Inventory file variables for automation dashboard

The inventory variables required by the automation dashboard installation program are described in the following table:

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Inventory variable Description
aap_auth_provider_name Natural language name shown on the login page. Default: Ansible Automation Platform
aap_auth_provider_protocol Enter http or https
aap_auth_provider_aap_version The version of Ansible Automation Platform that automation dashboard connects to. Enter the version number of your Ansible Automation Platform deployment (for example, 2.6).
aap_auth_provider_host Ansible Automation Platform IP or DNS name, with optional port
aap_auth_provider_check_ssl Enforce TLS check or not
aap_auth_provider_client_id Ansible Automation Platform OAuth2 application client_id. Required for SSO authentication.
aap_auth_provider_client_secret Ansible Automation Platform OAuth2 application client_secret
initial_sync_days Requests x number of days of old data, counting from "today"
initial_sync_since Requests data from the specified date until "today"
dashboard_update_secret Forces regeneration of autogenerated Podman secrets. Store the password for database access by using a Podman secret. Set dashboard_update_secret to true if you changed the dashboard_pg_password in inventory.
nginx_disable_https Enables use of http instead of https for automation dashboard
nginx_http_port Configures the HTTP port for automation dashboard
nginx_https_port Configures the HTTPS port for automation dashboard
dashboard_tls_cert The public TLS certificate for the automation dashboard. This file must include the server certificate, intermediate CA certificates, and the root CA certificate. The server certificate must appear at the beginning of the file.
dashboard_tls_key The private TLS key for the automation dashboard. If not specified, the installation program generates a self-signed key.
postgresql_admin_username Admin username to access PostgreSQL database
postgresql_admin_password Admin password to access PostgreSQL database
registry_username Username used to pull container images from registry.redhat.io. This variable is required when using an online installation program.
registry_password Password used to pull container images from registry.redhat.io. This variable is required when using an online installation program.
dashboard_pg_containerized Configures the installation program to install and configure the database as a container on the same host as automation dashboard. True is also the only supported value.
dashboard_admin_password The password for the automation dashboard administrator user. The username is always admin.
dashboard_pg_host The hostname or IP address of the PostgreSQL database. This host must be accessible from the installation program node on port 5432. If a public IP address blocks this port, you must use the internal IP address.
dashboard_pg_username The database user for automation dashboard.
dashboard_pg_password The password for the dashboard_pg_username.
dashboard_pg_database The database schema name for automation dashboard.
bundle_install Indicates the required container images are already included in the installation bundle (tar file).
bundle_dir The directory where the installation bundle unpacks + /bundle (for example: /home/<username>/ansible-automation-dashboard-containerized-setup/bundle). The default value is relative to the current directory (PWD) and should work without modification.
redis_mode Configures the Redis deployment mode. The required value is standalone.
registry_url_aap_automation_dashboard Configures a custom container registry URL specifically for the automation dashboard images. Use this if you must pull dashboard images from a different registry than your database or Redis images.
registry_ns_aap_automation_dashboard Configures a custom namespace specifically for the automation dashboard images.
registry_username_aap_automation_dashboard The username for the custom registry defined in registry_url_aap_automation_dashboard. Required if the dashboard registry differs from the primary registry.
registry_password_aap_automation_dashboard The password for the custom registry defined in registry_url_aap_automation_dashboard. Required if the dashboard registry differs from the primary registry.
registry_tls_verify_aap_automation_dashboard Enforces or disables TLS certificate verification when pulling automation dashboard images from a custom registry. Default: True.

Cost and savings analysis metrics
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The costs and savings analysis generates metrics that quantify the return on investment (ROI) derived from automation execution.

The costs and savings analysis generates the following metrics to quantify the return on investment (ROI) derived from automation execution.

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Metric Description
Cost of manual automation Total cost if all jobs were run manually. Calculated as: (Manual time in minutes × Host executions) × Average labor cost per minute.
Cost of automated execution Total cost of running jobs on Ansible Automation Platform. Calculated as: (Running time in minutes × Prorated subscription cost per minute).
Total savings/cost avoided The difference between manual and automated costs.
Total hours saved/avoided Time saved by automation compared to manual execution.
Time taken to manually execute (min) Estimated manual execution time in minutes.
Time taken to create automation (min) Estimated time spent creating or authoring the automation (for example, writing playbooks or setting up jobs). Included in cost calculations when enabled in settings.
Hourly rate for manually running the job ($) The hourly labor cost used to estimate the expense of running jobs manually. Used to calculate manual cost and savings.
Monthly cost of running Ansible Automation Platform Monthly cost of running the Ansible Automation Platform. This value includes license, labor and infrastructure costs to run Ansible Automation Platform. It is used to calculate the automation savings.