Cvmfs_client¶
Ansible role to install CernVM-FS Client.
Requirements¶
Python is required on host to run ansible.
The apt ansible module requires the following packages on host to run:
- python-apt (python 2)
Variables¶
server_url
: set cvmfs server url (e.g. ip address or domain).
repository_name
: set cvmfs server repository name (default: elixir-italy.galaxy.refdata
).
cvmfs_server_url
: sert cvmfs server complete url (default: 'http://{{ server_url }}/cvmfs/{{ repository_name }}
).
cvmfs_public_key_path
: set path for cvmfs keys (default: /etc/cvmfs/keys
).
cvmfs_public_key
: set cvfms public key, usually <repository_name.pub> (defatul: {{ repository_name }}.pub
).
cvmfs_public_key_list_files
: list of *.pub
files with the key to the repository to be mounted.
public_key_src_path
: set cvmfs public key temporary path (default: /tmp
).
proxy_url
: set proxy name (default: DIRECT
).
proxy_port
: set proxy port (default: 80
).
cvmfs_http_proxy
: set proxy complete url (default: http://{{ proxy_url }}:{{ proxy_port }}
).
cvmfs_mountpoint
: set cvmfs mount point (default: /cvmfs
, for reference data /refdata
). If set to /cvmfs
the role will use cvmfs_config probe
to mount the repository.
add_fstab_entry
: add fstab entry to automatically mount the repository (default: true
).
Example Playbook¶
The role takes as input parameters the CernVM-FS server location details (stratum 0 address, public key and mount point).
- hosts: servers
roles:
- role: indigo-dc.cvmfs-client
server_url: '90.147.102.186'
repository_name: 'elixir-italy.galaxy.refdata'
cvmfs_public_key: 'elixir-italy.galaxy.refdata.pub'
proxy_url: 'DIRECT'
proxy_port: '80'
cvmfs_mountpoint: '/refdata'
when: refdata_provider_type == 'cvmfs'
References¶
Official cvmfs documentation: http://cvmfs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/cpt-repo.html
NIKHEF documentation: https://wiki.nikhef.nl/grid/Adding_a_new_cvmfs_repository