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Storage Administrator Tasks using Ansible

August 11, 2023 Leave a Comment
  1. Storage Planning and Design:
    • Assessing storage requirements based on data growth projections.
    • Designing storage architectures that align with business needs.
    • Selecting appropriate storage technologies (SAN, NAS, DAS, cloud, etc.).
    • Estimating capacity, performance, and redundancy needs.
  2. Storage Provisioning:
    • Allocating storage resources to servers and applications.
    • Creating and managing storage volumes, LUNs (Logical Unit Numbers), and file systems.
    • Configuring RAID levels and storage tiers for optimal performance and redundancy.
  3. Data Backup and Recovery:
    • Implementing data backup and recovery strategies.
    • Scheduling and managing backup jobs and retention policies.
    • Testing and validating backup and recovery procedures.
  4. Storage Performance Monitoring and Tuning:
    • Monitoring storage performance metrics such as IOPS, latency, and throughput.
    • Identifying performance bottlenecks and optimizing storage configurations.
    • Adjusting storage settings to meet application performance requirements.
  5. Data Migration and Replication:
    • Planning and executing data migration between storage systems.
    • Setting up data replication for disaster recovery and high availability.
    • Validating data integrity after migrations and replications.
  6. Storage Virtualization:
    • Deploying and managing storage virtualization technologies.
    • Creating virtual storage pools and managing storage provisioning in virtual environments.
  7. Storage Security and Access Control:
    • Implementing access controls and permissions to secure data.
    • Ensuring compliance with data security policies and regulations.
    • Monitoring and auditing storage access for unauthorized activities.
  8. Storage Troubleshooting and Maintenance:
    • Identifying and resolving storage-related issues and errors.
    • Applying firmware updates, patches, and maintenance tasks.
    • Conducting regular health checks and diagnostics.
  9. Capacity Planning and Management:
    • Monitoring storage usage and forecasting capacity needs.
    • Expanding or upgrading storage infrastructure to accommodate growth.
    • Preventing storage overutilization and performance degradation.
  10. Automation and Scripting:
    • Developing scripts and automation routines for storage management tasks.
    • Using tools like Ansible to streamline storage provisioning and management.

List of Ansible Modules & Collection of Storage Provisioning

Modules:

  1. lvg Module (Logical Volume Group):
    • lvg: Manages logical volume groups, which are used to group multiple physical volumes together.
  2. pv Module (Physical Volume):
    • pv: Manages physical volumes, which are storage devices or partitions added to volume groups.
  3. lv Module (Logical Volume):
    • lv: Manages logical volumes created within logical volume groups.
  4. parted Module:
    • parted: Manages disk partitions and partition tables.
  5. filesystem Module:
    • filesystem: Manages file systems on partitions or logical volumes.
  6. mount Module:
    • mount: Manages mount points for file systems.

Collections:

  1. Community General Collection:
    • This collection includes various roles and modules for managing storage and file systems. It can help with storage provisioning tasks.
  2. Community Parted Collection:
    • This collection focuses on disk partitioning and includes roles and modules related to managing partitions.
  3. Community Filesystem Collection:
    • This collection provides roles and modules for managing different file systems, including creation, resizing, and formatting.

List of Ansible Modules & Collection of Data Backup and Recovery

  1. File Modules:
    • copy: Copy files to remote hosts.
    • fetch: Fetch files from remote hosts.
    • synchronize: Synchronize files between local and remote systems.
  2. Command Modules:
    • command: Execute commands on remote hosts.
    • shell: Execute shell commands on remote hosts.
  3. Backup and Restore Modules:
    • archive: Create compressed archive files.
    • unarchive: Extract files from archive files.
    • assemble: Assemble files into a single file.
  4. Database Backup Modules:
    • mysql_db: Manage MySQL databases.
    • postgresql_db: Manage PostgreSQL databases.
  5. Backup and Recovery Collections: Ansible Collections are redistributable collections of Ansible content, including modules, plugins, playbooks, and roles. Some collections that might include backup and recovery-related content are:
    • Ansible Backup & Restore Collection: This could potentially provide specialized modules for backup and recovery tasks.
    • Community Collections: Ansible community often contributes collections that cater to specific use cases, including data management tasks.

List of Ansible Modules & Collection of Storage Performance Monitoring and Tuning

  1. System Monitoring Modules:
    • sysstat: Install and configure the sysstat package for system performance monitoring.
    • command: Execute system commands for performance monitoring.
  2. Disk and Filesystem Modules:
    • mount: Manage mounts of filesystems.
    • lvol: Manage logical volumes.
    • parted: Manage disk partitions.
    • filesystem: Manage filesystems.
  3. Performance Monitoring Modules:
    • get_url: Retrieve files from web servers, which could include monitoring tools or configurations.
    • script: Run custom scripts for performance monitoring.
  4. Performance Tuning Modules:
    • sysctl: Configure kernel parameters for performance tuning.
    • lineinfile: Manage lines in text files, useful for modifying configuration files related to performance.
  5. Storage Monitoring and Tuning Collections: Ansible Collections can provide specialized content for specific tasks. Here are some collections that might include storage performance monitoring and tuning-related content:
    • Ansible System Roles Collection: This collection might include roles related to system monitoring and tuning.
    • Red Hat Performance Collection: Red Hat often provides collections focused on system performance and tuning.

List of Ansible Modules & Collection Data Migration and Replication

Ansible Modules:

  1. Database Migration:
    • mysql_db: Manage MySQL databases, which could include tasks related to migration.
    • postgresql_db: Manage PostgreSQL databases, including migration tasks.
  2. File Copy and Synchronization:
    • copy: Copy files to remote hosts.
    • synchronize: Synchronize files between local and remote systems.
    • rsync: Use the command module to run rsync commands for efficient file synchronization.
  3. Database Replication:
    • mysql_replication: Configure and manage MySQL replication.
    • postgresql_replication: Configure and manage PostgreSQL replication.
  4. Data Transformation:
    • template: Populate templates with variable data, useful for generating configuration files during migration.
  5. Custom Script Execution:
    • script: Run custom scripts that handle data migration and replication tasks.

Collections:

  1. Database Collections:
    • Ansible MySQL Community Collection: This collection might include specialized modules and roles for MySQL-related tasks, including migration and replication.
    • Ansible PostgreSQL Community Collection: Similar to the MySQL collection, this could offer modules and roles for PostgreSQL tasks.
  2. Storage and Data Replication Collections:
    • Red Hat Storage Collection: Red Hat might provide a collection focused on storage management, including replication.
  3. Custom Collections:
    • Depending on the technology you’re working with, there might be collections created by the community or specific vendors that address data migration and replication for that technology.

List of Ansible Modules & Collection Storage Security and Access Control

Ansible Modules:

  1. File and Directory Permissions:
    • file: Manage file properties and permissions.
    • acl: Manage Access Control Lists (ACLs) on files and directories.
    • lineinfile: Manage lines in text files, useful for modifying configuration files that control access.
  2. Encryption:
    • openssl_certificate: Manage SSL/TLS certificates and keys.
    • encrypt: Use the command module to execute encryption commands as needed.
  3. Authentication and Authorization:
    • pam_limits: Manage PAM limits configuration for user authentication.
    • pam_access: Manage PAM access configuration for user authorization.
  4. Firewall and Network Security:
    • ufw: Manage Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) rules for network security.
    • firewalld: Manage firewalld rules and zones for network security.
  5. Security Compliance:
    • os_hardening: Configure security-related settings on a host.

Collections:

  1. Security Collections:
    • CIS Ansible Collection: The Center for Internet Security (CIS) provides a collection with roles to help implement CIS benchmarks, including security settings
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