middleware_automation.jws.jws

This role contains the ansible playbook to setup JWS.

Dependency

Versions

JWS VERSION

Release Date

Tomcat Version

Native Version

Notes

5.6.0

November 30, 2021

9.0.50

1.2.30

Release Notes

5.5.0

June 29, 2021

9.0.43

1.2.26

Release Notes

5.4.0

November 23, 2020

9.0.36

1.2.25

Release Notes

5.3.0

April 21, 2020

9.0.30

1.2.23

Release Notes

5.2.0

November 20, 2019

9.0.21

1.2.21

Release Notes

5.1.0

May 08, 2019

9.0.7

1.2.17

Release Notes

Patching

When variable jws_apply_patches is True (default: False), the role will automatically apply the latest cumulative patch for the selected base version.

JWS VERSION

Release Date

JWS LATEST CP

Notes

5.6.0

April 29, 2022

5.6.2

Release Notes

5.5.0

October 06, 2021

5.5.1

Release Notes

5.4.0

April 14, 2021

5.4.2

Release Notes

5.3.0

August 04, 2020

5.3.2

Release Notes

Refer to JBoss Web Server Component Details for additional details.

Role Defaults

Download and install parameters

Variable

Description

Default

jws_install_method

Installation method, allowed values: ['zipfiles','rpm']

zipfiles

jws_install_dir

Installation path for JWS/tomcat

/opt

jws_rpm

Installation RPM version

jws5

jws_rhn_base_url

Customer Portal Base URL for archive download

https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/softwareDownload.html?softwareId=

jws_version

Version of JWS to install

5.6.0

jws_apply_patches

Install JWS most recent cumulative patch for requested version

False

jws_selinux_enabled

Enable selinux policy enforcement for JWS

True

jws_home

Default installation path for JWS archives

{{ jws_install_dir }}/jws-{{ jws_version.split('.')[0] }}.{{ jws_version.split('.')[1] }}/tomcat

jws_user

posix user account for service

tomcat

jws_uid

posix UID user account for service

tomcat

jws_group

posix group for service

tomcat

jws_gid

posix GID user account for service

tomcat

jws_native

Install native bits; provide a zipfile path below with tomcat, while on JWS it will be interpolated from version

False

jws_native_zipfile

Tomcat native binaries archive filename

''

jws_force_install

Whether to stop any running tomcat process and continue installation

false

jws_archive_repository

Path local to controller for offline/download archive files

`{{ lookup(‘env’, ‘PWD’)

Service configuration

Variable

Description

Default

jws_apps_to_remove

Comma separated list of apps to undeploy

docs,ROOT,examples

jws_catalina_base

Tomcat catalina base env variable

{{ lookup('env','CATALINA_BASE') }}

jws_conf_properties

Path for tomcat configuration

./conf/catalina.properties

jws_conf_policy

Path for tomcat policy configuration

./conf/catalina.policy

jws_conf_loggging

Path for logging configuration

./conf/logging.properties

jws_conf_context

Relative path to context.xml

./conf/context.xml

jws_conf_server

Relative path to server.xml

./conf/server.xml

jws_conf_web

Relative path to web.xml

./conf/web.xml

jws_conf_templates_context

Template to use for context.xml

templates/context.xml.j2

jws_conf_templates_server

Template to use for server.xml

templates/server.xml.j2

jws_conf_templates_web

Template to use for web.xml

templates/web.xml.j2

jws_conf_templates_catalina_properties

Template to use for catalina.properties

templates/catalina.properties.j2

jws_shutdown_port

Tomcat shutdown port

8005

jws_listen_http_port

Tomcat http listen port

8080

jws_listen_http_bind_address

Service bind address

localhost

jws_listen_http_enabled

Enable listening on http port

yes

jws_listen_https_port

Enable listening on https port

8443

jws_listen_https_bind_address

Bind address for https

::1

jws_listen_https_enabled

Enable listening on https port

false

jws_listen_ajp_enabled

Enable listening on ajp port

False

jws_listen_ajp_address

Bind address for ajp

::1

jws_listen_ajp_port

Tomcat ajp listen port

8009

jws_listen_ajp_secret_required

Enable loading secret from vault

True

jws_listen_ajp_secret

Passphrase for vault secret

secret

jws_systemd_enabled

Enable tomcat systemd unit

False

jws_systemd_script_interpreter

Interpreter for systemd unit

bash

jws_systemd_script_shebang

Customize sysVinit script shebang

#!/bin/{{ jws_systemd_script_interpreter }}

jws_service_name

Name for the systemd unit

tomcat

jws_service_conf

Absolute path to tomcat.conf

{{ jws_home }}/conf/tomcat.conf

jws_service_script

Tomcat sysVinit script

{{ jws_home }}/bin/systemd-service.sh

jws_service_systemd

Tomcat systemd unit

/usr/lib/systemd/system/tomcat.service

jws_service_pidfile

Absolute path to tomcat PIDfile

{{ jws_home }}/tomcat.pidfile

jws_service_systemd_type

Systemd unit type

simple

tomcat-vault configuration

Variable

Description

Default

jws_tomcat_vault_keystore

vault keystore filename, made available in playbook files lookup paths

vault.keystore

jws_tomcat_vault_enabled

Enable value

False

jws_tomcat_vault_alias

Alias for loading from vault

my_vault

jws_tomcat_vault_storepass

Tomcat keystore password

123456

jws_tomcat_vault_iteration

Number of iteration for vault encryption

44

jws_tomcat_vault_salt

Salt for encrypting tomcat vault

1234abcd

jws_tomcat_vault_properties

vault.properties filename, made available in playbook files lookup paths

vault.properties

jws_tomcat_vault_data

vault.data filename, made available in playbook files lookup paths

VAULT.dat

mod_cluster configuration

Variable

Description

Default

jws_modcluster_enable

Enable mod_cluster module

False

jws_modcluster_ip

Bind address for mod_cluster

127.0.0.1

jws_modcluster_port

mod_cluster port

6666

jws_modcluster_connector_port

mod_cluster connector port

8080

jws_modcluster_advertise

Enable mod_cluster advertising

false

jws_modcluster_sticky_session

Enable mod_cluster sticky sessions

true

jws_modcluster_sticky_session_force

Force use of sticky sessions

false

jws_modcluster_sticky_session_remove

Remove sticky session from cookies

true

HTTPS configuration

Variable

Description

Default

jws_listen_https_enabled

Enable HTTS connector

False

jws_listen_https_port

Tomcat HTTPS listen port

'8443'

jws_listen_https_bind_address

Service HTTPS bind address

'localhost'

jws_listen_https_servername

Servername associated to the HTTPS connector

'My Server'

jws_listen_https_threads_max

Max number of threads for the HTTPS connector

150

jws_listen_https_connection_timeout

HTTPS connector timeout

6000

jws_listen_https_headers_size

HTTPS connector HTTPS header size

8192

jws_listen_https_keystore_file

Path to keystore file used by HTTPS connector

/etc/ssl/keystore.jks

jws_listen_https_keystore_password

Password to keystore file

changeit

jws_listen_https_client_auth

Request certificate from client

false

Role Variables

Variable

Description

Required

jws_java_version

Version of java openjdk RPM to install for Tomcat, by default nothing is installed

No

tomcat_java_home

JAVA_HOME to use for starting Tomcat, inferred from jws_java_version if used, /usr/lib/jvm/java otherwise

No

Example Playbook

---
- hosts: all
  tasks:
    - name: "Include JWS"
      include_role:
        name: "jws"