Template Creation for VMware

In this section you define the templates to run this demo.

Test your configuration

To check proper connection to your VCenter create the following template:

Go to Resources -> Templates
Click Add -> Add Job Template
Add the following parameters
- Name: tool - list datacenter
- Inventory - your demo inventory
- Project - your GitHub project
- Playbook - tools/vmware_list_datacenters.yml
- Credentials - vCenter Credentials
Click Save
Click Launch

If you have self-signed certificates make sure the variable vcenter_validate_certs: false is set. You should have done this in your inventory

If everything goes well you get the name of your datacenters (in the same way it has to be put in the inventory variable)

There are some more playbooks like this in the tools directory of this repository to get information on the VMware environment. You can use these playbooks to figure out some of the variables that need to be configured in the inventory.

Set up the provisioning playbooks

Step 1

Go to Resources -> Templates
Click Add -> Add Job Template
Add the following parameters
- Name: 01 - provision Servers
- Inventory: your demo inventory
- Project: your GitHub project
- Playbook: 01-server-provisioning-vmware.yml
- Credentials: vCenter Credentials
Click Save

Step 2

Click Add -> Add Job Template
Add the following parameters
- Name: 01 - provision Servers
- Inventory: your demo inventory
- Project: your GitHub project
- Playbook: 02-basic-os-setup.yml
- Credentials:
  - Cloud: Vcenter Credentials
  - Cloud: RHN Registration Credentials
  - SSH: Root Machine Credentials
Click Save

Step 3 and 4

Repeat Step 2 with proper for the following playbooks:

03-A-sap-hana-prepare.yml
03-B-sap-hana-install.yml
03-03-CD-sap-hana-cluster.yml (also needs VCenter Credentials)
04-A-sap-netweaver-prepare.yml
04-B-S4-deployment.yml

Combine these job templates in a workflow template:

Click Add -> Add Workflow Template
Add the following parameters

Name: 00 - End-2-End S/4 HANA deployment
Inventory: your demo inventory
Project: your GitHub project
Variables: (adopt the variables as you like)

 ---
 ## Server Configuration (used in Step1 and Step 2)
 server_def:
   - name: hana1           # Enter hostname of your first hana server
     disk_gb: 400           # Enter diskspace for hana directories
     mem_mb: 131072         # Enter memory of hana server (128GB recommended)
     cpus: 8                # number of CPUs
     group: hanas           # don't change: Groupname for hana server
     storage_pools:         # Storage config for storage role
       - name: sap
 	disks:
 	  - sdb
 	volumes:
 	  - name: data
 	    size: "128 GiB"
 	    mount_point: "/hana/data"
 	    fs_type: xfs
 	    state: present
 	  - name: log
 	    size: "128 GiB"
 	    mount_point: "/hana/log"
 	    fs_type: xfs
 	    state: present
 	  - name: shared
 	    size: "96 GiB"
 	    mount_point: "/hana/shared"
 	    fs_type: xfs
 	    state: present
 	  - name: sap
 	    size: "40 GiB"
 	    mount_point: "/usr/sap"
 	    state: present

   - name: hana2           # Enter hostname of your second hana server
     disk_gb: 400           # following is the same as above
     mem_mb: 131072
     cpus: 8
     group: hanas
     storage_pools:
       - name: sap
 	disks:
 	  - sdb
 	volumes:
 	  - name: data
 	    size: "128 GiB"
 	    mount_point: "/hana/data"
 	    fs_type: xfs
 	    state: present
 	  - name: log
 	    size: "128 GiB"
 	    mount_point: "/hana/log"
 	    fs_type: xfs
 	    state: present
 	  - name: shared
 	    size: "96 GiB"
 	    mount_point: "/hana/shared"
 	    fs_type: xfs
 	    state: present
 	  - name: sap
 	    size: "40 GiB"
 	    mount_point: "/usr/sap"
 	    state: present

   - name: s4hana           # Enter hostname of your s4hana server
     disk_gb: 250
     group: s4hanas         # Group for s4 servers (do not change)
     storage_pools:
       - name: sap
 	disks:
 	  - sdb
 	volumes:
 	  - name: sap
 	    size: "50 GiB"
 	    mount_point: "/usr/sap"
 	    state: present
 	  - name: sapmnt
 	    size: "20 GiB"
 	    mount_point: "/sapmnt"
 	    state: present
 	  - name: swap
 	    size: "21 GiB"
 	    fs_type: swap
 	    mount_options: swap
 	    state: present

 # sap_general_preconfigure (used in Step 3A and 4A)
 #-------------------------
 sap_domain: ocp.gscoe.intern
 sap_general_preconfigure_modify_etc_hosts: true
 sap_general_preconfigure_update: true
 sap_general_preconfigure_fail_if_reboot_required: false
 sap_general_preconfigure_reboot_ok: true

 # sap_hana_preconfigure(used in step 3A )
 #----------------------
 sap_hana_preconfigure_update: true
 sap_hana_preconfigure_fail_if_reboot_required: false
 sap_hana_preconfigure_reboot_ok: true

 # sap_netweaver_preconfigure (used in step 4A)
 #---------------------------
 # No definition needed

 # Path to SAP Software on NFS fileshare (used in step 3B und 4B)
 #----------------------------------
 # download new HANA version, or S4version -- just put it on the share and change here
 sap_hana_version: HANA2SPS06
 sap_swpm_product: S4HANA2021.FNDN

 # sap_hana_install (used in 3B and particular in 3CD and 4B)
 #------------------
 sap_hana_install_software_directory: "/"
 sap_hana_install_sapcar_filename: SAPCAR
 sap_hana_install_software_extract_directory: "/home/sapinst"
 sap_hana_install_master_password: "R3dh4t$123"
 sap_hana_sid: "RHE"
 sap_hana_instance_number: "00"

 # sap_install.sap_ha_* (4roles in step 03-CD)
 #---------------------
 ### Cluster Definition
 sap_ha_install_pacemaker_cluster_name: cluster1
 sap_hana_hacluster_password: 'my_hacluster'

 sap_hana_cluster_nodes:
   - node_name: rhd-hana1
     node_ip: ""
     node_role: primary
     hana_site: DC01

   - node_name: rhd-hana2
     node_ip: ""
     node_role: secondary
     hana_site: DC02

 sap_ha_set_hana_vip1: 1.2.3.4 ## Change to Virtual IP of cluster (needs to be in hosts or DNS)
 sap_pacemaker_stonith_devices:
   - name: "fence_for_vmware"
     agent: "fence_vmware_rest"
     parameters: >
        "pcmk_host_list='hana1,hana2' ssl_insecure=1 ssl=1"
        "ipaddr="
        "login="
        "passwd="

 # sap_swpm (used in step 4B)
 #----------
 # This currently does not work in all setups (see issues)
 sap_swpm_update_etchosts: false

 # sap_swpm
 #----------
 # Product ID for New Installation
 sap_swpm_product_catalog_id: NW_ABAP_OneHost:.HDB.ABAP
 # Software
 sap_swpm_software_path: "/"
 sap_swpm_sapcar_path: ""
 sap_swpm_swpm_path: ""

 # NW Passwords
 sap_swpm_master_password: "R3dh4t$123"
 sap_swpm_ddic_000_password: ""
 # HDB Passwords
 sap_swpm_db_system_password: ""
 sap_swpm_db_systemdb_password: ""
 sap_swpm_db_schema_abap_password: ""
 sap_swpm_db_sidadm_password: ""
 # Default Value
 #sap_swpm_db_schema_abap: "SAPHANADB"
 # NW Instance Parameters
 sap_swpm_sid: S4H
 sap_swpm_pas_instance_nr: "01"
 sap_swpm_ascs_instance_nr: "02"
 sap_swpm_ascs_instance_hostname: ""
 sap_swpm_fqdn: ""
 # HDB Instance Parameters
 # For dual host installation, change the db_host to appropriate value
 sap_swpm_db_host: "hanavip"
 sap_swpm_db_sid: ""
 sap_swpm_db_instance_nr: ""

Click Save
Click Visualizer and create the following workflow:
1. on "Start" click +, select On Success, click Next, select job Template 01 provision servers and click Save
2. on 01 provisiom servers and select Inventory sync SAP Server on success
3. on SAP Server select job template 02 basic OS Setup on success
4. on 02 basic OS Setup select job template 03-A Hana preparation on success
5. on 02 basic OS Setup select job template 04-A Netweaver preparation on success
6. on 03-A Hana preparation select job template 03-B HANA install on success
7. on 03-B HANA install select to template 03-CD- HANA HSR and Cluster on success
8. on 03-CD- HANA HSR and Cluster select 04 - SAP S/4HANA install on success
9. on 04-A Netweaver Preparation, click the chain symbol and connect it to the existing 04 - SAP S/4HANA install tile
10. Click Save

Your workflow should look like this: Workflow Picture

Appendix: https://access.redhat.com/articles/6964708