====== ssh keys cached ======

can be claned in awx_task

bash exec -it awx_task bash

bash-4.4# vi /root/.ssh/known_hosts


====== Ansible tower using API ======

https://www.unixarena.com/2019/03/ansible-tower-awx-trigger-ansible-job-using-rest-api.html/


https://www.ansible.com/blog/summary-of-authentication-methods-in-red-hat-ansible-tower

https://adam.younglogic.com/2018/08/job-tower-rest/


  * creat token

  curl -u user:password -k -X POST https://<tower-host>/api/v2/tokens/


  * sample GET hosts

  curl -k -X GET \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ********" \
  https://10.11.13.130:9443/api/v2/hosts/ \
  | jq

  curl -k -X GET \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ********" \
  https://10.11.13.130:9443/api/v2/job_templates/<your job template id>/launch/
  
  * rollade01_down

  curl -k -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ********" \
  https://10.11.13.130:9443/api/v2/job_templates/36/launch/

  * rolladen up

  curl -k -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ********" \
  https://10.11.13.130:9443/api/v2/job_templates/35/launch/

  * run "Demo Project"

  curl -k -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer *" \
  https://10.11.13.130:9443/api/v2/job_templates/7/launch/====== Headline ======

====== read docs ======


https://www.linuxtechi.com/install-ansible-awx-on-ubuntu/

https://www.unixarena.com/2019/03/ansible-tower-awx-trigger-ansible-job-using-rest-api.html/

https://ansible.github.io/workshops/decks/ansible_network.pdf

https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-install-ansible-awx-on-ubuntu-linux/

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/2.3.0/html/quickstart/create_project.html


====== Jobs ======

  A Job Template requires:
   ● An Inventory to run the job against
   ● A Credential to login to devices.
   ● A Project which contains Ansible Playbooks

====== install awx tower-cli ======

https://www.unixarena.com/2019/03/ansible-tower-awx-installing-configuring-tower-cli.html/

====== backup awx ======

https://www.unixarena.com/2019/03/backup-restore-ansible-awx-tower-cli.html/


====== Change ansible.cfg in AWX ======


  For awx installs, you'll want to make sure you place the ansible.cfg on the awx_task container file system.
  
  docker exec -t -i awx_task /bin/bash
  
  vi /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  
  example disabling deprecation warnings set "deprecation_warnings = False"

====== router upgrade ======

https://github.com/lillianphyoe/csr1000v_upgrade/blob/master/ansible_awx/upgrade_actions.yml

http://anastarsha.com/automating-cisco-device-upgrades-with-ansible/

https://gdykeman.github.io/2018/06/26/ios-upgrades/

https://www.ansible.com/blog/rebooting-network-devices-with-ansible

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2018/reboot-and-wait-reboot-complete-ansible-playbook

====== awx esxi ======

https://graspingtech.com/ansible-esxi/


====== encryption docker awx ======


https://lreed.net/post/2018-01-10-awx-nginx/

   cd my_nginx_build/
   nano Dockerfile
   nano nginx.conf
   aaopenssl genrsa -des3 -passout pass:x -out server.pass.key 2048
   openssl req -new -newkey rsa:4096 -x509 -sha256 -days 365 -nodes -out MyCertificate.crt -keyout MyKey.key
   ls -la
   mv MyCertificate.crt mycert.crt
   mv MyKey.key mykey.key
   nano nginx.conf
   cat nginx.conf
   docker run -d --name my-nginx -p 980:80 -p 9443:8443 --link awx_web:awx_web --net awxcompose_default my-nginx