From f98c978bd49f2473ce271d4fc69be7e4eea78125 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rodolfo Carvalho Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:46:48 +0200 Subject: Add playbook for running arbitrary health checks This is useful on its own, and also aids in developing/testing new checks that are not part of any playbook. Since the intent when running this playbook is to execute checks, opt for a less verbose explanation on the error summary. --- playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/README.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) (limited to 'playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/README.md') diff --git a/playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/README.md b/playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/README.md index 5bb1b2fbf..c17f5b6b7 100644 --- a/playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/README.md +++ b/playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/README.md @@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ callback plugin summarizes execution errors at the end of a playbook run. 3. Certificate expiry playbooks ([certificate_expiry](certificate_expiry)) - check that certificates in use are valid and not expiring soon. +4. Adhoc playbook ([adhoc.yml](adhoc.yml)) - use it to run adhoc checks. + See the [next section](#the-adhoc-playbook) for a usage example. + ## Running With a [recent installation of Ansible](../../../README.md#setup), run the playbook @@ -58,6 +61,34 @@ against your inventory file. Here is the step-by-step: $ ansible-playbook -i playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/certificate_expiry/default.yaml -v ``` +### The adhoc playbook + +The adhoc playbook gives flexibility to run any check or a custom group of +checks. What will be run is determined by the `openshift_checks` variable, +which, among other ways supported by Ansible, can be set on the command line +using the `-e` flag. + +For example, to run the `docker_storage` check: + +```console +$ ansible-playbook -i playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/adhoc.yml -e openshift_checks=docker_storage +``` + +To run more checks, use a comma-separated list of check names: + +```console +$ ansible-playbook -i playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/adhoc.yml -e openshift_checks=docker_storage,disk_availability +``` + +To run an entire class of checks, use the name of a check group tag, prefixed by `@`. This will run all checks tagged `preflight`: + +```console +$ ansible-playbook -i playbooks/byo/openshift-checks/adhoc.yml -e openshift_checks=@preflight +``` + +It is valid to specify multiple check tags and individual check names together +in a comma-separated list. + ## Running in a container This repository is built into a Docker image including Ansible so that it can -- cgit v1.2.3