Edit the inventory file

You can use the Ansible Automation Platform installer inventory file to specify your installation scenario.

For an RPM installation
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Procedure

RPM installed package 

$ cd /opt/ansible-automation-platform/installer/

Bundled installer 

$ cd ansible-automation-platform-setup-bundle-<latest-version>

Online installer 

$ cd ansible-automation-platform-setup-<latest-version>

For online installations
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For online installations 

cd <path-to-source-file>/ansible-automation-platform-containerized-setup-<version_number>

For offline or bundled installations 

cd <path-to-source-file/ansible-automation-platform-containerized-setup-bundle-<version_number>-<arch_name>
  1. Open the inventory file with a text editor.
  2. Edit the inventory file parameters to specify your installation scenario.

    For containerized installation, see Configuring the inventory file

Run the setup script
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Run the installation program setup script after updating the inventory file with all the required parameters to begin the installation and configuration of the platform.

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RPM installer

Procedure
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Run the setup.sh script 
$ sudo ./setup.sh
Note

If you are running the setup as a non-root user with sudo privileges, you can use the following command:

$ ANSIBLE_BECOME_METHOD='sudo'
ANSIBLE_BECOME=True ./setup.sh

Results
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Installation of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform will begin.

What to do next
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If you want to add additional nodes to your automation mesh after the initial setup, edit the inventory file to add the new node, then rerun the setup.sh script.

Containerized installer

For information on installing containerized Ansible Automation Platform, see Installing containerized Ansible Automation Platform

Import a CA certificate
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A Certificate Authority (CA) verifies and signs individual node certificates in an automation mesh environment. You can provide your own CA by specifying the path to the certificate and the private RSA key file in the inventory file of your Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform installer.

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Note
The Ansible Automation Platform installation program generates a CA if you do not provide one.

Procedure
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  1. Open the inventory file for editing.
  2. Add the mesh_ca_keyfile variable and specify the full path to the private RSA key (.key).
  3. Add the mesh_ca_certfile variable and specify the full path to the CA certificate file (.crt).
  4. Save the changes to the inventory file. 
    [all:vars]
mesh_ca_keyfile=/tmp/<mesh_CA>.key
mesh_ca_certfile=/tmp/<mesh_CA>.crt
  5. With the CA files added to the inventory file, run the installation program to apply the CA.

Results
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This process copies the CA to the to /etc/receptor/tls/ca/ directory on each control and execution node on your mesh network.