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author | Rodolfo Carvalho <rhcarvalho@gmail.com> | 2017-01-31 18:27:11 +0100 |
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committer | Rodolfo Carvalho <rhcarvalho@gmail.com> | 2017-02-10 14:46:40 +0100 |
commit | d6cebd0f5c43762469b1218e1e4e4bdb608cda19 (patch) | |
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Document how to create new checks
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diff --git a/roles/openshift_health_checker/HOWTO_CHECKS.md b/roles/openshift_health_checker/HOWTO_CHECKS.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1573c14da --- /dev/null +++ b/roles/openshift_health_checker/HOWTO_CHECKS.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# OpenShift health checks + +This Ansible role contains health checks to diagnose problems in OpenShift +environments. + +Checks are typically implemented as two parts: + +1. a Python module in [openshift_checks/](openshift_checks), with a class that + inherits from `OpenShiftCheck`. +2. a custom Ansible module in [library/](library), for cases when the modules + shipped with Ansible do not provide the required functionality. + +The checks are called from an Ansible playbooks via the `openshift_health_check` +action plugin. See +[playbooks/byo/openshift-preflight/check.yml](../../playbooks/byo/openshift-preflight/check.yml) +for an example. + +The action plugin dynamically discovers all checks and executes only those +selected in the play. + +Checks can determine when they are active by implementing the method +`is_active`. Inactive checks are skipped. This is similar to the `when` +instruction in Ansible plays. + +Checks may have tags, which are a way to group related checks together. For +instance, to run all preflight checks, pass in the group `'@preflight'` to +`openshift_health_check`. + +Groups are automatically computed from tags. + +Groups and individual check names can be used together in the argument list to +`openshift_health_check`. + +Look at existing checks for the implementation details. diff --git a/roles/openshift_health_checker/README.md b/roles/openshift_health_checker/README.md index 745e45b50..4ab5f1f7b 100644 --- a/roles/openshift_health_checker/README.md +++ b/roles/openshift_health_checker/README.md @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ OpenShift Health Checker This role detects common problems with OpenShift installations or with environments prior to install. +For more information about creating new checks, see [HOWTO_CHECKS.md](HOWTO_CHECKS.md). + Requirements ------------ |