

But Python 2 remains available in RHEL 8. The default version of Python in RHEL 8 is Python 3.6. Typically you’ll work with your favorite terminal program, a text editor, and probably a version control system to keep track of changes to your content. Your library of modules can reside on any machine, and there are no servers, daemons, or databases required. Ansible then executes these modules (over SSH by default), and removes them when finished. These programs are written to be resource models of the desired state of the system. Ansible works by connecting to your nodes and pushing out small programs, called “Ansible modules” to them. It uses no agents and no additional custom security infrastructure, so it’s easy to deploy – and most importantly, it uses a very simple language (YAML, in the form of Ansible Playbooks) that allow you to describe your automation jobs in a way that approaches plain English. Subscribe to our newsletter to keep you updated.Designed for multi-tier deployments since day one, Ansible models your IT infrastructure by describing how all of your systems inter-relate, rather than just managing one system at a time.

Pip method of installation is easier to follow and we will get updated packages from pip than installing ansible from yum. We have successfully installed ansible using “pip” installer and tested by running a ping over remote servers. Oel7_prod = group of ~]$ ansible -i hosts -m ping oel7_prodĪ | SUCCESS => Run the ansible by pointing to inventory file using “-i”. Installing collected packages: MarkupSafe, jinja2, PyYAML, pyasn1, six, pycparser, cffi, bcrypt, idna, enum34, ipaddress, asn1crypto, cryptography, pynacl, paramiko, ansible # sudo pip install ansibleĬollecting ansible Downloading ansible-2.4.3.0.tar.gz (6.5MB) 100% |#| 6.5MB 83kB/s Collecting jinja2 (from ansible) Downloading 圓-none-any.whl (126kB) 100% |#| 133kB 2.6MB/s This will pull the required dependencies to install with “ansible”. It’s time to install with “ansible” using pip installer. Installed /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-9.0.1-py2.7.egg Processing dependencies for pip Finished processing dependencies for ~] Running pip-9.0.1/setup.py -q bdist_egg -dist-dir /tmp/easy_install-m6_rHv/pip-9.0.1/egg-dist-tmp-diQmptĪdding pip 9.0.1 to easy-install.pth file Writing /tmp/easy_install-m6_rHv/pip-9.0.1/setup.cfg Searching for pip Reading Best match: pip 9.0.1 Downloading # sudo easy_install ~]# sudo easy_install pip Now install wit “pip” being root user run the below command to install with “pip”. Python-setuptools.noarch 0:0.9.8-4.el7 Dependency Installed: > Finished Dependency Resolution Installed: > Package python-backports.x86_64 0:1.0-8.el7 will be installed > Processing Dependency: python-backports for package: python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.4.0. > Package python-backports-ssl_match_hostname.noarch 0:3.4.0.2-4.el7 will be installed > Processing Dependency: python-backports-ssl_match_hostname for package: python-setuptools-0.9. > Package python-setuptools.noarch 0:0.9.8-4.el7 will be installed # yum install ~]# yum install python-setuptools By installing “python-setuptools” we will get “easy_install”. To know how to install and configure “Ansible” you can refer to the below links.īefore installing with pip let us resolve required dependencies for pip. pip is package management used to install software which written in Python. Pip can be called as preferred installer program.
