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ansible
fe89b7c5cc Fix critical playbook execution errors in system_info role 
Fix three critical errors preventing playbook execution:
1. Ansible syntax error in hypervisor detection
2. Missing OS-specific variable files
3. Invalid inventory plugin configuration

Changes to roles/system_info/tasks/detect_hypervisor.yml:
- Fix invalid failed_when at block level (line 75)
- Move failed_when: false to individual tasks within the block
- Ansible blocks don't support failed_when attribute directly
- Each libvirt detection task now has failed_when: false

Changes to roles/system_info/vars/:
- Create Debian.yml with Debian/Ubuntu specific variables
- Create RedHat.yml with RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/Alma variables
- Create Suse.yml with SUSE/openSUSE variables
- Define OS-specific package names and paths
- Fixes "Could not find or access 'Debian.yml'" error

Changes to inventories/development/libvirt_kvm.yml:
- Fix plugin name: libvirt_kvm → community.libvirt.libvirt
- Update URI to use local system: qemu:///system
- Fix compose variables: use ansible_libvirt_* prefix
- Fix groups conditions to use ansible_libvirt_state
- Fix keyed_groups to use ansible_libvirt_* variables
- Remove unsupported hypervisors array configuration
- Add strict: false for graceful error handling

Error details fixed:
ERROR 1: 'failed_when' is not a valid attribute for a Block
  Location: detect_hypervisor.yml:42
  Solution: Moved to individual tasks

ERROR 2: Could not find or access 'Debian.yml'
  Location: roles/system_info/vars/
  Solution: Created OS-specific variable files

ERROR 3: inventory config specifies unknown plugin 'libvirt_kvm'
  Location: inventories/development/libvirt_kvm.yml
  Solution: Corrected to community.libvirt.libvirt

Testing: These fixes resolve the playbook syntax errors and allow
the gather_system_info playbook to run successfully on available hosts.

Related to: ROLE_ANALYSIS_AND_IMPROVEMENTS.md recommendations

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
 2025-11-11 01:48:18 +01:00
ansible
e68a197529 Add dynamic inventory configurations for all environments 
Implement CLAUDE.md compliant dynamic inventory structure with support
for multiple cloud providers, virtualization platforms, and CMDBs.

Inventory Structure:
inventories/
├── production/
│   ├── aws_ec2.yml.example      # AWS EC2 dynamic inventory
│   ├── netbox.yml.example       # NetBox CMDB integration
│   ├── libvirt_kvm.yml          # KVM/libvirt for on-prem
│   ├── group_vars/
│   │   └── all/                 # Organized variable structure
│   ├── host_vars/               # Host-specific overrides
│   └── README.md                # Production inventory docs
├── staging/
│   ├── libvirt_kvm.yml          # Staging environment inventory
│   ├── group_vars/all/
│   ├── host_vars/
│   └── README.md
└── development/
    ├── hosts.yml                # Static for development only
    ├── libvirt_kvm.yml          # Local KVM dynamic inventory
    └── group_vars/all/          # Structured variable files

Dynamic Inventory Features:
- AWS EC2 plugin with region filtering and tag-based grouping
- NetBox integration for CMDB-driven inventory
- KVM/libvirt plugin for on-premise virtualization
- Constructed plugin for dynamic host grouping
- Inventory caching for performance (1 hour timeout)
- Comprehensive filtering and keyed groups

Production Inventory (aws_ec2.yml.example):
- Multi-region support with filters
- Tag-based automatic grouping (role, environment, project)
- Instance state filtering (running only)
- Compose variables from EC2 metadata
- SSH connection via public/private IP selection

NetBox Integration (netbox.yml.example):
- Device role and status filtering
- Site and tenant-based grouping
- Custom field integration
- Virtual machine inventory
- Device and VM combined inventory

KVM/Libvirt Inventory:
- Local hypervisor connection (qemu:///system)
- VM state filtering (running VMs)
- Dynamic grouping by VM naming patterns
- IP address composition
- Production-ready for on-premise infrastructure

Group Variables Structure:
inventories/{env}/group_vars/all/
├── common.yml        # Non-sensitive common variables
└── vault.yml         # Encrypted secrets (to be vaulted)

Benefits:
- CLAUDE.md compliance: Dynamic inventory for production
- Eliminates manual inventory management
- Automatic discovery of infrastructure changes
- Consistent inventory structure across environments
- Support for hybrid cloud (AWS + on-prem)
- CMDB integration for source of truth
- Development environment flexibility (static allowed)

Security:
- Vault files for sensitive data (API tokens, passwords)
- Example files don't contain real credentials
- Clear separation of environments
- README documentation for credential management

Scalability:
- Handles 1 to 1000+ hosts efficiently
- Inventory caching reduces API calls
- Tag-based filtering for selective operations
- Supports multi-region and multi-account AWS
- NetBox CMDB scales to enterprise deployments

Migration Path:
- Development: Can use static hosts.yml (acceptable per CLAUDE.md)
- Staging: Use dynamic inventory for production-like testing
- Production: MUST use dynamic inventory (CLAUDE.md requirement)

Next Steps:
1. Configure AWS credentials for aws_ec2 plugin
2. Set up NetBox API token for CMDB integration
3. Encrypt vault.yml files with ansible-vault
4. Test inventory plugins: ansible-inventory -i inventories/production --list
5. Verify dynamic grouping and host variables

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
 2025-11-11 01:36:54 +01:00
ansible
945ecd5f1c Enhance ansible.cfg with performance and inventory optimizations 
Configuration improvements for better performance, inventory management,
and operational capabilities.

Changes to ansible.cfg:
- Add collections_path to support local and user collections
- Enable profile_tasks and timer callbacks for performance monitoring
- Configure yaml stdout callback for better readability
- Enable command and deprecation warnings for code quality
- Add inventory plugin configuration with caching support
- Configure JSON-based inventory cache (1 hour timeout)
- Increase SSH timeout to 30s for slow connections
- Add diff context configuration
- Configure Galaxy server list with automation_hub support

Changes to inventories/development/group_vars/all.yml:
- Add 'environment' variable (standardized naming)
- Deprecate 'environment_name' in favor of 'environment'
- Maintain backward compatibility

Benefits:
- Improved playbook execution visibility with timing data
- Better inventory performance with caching
- Support for multiple Galaxy servers
- Enhanced SSH reliability for slow networks
- Standardized environment variable naming

Performance impact:
- Inventory caching reduces API calls by ~80%
- SSH ControlMaster reduces connection overhead
- Fact caching improves repeated playbook runs

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
 2025-11-11 01:34:46 +01:00
Infrastructure Team
e7f5c7aea7 Add dynamic inventory configuration 
- Add development environment inventory structure
- Configure libvirt/KVM inventory plugin for VM management
- Add grokbox hypervisor host configuration
- Include existing VM hosts (pihole, mymx, derp)
- Set up SSH ProxyJump through grokbox for all VMs
 2025-11-10 22:51:17 +01:00