ansible.builtin.tower_job_launch (v2.8.13) — module

Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.8.13

Description

Launch an Ansible Tower jobs. See U(https://www.ansible.com/tower) for an overview.

Usage examples

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# Launch a job template
- name: Launch a job
  tower_job_launch:
    job_template: "My Job Template"
  register: job

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- name: Wait for job max 120s
  tower_job_wait:
    job_id: "{{ job.id }}"
    timeout: 120

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# Launch job template with inventory and credential for prompt on launch
- name: Launch a job with inventory and credential
  tower_job_launch:
    job_template: "My Job Template"
    inventory: "My Inventory"
    credential: "My Credential"
  register: job

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- name: Wait for job max 120s
  tower_job_wait:
    job_id: "{{ job.id }}"
    timeout: 120

Inputs

    
tags:
    description:
    - Specific tags to use for from playbook.

limit:
    description:
    - Limit to use for the I(job_template).

job_type:
    choices:
    - run
    - check
    - scan
    description:
    - Job_type to use for the job, only used if prompt for job_type is set.

inventory:
    description:
    - Inventory to use for the job, only used if prompt for inventory is set.

credential:
    description:
    - Credential to use for job, only used if prompt for credential is set.

extra_vars:
    description:
    - Extra_vars to use for the job_template. Prepend C(@) if a file.

tower_host:
    description:
    - URL to your Tower or AWX instance.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(TOWER_HOST) and then config files
    - If value not specified by any means, the value of C(127.0.0.1) will be used
    type: str

job_template:
    description:
    - Name of the job template to use.
    required: true

tower_password:
    description:
    - Password for your Tower or AWX instance.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(TOWER_PASSWORD) and then config
      files
    type: str

tower_username:
    description:
    - Username for your Tower or AWX instance.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(TOWER_USERNAME) and then config
      files
    type: str

validate_certs:
    aliases:
    - tower_verify_ssl
    description:
    - Whether to allow insecure connections to Tower or AWX.
    - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated.
    - This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(TOWER_VERIFY_SSL) and then config
      files
    type: bool

job_explanation:
    description:
    - Job explanation field.

tower_oauthtoken:
    description:
    - The Tower OAuth token to use.
    - This value can be in one of two formats.
    - A string which is the token itself. (i.e. bqV5txm97wqJqtkxlMkhQz0pKhRMMX)
    - A dictionary structure as returned by the tower_token module.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(TOWER_OAUTH_TOKEN) and then config
      files
    type: raw
    version_added: '3.7'
    version_added_collection: awx.awx

use_job_endpoint:
    default: 'no'
    description:
    - Disable launching jobs from job template.
    type: bool

tower_config_file:
    description:
    - Path to the Tower or AWX config file.
    - If provided, the other locations for config files will not be considered.
    type: path

Outputs

id:
  description: job id of the newly launched job
  returned: success
  sample: 86
  type: int
status:
  description: status of newly launched job
  returned: success
  sample: pending
  type: str