New in version 2.3.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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credential | Credential to use for job, only used if prompt for credential is set. | |
extra_vars | Extra_vars to use for the job_template. Prepend @ if a file. | |
inventory | Inventory to use for the job, only used if prompt for inventory is set. | |
job_explanation | Job explanation field. | |
job_template required | Name of the job template to use. | |
job_type |
| Job_type to use for the job, only used if prompt for job_type is set. |
limit | Limit to use for the job_template. | |
tags | Specific tags to use for from playbook. | |
tower_config_file | Path to the Tower config file. See notes. | |
tower_host | URL to your Tower instance. | |
tower_password | Password for your Tower instance. | |
tower_username | Username for your Tower instance. | |
tower_verify_ssl bool |
| Dis/allow insecure connections to Tower. If no , SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. |
use_job_endpoint bool |
| Disable launching jobs from job template. |
Note
- name: Launch a job tower_job_launch: job_template: "My Job Template" register: job - name: Wait for job max 120s tower_job_wait: job_id: job.id timeout: 120
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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id int | success | job id of the newly launched job Sample: 86 |
status string | success | status of newly launched job Sample: pending |
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
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