Dependencies in this section are automatically solved during the installation of A:Platform64.

  • Ansible Collections:
    • serdigital64.backup
    • serdigital64.system
    • serdigital64.development
    • serdigital64.devops

Prerequisites

  • Ansible:
    • Control Node: A:Platform64 installed and configured.
    • Managed Nodes: target hosts prepared for A:Platform64 control.

Installation Procedure

The playbook is automatically deployed during the A:Platform64 installation process.

Contributing

Help on implementing new features and maintaining the code base is welcomed.

Please see the guidelines for further details.

Author

License

GPL-3.0-or-later