commonITproperties.json - VoV Deployer

This file provides common properties used by some or all nodes.

• all
  • Defines properties common to all hosts
  • Properties
    • mgmtPlatform
      • Defines the type of host for Management Cluster
      • Valid values
        • kvm: Indicates KVM Management Cluster hosts
        • harvester: Indicates Harvester Management Cluster hosts
    • kvmOsType
      • Defines the Operating System type for the KVM hosts
      • Valid values
        • SLES: Indicates SLES KVM hypervisor
        • Ubuntu: Indicates Ubuntu KVM hypervisor
    • netmask: Network Mask for CLAN / Management network
    • gateway: Network Gateway for CLAN / Management network
    • dnsServers: List of primary and secondary DNS servers
    • dnsSearchList: List of domains to search
    • timeServers: List of primary and secondary NTP / time servers
    • networkAddress: Broadcast address for CLAN / Management network
    • domain: Domain name
    • timezone
      • Defines the timezone for hosts
      • Valid values: Run timedatectl list-timezones to get a list of valid values.
    • hwClock
      • Defines the Hardware Clock setting for the system
        • Valid values:
          • UTC: Recommended - Sets the hwclock to use Coordinated Universal Time
          • LOCAL: Sets the hwclock to use local time
    • sourceImagePath: Path where source images are stored or downloaded (default: tmp/vov-deployer)
• idracKvm
  • Defines properties specific to idracKvm hosts
  • ansible_ssh_pass
    • SECURITY WARNING: The default value "calvin" is a placeholder and MUST be changed before deployment
    • Defines the iDRAC password for SSH access to idracKvm hosts
    • Recommended: Use Ansible Vault to encrypt passwords instead of storing them in plain text. See group_vars/README.md for Ansible Vault usage.
    • Example using Ansible Vault:
      1. Create encrypted vault file: ansible-vault encrypt group_vars/idracKvm/vault.yaml
      2. Store password in vault: vault_ansible_ssh_pass: "your secure-password"
      3. Reference in commonITproperties: "ansible_ssh_pass": "{{ vault_ansible_ssh_pass }}
  • iDracTimeZone
    • Defines the timezone to be used by the iDRAC
    • View current and available values in the iDRAC web interface under iDRAC Settings > Settings>Time Zone and NTP Settings
  • pdiskType
    • Defines the type of disks to be used for pdisk storage. This helps define behavior for configuring pdisk storage.
    • Valid values:
      • nvme: Nonvolatile Memory Express (NVMe) disks (default)
      • ssd: Solid State Disk (SSD(
      • hdd: Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
  • pDiskRaidLevel
    • RAID level for pDisk storage
    • Valid values
      • 6 (default)
      • 10
  • pDiskRaidType
    • RAID type for pDisk storage
    • Valid values
      • swraid (default)
      • hwraid
  • pDiskEnclosure
    • Enclosure used for Hardware RAID. Nor required for software RAID
    • Valid value: Enclosure.Internal.0-1 (default)
  • pDiskVdiskName
    • Name of Virtual Disk for hardware RAID pDIsk storage
    • Valid value: VoV_PDisks (default)
  • pDiskDiskBays
    • Disk bays to be used for hardware RAID pDisk storage
    • Valid values: (default 2 - 25)
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 5
      • 6
      • 7
      • 8
      • 9
      • 10
      • 11
      • 12
      • 13
      • 14
      • 15
      • 16
      • 17
      • 18
      • 19
      • 20
      • 21
      • 22
      • 23
      • 24
      • 25
• idracKvmMgmt
  • Defines properties specific to idracKvmMgmt hosts
  • ansible_ssh_pass
    • SECURITY WARNING: The default value "calvin" is a placeholder and MUST be changed before deployment
    • Defines the iDRAC password for SSH access to idracKvmMgmt hosts
    • Recommended: Use Ansible Vault to encrypt passwords instead of storing them in plain text. See "idracKvm" section above for details.
  • iDracTimeZone
    • Defines the timezone to be used by the iDRAC
    • View current and available values in the iDRAC web interface under iDRAC Settings > Settings>Time Zone and NTP Settings
  • pdiskType
    • Defines the type of disks to be used for pdisk storage. This helps define behavior for configuring pdisk storage.
    • Valid values:
      • nvme: Nonvolatile Memory Express (NVMe) disks (default)
      • ssd: Solid State Disk (SSD)
      • hdd: Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
• idracHvstr
  • Defines properties specific to idracKvmHvstr hosts
  • ansible_ssh_pass
    • SECURITY WARNING: The default value "calvin" is a placeholder and MUST be changed before deployment
    • Defines the iDRAC password for SSH access to idracHvstr hosts
    • Recommended: Use Ansible Vault to encrypt passwords instead of storing them in plain text. See "idracKvm" section above for details.
  • iDracTimeZone
    • Defines the timezone to be used by the iDRAC
    • View current and available values in the iDRAC web interface under iDRAC Settings > Settings>Time Zone and NTP Settings
  • pdiskType
    • Defines the type of disks to be used for pdisk storage. This helps define behavior for configuring pdisk storage.
    • Valid values:
      • nvme: Nonvolatile Memory Express (NVMe) disks (default)
      • ssd: Solid State Disk (SSD(
      • hdd: Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
  • serverProfileTemplate: Server profile template file to use
  • idracVersion: iDRAC version, for example, "9" for iDRAC9
• kvm
  • Defines properties specific to KVM database hosts
  • iso: ISO file name for KVM host (required for bare-metal install)
  • prefixLength: Network prefix length for CLAN / Management network
  • gateway: Network gateway for CLAN / Management network
  • nameserver: DNS server
  • mgmtInterface: CLAN / Management interface. Default: eth0
  • mgmtVlan: CLAN / Management VLAN ID
  • searchDomain: Search domain
  • sriovEnabled:
    • Defines whether SR-IOV is enabled
    • Valid values
      • true: Set when deploying Dell CI system
      • false: Set when deploying BYOH system
  • dataDisks: List of disks to include when configuring pdisk storage
  • sourceAutoYastFilePath:
    • Full path to AutoYaST control file with hardware / environment specific configuration
    • Primary updates needed are defining / mapping network interfaces based on network configuration
  • hostNetworks:
    • hostNetworks.networks.<network>.interface: VM-facing interface label (for compatibility/mapping)
    • hostNetworks.networks.<network>.hostInterface: Hypervisor-side bond/NIC/interface used on host
    • hostNetworks.networks.<network>.vlanId: VLAN ID for that network on host
    • hostNetworks.bridges.<network>: Bridge name used for that network
    • Common hostNetworks.networks.<network> values: clan, byn1, byn2, cmic1, cmic2, dsu, iscsi1, iscsi2, iscsi3, iscsi4
    • Common hostNetworks.bridges.<network> values: clan, byn1, byn2, cmic1, cmic2, dsu, strg1, strg2
    • For storage/iSCSI, define VLAN IDs under hostNetworks.networks.iscsi1..iscsi4 and the corresponding bridges under hostNetworks.bridges.strg1/strg2.
  • Legacy flat keys (supported for backward compatibility)
    • clanVlanId, byn1Interface, byn1HostInterface, byn1VlanId, byn2Interface, byn2HostInterface, byn2VlanId
    • cmic1VlanId, cmic2VlanId, dsuVlanId, <network>Bridge
  • storageType: Type of storage for pDisks
    • Valid values
      • mdadm (default)
      • nvme: Nonvolatile Memory Express (NVMe)
      • ssd: Solid State Disk (SSD)
      • hdd: Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
  • storageDevice: pDisk storage device
    • Valid values
      • /dev/md0 (default for mdadm)
      • /dev/sdb
• kvmMgmt
  • Defines properties specific to KVM database hosts
  • iso: ISO file name for KVM host (required for bare-metal install)
  • prefixLength: Network prefix length for CLAN / Management network
  • gateway: Network gateway for CLAN / Management network
  • nameserver: DNS server
  • mgmtInterface: CLAN / Management interface. Default: eth0
  • mgmtVlan: CLAN / Management VLAN ID
  • searchDomain: Search domain
  • sriovEnabled:
    • Defines whether SR-IOV is enabled
    • Valid values
      • true: Set when deploying Dell CI system
      • false: Set when deploying BYOH system
  • dataDisks: List of disks to include when configuring pdisk storage
  • sourceAutoYastFilePath:
    • Full path to AutoYaST control file with hardware / environment specific configuration
    • Primary updates needed are defining / mapping network interfaces based on network configuration
  • hostNetworks: Structured host-side network configuration (recommended)
    • hostNetworks.networks.<network>.interface
    • hostNetworks.networks.<network>.hostInterface
    • hostNetworks.networks.<network>.vlanId
    • hostNetworks.bridges.<network>
  • Legacy flat keys (supported for backward compatibility)
    • clanVlanId, byn1Interface, byn1HostInterface, byn1VlanId, byn2Interface, byn2HostInterface, byn2VlanId
    • cmic1VlanId, cmic2VlanId, dsuVlanId, <network>Bridge
• tpa
  • image: Image file name for TPA VM (required when deploying TPA VMs)
  • system_name: Uppercase system name
  • ntp_server_list: List of primary and secondary NTP servers
  • system_nickname: Uppercase system nickname (same as system_name)
  • pDiskNumbers: List of pdisk numbers to be configured
  • netmask: Network Mask for CLAN / Management network
  • gateway: Network Gateway for CLAN / Management network
  • networkAddress: Network address for CLAN / Management network
  • broadcastAddress: Broadcast address for CLAN / Management network
  • pdiskSizeGb: Size of pdisks in GB
  • numCpu: Total number of vCPU. numSockets * numCores * numThreads should = numCpu
  • numSockets: Number of CPU Sockets
  • numCores: Number of CPU Cores
  • numThreads: Number of CPU Threads
  • memoryKiB: Memory in KiB
  • domain: Domain name
  • dbName: Uppercase database name. (same as system_name)
  • deploymentType:

    Valid values:

    • mpp: Massively Parallel Processing deployment. Deploys multiple TPA nodes.
    • smp: Symmetric Multiprocessing deployment. Deploys a single TPA node.
  • automodeInputFile: Full path to automode input file. Provides configuration details for autoput.
  • ioThreads: Integer value for I/O Threads. Dependent on number and ratio of pdisks and SCSI controllers.
  • networks (recommended for VM interfaces):
    • networks.<network>.interface: VM NIC name for that network
    • networks.<network>.vlanId: VLAN ID for that VM network
    • Common <network> values: clan, byn1, byn2, cmic1, cmic2, dsu
  • Legacy VM flat keys (supported): <network>Interface, <network>VlanId
• vp

  image: Image file name for TPA VM (required when deploying VP VMs)

• cmic

  image: Image file name for TPA VM (required when deploying CMIC VMs)

• dm

  image: Image file name for TPA VM (required when deploying DM VMs)

• qgm

  image: Image file name for TPA VM (required when deploying QGM VMs)

• dsu

  image: Image file name for TPA VM (required when deploying DSU VMs)