Support of Multiple Ansible Versions

Customers are now able to optionally select which version of Ansible to use to execute a particular Ansible Playbook in IAG. Virtual environments ("VENV") are able to associate any Ansible Playbook in IAG with an existing virtual environment. Any Ansible Playbook not associated with a virtual environment will execute in the default version of Ansible configured for IAG.

Activating and Installing Ansible VENV

Using a Terminal, run the lines of code below and choose the version of Ansible needed (in the example Ansible 2.9.0 is shown).

Place a new virtual environment in the Ansible virtual environment directory:

/opt/automation-gateway/ansible_venvs/

Activate the environment and install the Ansible version of your choice:

python3 -m venv /opt/automation-gateway/ansible_venvs/ansible2.9
source /opt/automation-gateway/ansible_venvs/ansible2.9/bin/activate
pip install ansible==2.9.0

Choosing the Ansible VENV Version to Use

In Automation Gateway, navigate to Ansible and then click on Playbooks to open the menu and select the appropriate Playbook.

From the Parameters tab, open the Select an Ansible Venv dropdown to display the available versions of Ansible to use.

Figure 1: Select an Ansible Venv

Once you have selected the Ansible version, click the save (disk) icon to automatically set the decorator.

Figure 2: Set as Decorator

Ansible Configuration

After setting the decorator, navigate to the Ansible Configuration in Automation Gateway to verify the Ansible Venv checkbox is selected and the Ansible Venv Path is shown.

Figure 3: Check Ansible Venv