Changes between Version 10 and Version 11 of GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/AnsibleHelloGENI/Execute

Timestamp:

03/15/15 16:09:34 (10 years ago)

Author:

sedwards@bbn.com

Comment:

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GENIExperimenter/Tutorials/AnsibleHelloGENI/Execute

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 }}}
 
-On your local machine:
+
+`apt` module is used to installed packages:
+   {{{
+#!sh
+ansible [-i inventory] [all/server/client] -s -m apt -a "name=apache2 update_cache=yes"
+   }}}
+
+`shell` module is used to execute an arbitrary shell command:
+   {{{
+#!sh
+ansible [-i inventory] [all/server/client]  -s -m shell -a "/usr/sbin/a2enmod status"
+   }}}
+`file` module is used to manipulate files:
+   {{{
+#!sh
+ansible [-i inventory] [all/server/client] -s -m file -a "path=/var/www/html state=absent"
+   }}}
+`synchronize` module is an implementation of `rsync` and is used to efficiently synchronize files between your local machine and the node:
 
    {{{
 #!sh
-ansible -i inventory all -s -m apt -a "name=apache2 update_cache=yes"
+ansible [-i inventory] [all/server/client] -s  -m synchronize -a "src=website/index.html dest=/var/www"
    }}}
+`lineinfile` module is used to see if an arbitrary line exists in a file:
    {{{
 #!sh
-ansible -i inventory server -s  -a "/usr/sbin/a2enmod status"
+ansible [-i inventory] [all/server/client] -s  -m lineinfile -a "line='ExtendedStatus On' dest=/etc/apache2/conf.d/extendedstatus create=yes state=present"
    }}}
+`service` module is used to start/stop/restart/etc services:
    {{{
 #!sh
-ansible -i inventory server -s -m file -a "path=/var/www/html state=absent"
-   }}}
-   {{{
-#!sh
-ansible -i inventory server -s  -m synchronize -a "src=website/index.html dest=/var/www"
-   }}}
-   {{{
-#!sh
-ansible -i inventory server -s  -m lineinfile -a "line='ExtendedStatus On' dest=/etc/apache2/conf.d/extendedstatus create=yes state=present"
-   }}}
-   {{{
-#!sh
-ansible -i inventory server -s  -m service -a "name=apache2 state=restarted"
+ansible [-i inventory] [all/server/client] -s  -m service -a "name=apache2 state=restarted"
    }}}
 }}}