Add install guide docs regarding config overrides

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@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ preset template option. All OpenStack-Ansible roles allow for this functionality
where applicable. Files available to receive overrides can be seen in the
``defaults/main.yml`` file as standard empty dictionaries (hashes).
Practical guidance for using this feature is available in the `Install Guide`_.
This module has been `submitted for consideration`_ into Ansible Core.
.. _Install Guide: ../install-guide/configure-openstack.html
.. _submitted for consideration: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/12555
Module documentation
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@ -232,90 +238,19 @@ specifies the type of configuration file the module will be interacting with;
available options are "yaml", "json", and "ini".
These are the current overrides available
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Discovering Available Overrides
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
All of these options can be specified in any way that suits your deployment.
In terms of ease of use and flexibility it's recommended that you define your
overrides in a user variable file such as
``/etc/openstack_deploy/user_variables.yml``.
Galera:
* galera_client_my_cnf_overrides
* galera_my_cnf_overrides
* galera_cluster_cnf_overrides
* galera_debian_cnf_overrides
The list of overrides available may be found by executing:
Ceilometer:
* ceilometer_policy_overrides
* ceilometer_ceilometer_conf_overrides
* ceilometer_api_paste_ini_overrides
* ceilometer_event_definitions_yaml_overrides
* ceilometer_event_pipeline_yaml_overrides
* ceilometer_pipeline_yaml_overrides
.. code-block:: bash
Cinder:
* cinder_policy_overrides
* cinder_rootwrap_conf_overrides
* cinder_api_paste_ini_overrides
* cinder_cinder_conf_overrides
find . -name "main.yml" -exec grep '_.*_overrides:' {} \; \
| grep -v "^#" \
| sort -u
Glance:
* glance_glance_api_paste_ini_overrides
* glance_glance_api_conf_overrides
* glance_glance_cache_conf_overrides
* glance_glance_manage_conf_overrides
* glance_glance_registry_paste_ini_overrides
* glance_glance_registry_conf_overrides
* glance_glance_scrubber_conf_overrides
* glance_glance_scheme_json_overrides
* glance_policy_overrides
Heat:
* heat_heat_conf_overrides
* heat_api_paste_ini_overrides
* heat_default_yaml_overrides
* heat_aws_cloudwatch_alarm_yaml_overrides
* heat_aws_rds_dbinstance_yaml_overrides
* heat_policy_overrides
Keystone:
* keystone_keystone_conf_overrides
* keystone_keystone_default_conf_overrides
* keystone_keystone_paste_ini_overrides
* keystone_policy_overrides
Neutron:
* neutron_neutron_conf_overrides
* neutron_ml2_conf_ini_overrides
* neutron_dhcp_agent_ini_overrides
* neutron_api_paste_ini_overrides
* neutron_rootwrap_conf_overrides
* neutron_policy_overrides
* neutron_dnsmasq_neutron_conf_overrides
* neutron_l3_agent_ini_overrides
* neutron_metadata_agent_ini_overrides
* neutron_metering_agent_ini_overrides
Nova:
* nova_nova_conf_overrides
* nova_rootwrap_conf_overrides
* nova_api_paste_ini_overrides
* nova_policy_overrides
Swift:
* swift_swift_conf_overrides
* swift_swift_dispersion_conf_overrides
* swift_proxy_server_conf_overrides
* swift_account_server_conf_overrides
* swift_account_server_replicator_conf_overrides
* swift_container_server_conf_overrides
* swift_container_server_replicator_conf_overrides
* swift_object_server_conf_overrides
* swift_object_server_replicator_conf_overrides
Tempest:
* tempest_tempest_conf_overrides
pip:
* pip_global_conf_overrides

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`Home <index.html>`__ OpenStack Ansible Installation Guide
Overriding OpenStack Configuration Defaults
-------------------------------------------
OpenStack has many configuration options available in configuration files
which take the form of ``.conf`` files (in a standard ``INI`` file format),
policy files (in a standard ``JSON`` format) and also in ``YAML`` files (only
in the Ceilometer project at this time).
OpenStack-Ansible provides the facility to include any options referenced in
the `OpenStack Configuration Reference`_ through the use of a simple set of
configuration entries in ``/etc/openstack_deploy/user_variables.yml``.
This section provides guidance for how to make use of this facility. Further
guidance is available in the `Developer Documentation`_.
.. _OpenStack Configuration Reference: http://docs.openstack.org/draft/config-reference/
.. _Developer Documentation: ../developer-docs/extending.html#setting-overrides-in-configuration-files
Overriding .conf files
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The most common use-case for implementing overrides are for the
``<service>.conf`` files (eg: ``nova.conf``). These files use a standard
``INI`` file format.
As an example, if a deployer wishes to add the following parameters
to ``nova.conf``:
.. code-block:: ini
[DEFAULT]
remove_unused_original_minimum_age_seconds = 43200
[libvirt]
cpu_mode = host-model
disk_cachemodes = file=directsync,block=none
[database]
idle_timeout = 300
max_pool_size = 10
This would be accomplished through the use of the following configuration
entry in ``/etc/openstack_deploy/user_variables.yml``:
.. code-block:: yaml
nova_nova_conf_overrides:
DEFAULT:
remove_unused_original_minimum_age_seconds: 43200
libvirt:
cpu_mode: host-model
disk_cachemodes: file=directsync,block=none
database:
idle_timeout: 300
max_pool_size: 10
This method may be used for any INI file format for all OpenStack projects
deployed in OpenStack-Ansible.
To assist deployers in finding the appropriate variable name to use for
overrides, the general format for the variable name is:
``<service>_<filename>_<file extension>_overrides``.
Overriding .json files
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Deployers may wish to adjust the default policies applied by services in order
to implement access controls which are different to the norm. Policy files
are in a JSON format.
As an example, the deployer wishes to add the following policy in
Keystone's ``policy.json``:
.. code-block:: json
{
"identity:foo": "rule:admin_required",
"identity:bar": "rule:admin_required"
}
This would be accomplished through the use of the following configuration
entry in ``/etc/openstack_deploy/user_variables.yml``:
.. code-block:: yaml
keystone_policy_overrides:
identity:foo: "rule:admin_required"
identity:bar: "rule:admin_required"
This method may be used for any JSON file format for all OpenStack projects
deployed in OpenStack-Ansible.
To assist deployers in finding the appropriate variable name to use for
overrides, the general format for the variable name is
``<service>_policy_overrides``.
Currently Available Overrides
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For convenience, this is a (possibly incomplete) list of overrides available:
Galera:
* galera_client_my_cnf_overrides
* galera_my_cnf_overrides
* galera_cluster_cnf_overrides
* galera_debian_cnf_overrides
Ceilometer:
* ceilometer_policy_overrides
* ceilometer_ceilometer_conf_overrides
* ceilometer_api_paste_ini_overrides
* ceilometer_event_definitions_yaml_overrides
* ceilometer_event_pipeline_yaml_overrides
* ceilometer_pipeline_yaml_overrides
Cinder:
* cinder_policy_overrides
* cinder_rootwrap_conf_overrides
* cinder_api_paste_ini_overrides
* cinder_cinder_conf_overrides
Glance:
* glance_glance_api_paste_ini_overrides
* glance_glance_api_conf_overrides
* glance_glance_cache_conf_overrides
* glance_glance_manage_conf_overrides
* glance_glance_registry_paste_ini_overrides
* glance_glance_registry_conf_overrides
* glance_glance_scrubber_conf_overrides
* glance_glance_scheme_json_overrides
* glance_policy_overrides
Heat:
* heat_heat_conf_overrides
* heat_api_paste_ini_overrides
* heat_default_yaml_overrides
* heat_aws_cloudwatch_alarm_yaml_overrides
* heat_aws_rds_dbinstance_yaml_overrides
* heat_policy_overrides
Keystone:
* keystone_keystone_conf_overrides
* keystone_keystone_default_conf_overrides
* keystone_keystone_paste_ini_overrides
* keystone_policy_overrides
Neutron:
* neutron_neutron_conf_overrides
* neutron_ml2_conf_ini_overrides
* neutron_dhcp_agent_ini_overrides
* neutron_api_paste_ini_overrides
* neutron_rootwrap_conf_overrides
* neutron_policy_overrides
* neutron_dnsmasq_neutron_conf_overrides
* neutron_l3_agent_ini_overrides
* neutron_metadata_agent_ini_overrides
* neutron_metering_agent_ini_overrides
Nova:
* nova_nova_conf_overrides
* nova_rootwrap_conf_overrides
* nova_api_paste_ini_overrides
* nova_policy_overrides
Swift:
* swift_swift_conf_overrides
* swift_swift_dispersion_conf_overrides
* swift_proxy_server_conf_overrides
* swift_account_server_conf_overrides
* swift_account_server_replicator_conf_overrides
* swift_container_server_conf_overrides
* swift_container_server_replicator_conf_overrides
* swift_object_server_conf_overrides
* swift_object_server_replicator_conf_overrides
Tempest:
* tempest_tempest_conf_overrides
pip:
* pip_global_conf_overrides
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.. include:: navigation.txt

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configure-rabbitmq.rst
configure-ceilometer.rst
configure-keystone.rst
configure-openstack.rst
configure-sslcertificates.rst