deploy_ovf_storagegrid
Deploys StorageGrid node virtual appliances to a vSphere infrastructure.
Requirements
Requires the storagegrid virtual appliance archive downloaded from NetApp.com. Extract the archive into either the role's files directory, or the playbook's files directory. Requires the community.vmware ansible galaxy collection Requires pyvmoni
Role Variables
| Variable | Required | Default | Example | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vm_name | yes | "sgws-storage1" | a valid VM name | |
| ovf_hostname | yes | "sgws-storage1" | a valid hostname | |
| vm_datastore | yes | "datastore1" | the VMware datastore where the node will be placed | |
| vcenter_address | yes | "vc.demo.lab" | The hostname or IP address of the vCenter server | |
| vcenter_username | yes | "administrator@vsphere.local" | A vcenter username with rights to deploy the OVA | |
| vcenter_password | yes | "ChangeMe2!" | The password for the vcenter user | |
| vcenter_datacenter | yes | "Datacenter 1" | vCenter datacenter where the node will be deployed | |
| ovf_version | no | "11.5.0" | "11.5.0" | The StorageGrid OVF version |
| ovf_location | no | "/files/sgws/vsphere_ovf" | optional explicit path to the folder containing the OVF files | |
| vm_num_cpus | no | "8" | "4" | optional override for the number of vCPUs |
| vm_memory_mb | no | "24576" | "12288" | optional override for the virtual memory size in MB |
| storage_disk_size | no | "4096" | "200" | optional override for the storage node's data disk size in GB |
| node_type | no | "VM_Storage_Node" | "VM_Storage_Node" | "VM_Admin_Node","VM_Storage_Node", "VM_API_Gateway", "VM_Archive_Node" |
| admin_role | no | "Primary" | "" | Admin role for admin nodes. Options are: "Primary", "Non-Primary" |
| admin_ip | yes | "192.168.0.110" | The IP address of the grid's admin node | |
| grid_network_name | yes | "VM Network" | the VMware portgroup name for the grid network | |
| grid_network_config | yes | "DHCP" | "STATIC" | "STATIC" or "DHCP" |
| grid_network_ip | yes | "0.0.0.0" | "192.168.0.110" | for DHCP use "0.0.0.0" |
| grid_network_mask | yes | "255.255.255.255" | "255.255.255.0" | for DHCP use "255.255.255.255" |
| grid_network_gateway | yes | "0.0.0.0" | "192.168.0.1" | for DHCP use "0.0.0.0" |
| grid_network_mtu | no | "1400" | "1400" | MTU for the grid network |
| client_network_name | no | "grid-admin-network" | the VMware portgroup name for the client network | |
| client_network_config | no | "DISABLED" | "STATIC" | "DISABLED", "STATIC" or "DHCP" |
| client_network_ip | no | "0.0.0.0" | "192.168.1.110" | |
| client_network_mask | no | "255.255.255.255" | "255.255.255.0" | |
| client_network_gateway | no | "0.0.0.0" | "192.168.1.1" | |
| client_network_mtu | no | "1400" | "1400" | MTU for the admin network |
| admin_network_name | no | "grid-admin-network" | the VMware portgroup name for the admin network | |
| admin_network_config | no | "DISABLED" | "STATIC" | "DISABLED", "STATIC" or "DHCP" |
| admin_network_ip | no | "0.0.0.0" | "192.168.1.110" | |
| admin_network_mask | no | "255.255.255.255" | "255.255.255.0" | |
| admin_network_gateway | no | "0.0.0.0" | "192.168.1.1" | |
| admin_network_mtu | no | "1400" | "1400" | MTU for the admin network |
| admin_network_esl | no | "" | "10.10.10.0/24,172.16.0.0/16" | a comma-separated list of subnets that will communicate with this node |
| through its admin network gateway. This list will be used to create | ||||
| static routes. Use CIDR notation. |
Dependencies
Example Playbook
- hosts: storagegrid
roles:
- role: deploy_ovf_storagegrid
vars:
vm_name: 'sgws-admin'
ovf_hostname: 'sgws-admin'
grid_network_name: "VM Network"
grid_network_config: "STATIC"
grid_network_ip: "192.168.0.110"
grid_network_mask: "255.255.255.0"
grid_network_gateway: "192.168.0.1"
- role: deploy_ovf_storagegrid
vars:
vm_name: 'sgws-storage1'
ovf_hostname: 'sgws-storage1'
admin_ip: "192.168.0.110"
grid_network_name: "VM Network"
grid_network_config: "STATIC"
grid_network_ip: "192.168.0.111"
grid_network_mask: "255.255.255.0"
grid_network_gateway: "192.168.0.1"
vars:
vcenter_address: vcenter.demo.lab
vcenter_username: administrator@vsphere.local
vcenter_password: ChangeMe2!
vcenter_datacenter: "Datacenter 1"
vm_datastore: "datastore1"
Author Information
Sean Hatfield sean.hatfield@netapp.com github.com/madlabber