topic Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error in Administration and Deployment

ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

AmitSri — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 07:59:49 GMT

Hi,

I have started deploying sas viya 3.2.

After uploading sas_viya_playbook.tgz and unpacking it, I had run this ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml to make sure that all pre-requisites are satisfied. But, while running this, I am getting error as: must specify the playbook file to run.

Could yoy plaese help me on this, I just got stuck here. Thanks!!

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

AmitSri — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:23:39 GMT

Can anyone suggest me on this please.

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

JuanS_OCS — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:29:11 GMT

Hello @AmitSri,

shall I understand you are running this yml file that is not actually part of the sas-viya-playbook but one customized on your own?

If it is a SAS script, please share. If it is not, it will be harder for us to find the reason, but we can give it a try.

However: are you on the right path to this yml file when you call the ansible command?

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

alexal — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:35:09 GMT

@AmitSri,

Yes, I agree with @JuanS_OCS, we are not distributing such YML file in Ansible Playbook for SAS Viya.

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

AmitSri — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:35:45 GMT

Thanks for the response Juan.

I ahve not prepared any customised script for this. I just had run it that was given in the deployment guide. And before running this, I didnot check if such script file is existing in the playbook or not. However, it had run and gave the result as fail due to ansible version is more than 2.3. I have now doen graded ansible to 2.2.1 and trying to run the script. but its asking to provide the playbook file to run. when I search for this file, such file doesnot exist in the playbook. I am just wondering, how did it run for the first time amd why not now. I have not removed any files from the playbook.

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

AmitSri — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:39:39 GMT

Ohh Great!! even I couldnt find such file in the playbook. strange that, how did it run for the first time.

However, before going to run the deploymant script, Can I run any script that just checks for the pre-rquisites satisfactory. For, eg: can I run system-assessment.yml?

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

alexal — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:42:02 GMT

@AmitSri,

I see what you are trying to do. Please use this command:

ansible-playbook -i <inventory-file-name> system-assessment.yml

Do not forget to add a space before system-assessment.yml

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

JuanS_OCS — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:41:20 GMT

Well, first, remember you will need to go yo tour virtual environment (work/deployment) with the commands as on the deployment guide.

Something like:

source /root/work/deployment/bin/activate

Second, if you are running the viya playbook, it would be similar to:

ansible-playbook -i host_local site.yml --tags install
ansible-playbook -i host_local site.yml --tags config
...
etc

So calling the site.yml

If you are getting that error even after that, Iw ould suggest to contact SAS Technical Support, perhaps you would need a replacement of your playbook. That yml file does not ring a bell on me (and I just tried to find it)

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

JuanS_OCS — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:43:15 GMT

Nice @alexal

This YML file is being run on the site.yml chain, either way, before any run, correct?

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

alexal — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:47:01 GMT

@JuanS_OCS,

We recommend running system-assessment.yml before site.yml. This called pre-deployment validation.

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

AmitSri — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:48:44 GMT

okay.. But, what is an inventory-file-name.

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

alexal — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:50:31 GMT

@AmitSri,

host_local or hosts. Depends on the type of your deployment.

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

AmitSri — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:02:50 GMT

I had run it and got an error as below: (from deployment.log)

TASK [Report if a host participating in the deployment is missing the sas_vars dictionary] ***
fatal: [deployTarget]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "failed_when_result": true, "msg": "The following host(s) are missing the required sas_vars dictionary: set(). See deployment.log for details."}

NO MORE HOSTS LEFT *************************************************************

PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
deployTarget : ok=10 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1
localhost : ok=4 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

alexal — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:07:18 GMT

@AmitSri,

That's correct. You can't just run playbook using those inventory files. You have to edit them first, please see chapter "Edit the Inventory File" in SAS® Viya™ 3.2: Deployment Guide.

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

AmitSri — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:09:17 GMT

deployment.log

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

AmitSri — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:14:00 GMT

I have edited them. I only had to edit vars.yml where I have given my odbc config, and cas_cache location. thats it.

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

AmitSri — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 14:53:45 GMT

Hi,

Can you help me in troubleshooting this error please. Thanks!!

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

alexal — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:35:15 GMT

@AmitSri,

I would like to know the command you used to start the playbook. Also, I would like to review your inventory file. What is your Ansible / Python version?

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

AmitSri — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 19:14:15 GMT

ansible version: 2.2.1.0

command I used:

ansible-playbook -I host_local system-assessment.yml

here is my inventory file in the attachment.

Re: ansible-playbook -i inventory-name-filesystem-assessment.yml is giving error

AmitSri — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 09:22:57 GMT

Hi Alex,

Have you had a chance to look at the log and the host_local file. Could ypu please help me on this. Thanks!!