# Running the playbooks
# Activate Python virtualenv
Before you run any playbooks, activate your Python virtualenv created earlier by ansible-setup.sh, for example:
source /root/virtualenvs/ansible-296/bin/activate
# Pre-deployment validation
Before starting the deployment, it can be useful to validate configuration parameters using the playbook
playbooks/preflight.yml. For more details, see the section Pre-deployment validation.
# Command
Change to the directory where you downloaded the playbooks, as outlined in Preparing the Ansible controller. The playbook site.yml deploys the entire solution in one go:
cd ~/Anthos-on-SimpliVity
ansible-playbook site.yml --ask-vault-pass
# Enabling/disabling specific features
If you have certain features configured in your all.yml file, you can override the settings when running the playbooks. See the section Enabling/disabling specific features
# Incremental deployment
As an alternative to running the site.yml wrapper, it is possible to run the playbooks individually.
It is important to run the playbooks in the correct sequence, to ensure all dependencies are fulfilled.
| Playbook | Overview |
|---|---|
| playbooks/preflight.yml | Pre-deployment validation (optional) |
| playbooks/gcp_key_create.yml | Generate GCP keys (optional) |
| playbooks/get_prereq.yml | Get prerequisites |
| playbooks/bigip_anthos.yml | Deploy F5 |
| playbooks/deploy_admin_wrkst.yml | Deploy the admin workstation |
| playbooks/create_cluster.yml | Deploy admin and user clusters |
Once you have successfully deployed the admin and user clusters, you can deploy additional functionality including CSI driver and Anthos Service Mesh.
| Playbook | Overview |
|---|---|
| playbooks/csi.yml | Deploy and configure CSI driver |
| playbooks/service_mesh.yml | Deploy and configure Anthos Service Mesh |