Ansible : AWX : Add Inventories2023/08/01

This is the basic configuration for Ansible AWX to run Ansible Playbooks.

To run Playbooks on target Hosts on AWX, it needs to configure the following settings.

* Add inventories
* Add credentials
* Add projects
* Add job templates

To add inventories, configure like follows.
In addition to add inventories, add Groups and Hosts, too.

[1]

[2]	Click [Add] - [Add inventory] on the right pane.

[3]	Input basic information for inventory and click [Save] button to save. Required items are [Name] and [Organization]. For [Name], set any name you like, For [Organization], set it for your needs. (if you don't have specific requirements, it's OK with Default)

[4]	After Saving inventory, next, add related Group, Click [Groups] tab.

[5]	Click [Add] button.

[6]	Input basic information for group and click [Save] button to save. Required item is [Name] only. Set any name you like for [Name].

[7]	After Saving group, next, add related Host, Click [Hosts] tab.

[8]	Click [Add] - [Add new host].

[9]	Input basic information for host and click [Save] button to save. For [Name], set any name you like, For [Description], this is not the required item to input but if you need, set it. For [Variables], input like follows like [ansible_host : 'target server's hostname or IP address'].

[10]	After Saving host, that's OK to add inventory, group, host. To add more hosts, operate [8]-[9] section again and again.

[11]	After setting, That's OK if new inventory is displayed on [Inventories] list.

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