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Chapter 5. Managing Satellite with Ansible

Satellite Ansible Collections is a set of Ansible modules that interact with the Satellite API. You can manage and automate many aspects of Satellite with Satellite Ansible collections.

5.1. Installing the Satellite Ansible modules
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Use this procedure to install the Satellite Ansible modules.

Procedure

  • Install the package using the following command: 

    # satellite-maintain packages install ansible-collection-redhat-satellite
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5.2. Viewing the Satellite Ansible modules
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You can view the installed Satellite Ansible modules by running: 

# ansible-doc -l redhat.satellite
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Alternatively, you can also see the complete list of Satellite Ansible modules and other related information at Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.

All modules are in the redhat.satellite namespace and can be referred to in the format redhat.satellite.module_name. For example, to display information about the activation_key module, enter the following command: 

$ ansible-doc redhat.satellite.activation_key
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