Chapter 4. Reviewing inventories with Automation content navigator

Procedure

1. Start Automation content navigator.

   $ ansible-navigator

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   Optional: type ansible-navigator inventory -i simple_inventory.yml from the command line to view the inventory.

2. Review the inventory.

    :inventory -i simple_inventory.yml
   
      TITLE            DESCRIPTION
   0│Browse groups    Explore each inventory group and group members members
   1│Browse hosts     Explore the inventory with a list of all hosts

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3. Type 0 to brows the groups.

     NAME               TAXONOMY                      TYPE
   0│general            all                           group
   1│nodes              all                           group
   2│ungrouped          all                           group

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   The TAXONOMY field details the heirarchy of groups the selected group or node belongs to.

4. Type the number corresponding to the group you want to delve into.

     NAME              TAXONOMY                        TYPE
   0│node-0            all▸nodes                       host
   1│node-1            all▸nodes                       host
   2│node-2            all▸nodes                       host

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5. Type the number corresponding to the host you want to delve into, or type :<number> for numbers greater than 9.

   [node-1]
   0│---
   1│ansible_host: node-1.example.com
   2│inventory_hostname: node-1

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