Copy Data to App Servers using Ansible Level 1 Ansible KodeKloud Engineer Task Success

 Question : The Nautilus DevOps team needs to copy data from the jump host to all application servers in Stratos DC using Ansible. Execute the task with the following details:

a. Create an inventory file /home/thor/ansible/inventory on jump_host and add all application servers as managed nodes.

b. Create a playbook /home/thor/ansible/playbook.yml on the jump host to copy the /usr/src/security/index.html file to all application servers, placing it at /opt/security.

Note: Validation will run the playbook using the command ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml. Ensure the playbook functions properly without any extra arguments.

Please Note:-  Perform the below commands based on your question server,  user name & other details that might differ. So please read the task carefully before executing it. All the Best 👍

Solution:  

1. Go through the folder mentioned in the task and create inventory & playbook files    

thor@jump_host /$  cd  /home/thor/ansible/ thor@jump_host ~/ansible$ ll total 0 thor@jump_host ~/ansible$

2.  Create an inventory file and add the app servers as per task.

thor@jump_host ~/ansible$ vi inventory thor@jump_host ~/ansible$ cat inventory stapp01 ansible_host=172.16.238.10 ansible_ssh_pass=Ir0nM@n  ansible_user=tony stapp02 ansible_host=172.16.238.11 ansible_ssh_pass=Am3ric@  ansible_user=steve stapp03 ansible_host=172.16.238.12 ansible_ssh_pass=BigGr33n  ansible_user=banner thor@jump_host ~/ansible$

3.  Check the inventory file is working correctly by listing folder on all the app servers

thor@jump_host ~/ansible$ ansible all -a "ls -ltr /opt/security" -i inventory stapp02 | CHANGED | rc=0 >> total 0 stapp03 | CHANGED | rc=0 >> total 0 stapp01 | CHANGED | rc=0 >> total 0 thor@jump_host ~/ansible$

4. Create a playbook as per the task  ( refer to Video below for clarity )

 

thor@jump_host ~/ansible$ vi playbook.yml thor@jump_host ~/ansible$ cat playbook.yml - name: Ansible copy   hosts: all   become: yes   tasks:     - name: copy index.html to security folder       copy: src=/usr/src/security/index.html dest=/opt/security thor@jump_host ~/ansible$

5.Post file saved, run below command to execute the playbook 

thor@jump_host ~/ansible$ ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml   PLAY [ansible copy] *********************************************************************************************************   TASK [Gathering Facts] ****************************************************************************************************** ok: [stapp03] ok: [stapp01] ok: [stapp02]   TASK [copy index.html to security folder] ************************************************************************************* changed: [stapp03] changed: [stapp01] changed: [stapp02]   PLAY RECAP ****************************************************************************************************************** stapp01                    : ok=2    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0   stapp02                    : ok=2    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0   stapp03                    : ok=2    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0     thor@jump_host ~/ansible$

6. validate the task by running the below command

      

thor@jump_host ~/ansible$  ansible all -a "ls -ltr /opt/security" -i inventory stapp01 | CHANGED | rc=0 >> total 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35 Jul 10 07:45 index.html stapp02 | CHANGED | rc=0 >> total 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35 Jul 10 07:45 index.html stapp03 | CHANGED | rc=0 >> total 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35 Jul 10 07:45 index.html thor@jump_host ~/ansible$

7. Click on Finish & Confirm to complete the task successful

Happy Learning!!!!

Apart from this if you need more clarity,  I have made a  tutorial video on this , please go through and share your comments. Like and share the knowledge