Chapter 1. Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform installation overview
The Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform installation program offers you flexibility, allowing you to install Ansible Automation Platform by using several supported installation scenarios.
Regardless of the installation scenario you choose, installing Ansible Automation Platform involves the following steps:
- Editing the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform installer inventory file
- The Ansible Automation Platform installer inventory file allows you to specify your installation scenario and describe host deployments to Ansible. The examples provided in this document show the parameter specifications needed to install that scenario for your deployment.
- Running the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform installer setup script
- The setup script installs Ansible Automation Platform by using the required parameters defined in the inventory file.
- Verifying your Ansible Automation Platform installation
- After installing Ansible Automation Platform, you can verify that the installation has been successful by logging in to the platform UI and seeing the relevant functionality.
Additional resources
- For more information about the supported installation scenarios, see the Planning your installation.
- For more information on available topologies, see Tested deployment models.
1.1. Prerequisites
- You chose and obtained a platform installer from the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Product Software.
- You are installing on a machine that meets base system requirements.
- You have updated all of the packages to the recent version of your RHEL nodes.
Warning
To prevent errors, upgrade your RHEL nodes fully before installing Ansible Automation Platform.
- You have created a Red Hat Registry Service Account, by using the instructions in Creating Registry Service Accounts.
Additional resources
For more information about obtaining a platform installer or system requirements, see the System requirements in the Planning your installation.
