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I'm using AWX for updating my Windows Servers. I have an inventory file with groups and hosts. For example:

[WWW]
foo.example.com
bar.example.com
foo1.example.com
bar1.example.com

[SQL]
one.example.com
two.example.com
three.example.com

In my workflow I want the servers to be booted one at the time. Now I have two templates. One for each group. Is it possible to use one template and replace the hosts variable with the group name in my workflow?

Screenshot Current Workflow

I use the same playbook for the updates, with a different variable_host.

variable_host: SQL
variable_serial: 1

In my playbook I have at the top:

hosts: "{{ variable_host | default('WWW') }}"
serial: "{{ variable_serial | default(1) | int }}"

I am looking for a solution that I don't have to make a new template for every group I have. Thanks!

Simon
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DeepBlueSomething
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    Why don't you call your playbook with both groups at once ? => `hosts: WWW:SQL` – Zeitounator Oct 28 '20 at 16:06
  • Because I want for the groups, also different variable_serial. The webservers 2 at once , but the sql nodes one by one. Also some templates must be played parallel, but also some templates serial. I'm looking for one template that can handle this. Maybe by passing extra variables to the next template in the workflow, but I do not know how ... – DeepBlueSomething Oct 28 '20 at 19:37

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You can achieve this by setting a prompt for limit and extra variables on a master patching template, then using the prompt option when adding the template to the workflow, that way you can set both the limit and the serial value per template instance added to the workflow.

  • Create a master template for patching.

  • Make sure you set the host filter to "all" (or a limit that matches all groups within the playbook), and set a variable for serial.

      host: all
  serial: "{{ variable_serial }}"

  • Now set the "PROMPT ON LAUNCH" option for both extra variables and limit on the master template and save it.

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  • When you add the templates to the workflow, click on the "PROMPT" option and set each limit/template to one group/serial setting.

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  • Then just keep adding templates to the workflow with different settings.
Kenneth.M
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