README

A set of Ansible modules that lets you manage IBM packages and WebSphere resources

Getting started

Copy the folder library in this repo to your playbook directory or to ANSIBLE_LIBRARY

$ git clone https://github.com/amimof/ansible-websphere && cp -r ansible-websphere/library <directory>

Module Summary

Module	Description
ibmim_installer.py	Installs and uninstalls IBM Installation Manager.
ibmim.py	Manage IBM Installation Manager packages. Currently supports Install/Uninstall and Update packages.
profile_dmgr.py	Creates or removes a WebSphere Application Server Deployment Manager profile. Requires a Network Deployment installation.
profile_nodeagent.py	Creates or removes a WebSphere Application Server Node Agent profile. Requires a Network Deployment installation.
profile_liberty.py	Creates or removes a Liberty Profile server runtime
server.py	Start or stops a WebSphere Application Server
liberty_server.py	Start or stops a Liberty Profile server

Modules

ibmim_installer.py

This module installs or uninstalls IBM Installation Manager.

Options

Parameter	Required	Default	Choices	Comments
state	false	present	present, absent	present=install, absent=uninstall
src	false	N/A	N/A	Path to installation files for Installation Manager
dest	false	/opt/IBM/InstallationManager	N/A	Path to desired installation directory of Installation Manager
logdir	false	N/A	/tmp	Directory to save installation log file
accessRights	false	admin	admin, nonAdmin	Using a root or a user installation

Example

- name: Install
  ibmim_installer: 
    state: present 
    src: /some/dir/install/
    logdir: /tmp/im_install.log

- name: Uninstall
  ibmim_installer: 
    state: absent
    dest: /opt/IBM/InstallationManager
##
## Install IIM
  - name: IBM Installation Manager installed
    ibmim_installer:
      state: present
      src: /tmp/iimSrc/unpack
      dest: ~/IBM/InstallationManager
      accessRights: nonAdmin
      logdir: /tmp
    become_user: '{{ was_user }}'
##
## Un-Install IIM
  - name: IBM Installation Manager un-installed
    ibmim_installer:
      state: absent
      dest: ~/IBM/InstallationManager
      accessRights: nonAdmin
      logdir: /tmp
    become_user: '{{ was_user }}'

ibmim.py

This module installs, uninstalls or updates IBM packages from local or remote repositories

Options

Parameter	Required	Default	Choices	Comments
state	false	present	present, absent	present=install,absent=uninstall or update
ibmim	false	/opt/IBM/InstallationManager	N/A	Path to installation directory of Installation Manager
dest	false	N/A	N/A	Path to destination installation directory
im_shared	false	N/A	N/A	Path to Installation Manager shared resources folder
id	true	N/A	N/A	ID of the package which you want to install
repositories	false	N/A	N/A	Comma separated list of repositories to use. May be a path, URL or both
properties	false	N/A	N/A	Comma separated list of properties needed for package installation. In the format key1=value,key2=value
install_fixes	false	none	N/A	Install fixes if available in the repositories
connect_passport_advantage	false	N/A	N/A	Append the PassportAdvantage repository to the repository list
log	false	N/A	N/A	Specify a log file that records the result of Installation Manager operations.

Example

- name: Install WebSphere Application Server Liberty v8
  ibmim:
    name: com.ibm.websphere.liberty.v85
    repositories:
    - http://was-repos/

- name: Uninstall WebSphere Application Server Liberty v8
  ibmim:
    name: com.ibm.websphere.liberty.v85
    state: absent

- name: Update all packages
  ibmim:
    state: latest
    repositories:
    - http://was-repos/

profile_dmgr.py

This module creates or removes a WebSphere Application Server Deployment Manager profile. Requires a Network Deployment installation.

Options

Parameter	Required	Default	Choices	Comments
state	true	present	present,absent	present=create,absent=remove
wasdir	true	N/A	N/A	Path to installation location of WAS
name	true	N/A	N/A	Name of the profile
cell_name	true	N/A	N/A	Name of the cell
host_name	true	N/A	N/A	Host Name
node_name	true	N/A	N/A	Node name of this profile
username	true	N/A	N/A	Administrative user name
password	true	N/A	N/A	Administrative user password

Example

- name: Create
  profile_dmgr: 
    state: present 
    wasdir: /usr/local/WebSphere/AppServer/ 
    name: dmgr 
    cell_name: devCell 
    host_name: localhost 
    node_name: devcell-dmgr 
    username: admin 
    password: allyourbasearebelongtous

- name: Remove
  profile_dmgr: 
    state: absent 
    wasdir: /usr/local/WebSphere/AppServer/ 
    name: dmgr

profile_nodeagent.py

This module creates or removes a WebSphere Application Server Node Agent profile. Requires a Network Deployment installation.

Options

Parameter	Required	Default	Choices	Comments
state	true	present	present,absent	present=create,absent=remove
wasdir	true	N/A	N/A	Path to installation location of WAS
name	true	N/A	N/A	Name of the profile
cell_name	true	N/A	N/A	Name of the cell
host_name	true	N/A	N/A	Host Name
node_name	true	N/A	N/A	Node name of this profile
username	true	N/A	N/A	Administrative user name of the deployment manager
password	true	N/A	N/A	Administrative user password of the deployment manager
dmgr_host	true	N/A	N/A	Host name of the Deployment Manager
dmgr_port	true	N/A	N/A	SOAP port number of the Deployment Manager
federate	false	N/A	N/A	Wether the node should be federated to a cell. If true, cell name cannot be the same as the cell name of the deployment manager.

Example

- name: Create
  profile_nodeagent: 
    state: present 
    wasdir: /usr/local/WebSphere/AppServer/ 
    name: nodeagent 
    cell_name: devCellTmp 
    host_name: localhost 
    node_name: devcell-node1 
    username: admin 
    password: allyourbasearebelongtous 
    dmgr_host: localhost 
    dmgr_port: 8879 
    federate: true

- name: Remove
  profile_dmgr: 
    state: absent 
    wasdir: /usr/local/WebSphere/AppServer/ 
    name: nodeagent

server.py

This module start or stops a WebSphere Application Server

Options

Parameter	Required	Default	Choices	Comments
state	true	started	started, stopped	N/A
name	true	N/A	N/A	Name of the app server
wasdir	true	N/A	N/A	Path to binary files of the application server
username	true	N/A	N/A	Administrative user name
password	true	N/A	N/A	Administrative user password

Example

- name: Start
  server: 
    state: started 
    wasdir: /usr/local/WebSphere/AppServer/ 
    name: my-server-01

- name: Stop
  server: 
    state: stopped 
    wasdir: /usr/local/WebSphere/AppServer/ 
    name: my-server-01

liberty_server.py

This module start or stops a Liberty Profile server

Options

Parameter	Required	Default	Choices	Comments
state	true	started	started, stopped	N/A
name	true	N/A	N/A	Name of the app server
libertydir	true	N/A	N/A	Path to binary files of the application server

Example

- name: Start
  liberty_server: 
    state: started 
    libertydir: /usr/local/WebSphere/Liberty/ 
    name: my-server-01

- name: Stop
  liberty_server: 
    state: stopped 
    libertydir: /usr/local/WebSphere/Liberty/ 
    name: my-server-01

profile_liberty.py

This module creates or removes a Liberty Profile server runtime

Options

Parameter	Required	Default	Choices	Comments
state	true	present	present,absent	present=create,absent=remove
libertydir	true	N/A	N/A	Path to install location of Liberty Profile binaries
name	true	N/A	N/A	Name of the server which is to be created/removed

Example

- name: Create
  profile_liberty: 
    state: present 
    libertydir: /usr/local/WebSphere/Liberty/ 
    name: server01

- name: Remove
  profile_liberty: 
    state: absent 
    libertydir: /usr/local/WebSphere/Liberty/ 
    name: server01