uclalib_rhelupdatedownload.yml

---

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# Playbook for RHEL OS Systems Patching
# -------------------------------------
#
# This ansible play is safe to be run against RHEL
# systems, regardless of manual intervention requirements.
#
# The inventory.ini file contains a stanza titled
# [unattended_yum_update] containing servers that
# are OK to run an unattended yum update.
#
# The value of the rhelupdatedownload_serial parameter controls the
# "batch size" of servers to execute these tasks on at any given time during a
# run of the playbook. Defaults to 15.
#
# Sample command-line execution of this play is (assuming you are in the
# /etc/ansible directory):
#
# To run this play on unattended_yum_update hosts:
# ansible-playbook -i inventory.ini plays/uclalib_rhelupdatedownload.yml -e rhel_inventory_host_group=unattended_yum_update -v
#
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- name: uclalib_rhelupdatedownload.yml
  hosts: "{{ rhel_inventory_host_group | default('unattended_yum_update') }}"
  serial: "{{ rhelupdatedownload_serial | default(15) }}"
  any_errors_fatal: false
  gather_facts: false

  tasks:
    - name: Download RHEL Updates
      yum:
        name: "*"
        state: latest  # noqa: package-latest
        download_only: true
        security: "{{ ( security_only | default (false) ) | bool }}"
        update_cache: true
      become: true