Zip through configuring and managing OLAM from the foundation upManaging OLAM can be done either through the UI or via the CLI. Here, we’ll be working through the UI. Think of it this way – OLAM is the platform on which you’ll be managing your projects, inventories, playbooks, and automation through either your UI or […]
Read MoreOLAM isn’t fantasy football, but they both use playbooksMost of us know about fantasy football, where we follow teams, draft players, and bet on winners and losers. Well, we’re not betting anything here, other than whether our environment will work, but we are using something called a playbook. Consider a playbook much like that used […]
Read MoreFigure 12.27 – Inventory variables Figure 12.28 – The inventory configuration page Figure 12.29 – The Hosts option Figure 12.30 – Adding a host Figure 12.31 – The host variables Figure 12.32 – The host configuration page Figure 12.33 – HostsThe setup and basic configuration of OLAM are complete. In the following recipes, we’ll review […]
Read MoreControlling the patching chaosPatching is a curse word to many, a comfort to some, and necessary to all. There is certainly a rational fear regarding patching on when to patch, how to patch, and what to patch. The who, what, where, when, and how words apply here too. These concerns are legitimate; I mean who […]
Read MoreLook beyond automationBefore we can create any resources, we need to have a place to create those resources. In this case, we’re using OCI as our incubator, so obviously, we need to add OCI to our OLAM instance. In order to do this, we need to create credentials to allow OLAM to access OCI. This […]
Read MoreHow to do it… [opc@olam-test /]$ cd /var/lib/awx/[opc@olam-test awx]$ lsawxfifo projects rsyslog uwsgi.stats venv[opc@olam-test awx]$ cd projects/[opc@olam-test projects]$ cd demo_bundled/[opc@olam-test demo_bundled]$ lshttpd.yaml permissions.yaml yum_update.yaml[opc@olam-test demo_bundled]$ [opc@olam-test demo_bundled]$ sudo vi change_permissions.yaml “`[opc@olam-target-2 tmp]$ ls -ltrtotal 0drwxr-xr-x.2 root root 6 Oct 18 11:53 unified-monitoring-agentdrwxrwxr-x.2 opc opc 6 Oct 26 15:27 changedir[opc@olam-target-2 tmp]$ “`yaml—– name: Change file permissions hosts: […]
Read MoreSet it and forget it In Ansible playbooks, loops provide flexibility and efficiency to automate Oracle Linux environments or any Linux environment through OLAM. Users can define dictionaries in their playbooks and use loop statements. Dictionaries are like books, with all your infrastructure or applications in lists, and they can be used to describe variables […]
Read MoreGetting readyYou’ll first have to have an AWS account, be it personal or through your organization; it doesn’t really matter so long as you have the correct authorization to access the account and build out the infrastructure. In this case, I selected Root user, as this is my personal account, and I have those rights. […]
Read MoreOracle Linux in the cloud We could list all the CSPs here and break apart their pros and cons, but ultimately, every CSP has a main competency. What Oracle Linux does is add to that competency, making the product stronger and more versatile. Much like any other (open source) Linux distribution, Oracle Linux is a […]
Read MoreMaking Docker Desktop more manageable with PortainerPortainer is a container management platform, as mentioned in the introduction to this chapter. Portainer was originally designed as a UI for Docker, but now it supports several other container environments as well. With over 1 million users and a significant presence on GitHub, Portainer offers two versions: the […]
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