The vRA Software Components Ansible Integration

In this guide I will show you to use a Software Components Blueprint to integrate Ansible Playbooks. In this example I am using what I describe as Ansible Standalone. Meaning, there is no Ansible Server that is pusing the playbook to this server. I simply install ansible, pull the playbook from my GitHub repository and run ansible locally.

Pre-Reqs

Working installation of vRealize Automation 7 Enterprise
Cloud Client 4 installed from here
Download the Ansible_Examples_SC Blueprint here
Working vRealize Automation Agent Blueprint – See my guide here
SE Linux enabled in Passive Mode in the above template see here for instructions
Internet access from the provisioned VM

Use cloud client to upload the blueprint to your vRA installation

See my guide here on importing blueprints into vRA here

Create your Playbooks_EL7 drop down list:

Go to administration Tab
Click on Property Definitions
Click +New

Enter the following:

Enter a name
Enter the same for label
Enter a description
Select String
Select Yes
Choose Dropdown
Click New and create the selections

Make sure you configure the blueprint settings for your template settings

Go to the design tab, blueprints and edit the Ansible_Examples_SC blueprint

Now entitle the catalog item and fire off a new request

FYI

I am pulling the Playbooks from here https://github.com/vmtocloud/ansible-examples