Ansible role bareos_sd

Install and configure Bareos Storage Daemon.

GitHub	GitLab	Downloads	Version

Example Playbook

This example is taken from molecule/default/converge.yml and is tested on each push, pull request and release.

---
- name: Converge
  hosts: all
  become: true
  gather_facts: true

  roles:
    - role: robertdebock.bareos_sd
      bareos_sd_backup_configurations: true
      bareos_sd_install_debug_packages: true
      bareos_sd_devices:
        - name: "FileStorage"
          description: "File device. A connecting Director must have the same Name and MediaType."
          media_type: "File"
          archive_device: "/var/lib/bareos/storage"
          label_media: true
          random_access: true
          automatic_mount: true
          removable_media: false
          always_open: false
          maximum_concurrent_jobs: 1
        - name: "disabled-device"
          enabled: false
      bareos_sd_directors:
        - name: bareos-dir
          password: "somepassword"
        - name: "disabled-director"
          enabled: false
      bareos_sd_messages:
        - name: "Standard"
          description: "Send relevant messages to the Director."
          director:
            server: bareos-dir
            messages:
              - all
              - "!skipped"
              - "!restored"
          append:
            file: "/var/log/bareos/bareos.log"
            messages:
              - all
              - "!skipped"
              - "!terminate"
          console:
            - all
            - "!skipped"
            - "!saved"
        - name: "disabled-message"
          enabled: false
      bareos_sd_s3_profiles:
        - name: exoscale
          host: "sos.exo.io:443"
          use_https: true
          access_key: "SomeAPIKey"
          secret_key: "SomeSecret"
          pricing_dir: ""
          backend: "s3"
          aws_auth_sign_version: 4
          aws_region: "ch-gva-2"

The machine needs to be prepared. In CI this is done using molecule/default/prepare.yml:

---
- name: Prepare
  hosts: all
  become: true
  gather_facts: false

  roles:
    - role: robertdebock.bootstrap
    - role: robertdebock.bareos_repository
      bareos_repository_enable_tracebacks: true

Also see a full explanation and example on how to use these roles.

Role Variables

The default values for the variables are set in defaults/main.yml:

---
# defaults file for bareos_sd

# The Storage Daemon has these configuration parameters.

# Backup the configuration files.
bareos_sd_backup_configurations: false

# Install debug packages. This requires the debug repositories to be enabled.
bareos_sd_install_debug_packages: false

# The hostname of the Storage Daemon.
bareos_sd_hostname: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"

# The messages configuration to use.
bareos_sd_message: "Standard"

# The amount of jobs to run concurrently.
bareos_sd_max_concurrent_jobs: 20

# Enable TLS.
bareos_sd_tls_enable: true

# Verify the peer.
bareos_sd_tls_verify_peer: false

# A list of autochangers to configure.
bareos_sd_autochangers: []

# A list of devices to configure.
bareos_sd_devices: []

# A list of directors to connect to.
bareos_sd_directors: []

# A list of messages to send to the director.
bareos_sd_messages: []

# A list of S3 profiles to configure.
bareos_sd_s3_profiles: []

Requirements

pip packages listed in requirements.txt.

State of used roles

The following roles are used to prepare a system. You can prepare your system in another way.

Requirement	GitHub	GitLab
robertdebock.bootstrap
robertdebock.bareos_repository

Context

This role is a part of many compatible roles. Have a look at the documentation of these roles for further information.

Here is an overview of related roles:

Compatibility

This role has been tested on these container images:

container	tags
Debian	bookworm, bullseye, buster
EL	9
Fedora	38, 39
Ubuntu	jammy

The minimum version of Ansible required is 2.12, tests have been done to:

The previous version.
The current version.
The development version.

If you find issues, please register them in GitHub.

License

Apache-2.0.

Author Information

robertdebock

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smeeus/ansible-role-bareos_sd