Chapter 6. Managing Satellite with Ansible Collections

Satellite Ansible Collections is a set of Ansible modules that interact with the Satellite API. You can use Satellite Ansible Collections to manage and automate many aspects of Satellite.

6.1. Installing the Satellite Ansible Modules

Use this procedure to install the Satellite Ansible modules.

Procedure

  • Install the package using the following command: 

    # satellite-maintain packages install ansible-collection-redhat-satellite

6.2. Viewing the Satellite Ansible Modules

You can view the installed Satellite Ansible modules by running: 

# ansible-doc -l redhat.satellite

Alternatively, you can also see the complete list of Satellite Ansible modules and other related information at https://console.redhat.com/ansible/automation-hub/redhat/satellite/docs.

All modules are in the redhat.satellite namespace and can be referred to in the format redhat.satellite._module_name_. For example, to display information about the activation_key module, enter the following command: 

$ ansible-doc redhat.satellite.activation_key