awx_migrate.md

Migrate configuration from AWX-RPM to AWX 18.0.0 on microk8s

source : https://geekdudes.wordpress.com/2019/12/12/upgrading-migrating-awx-ansible-on-centos-7/

Install awx-cli

pip3 install ansible-tower-cli --upgrade

Export configuration

Set variables

AWX_OLD=http://tower-old.demo.local
PASSWORD_OLD='myOldPassword'

Export configurations to files

awx-cli receive -u admin -p $PASSWORD_OLD -h $AWX_OLD --credential all > credential.json
awx-cli receive -u admin -p $PASSWORD_OLD -h $AWX_OLD --credential_type all > credential_type.json
awx-cli receive -u admin -p $PASSWORD_OLD -h $AWX_OLD --project all > project.json
awx-cli receive -u admin -p $PASSWORD_OLD -h $AWX_OLD --inventory all > inventory.json
awx-cli receive -u admin -p $PASSWORD_OLD -h $AWX_OLD --job_template all > job_template.json
awx-cli receive -u admin -p $PASSWORD_OLD -h $AWX_OLD --workflow all > workflow.json

Import configuration

Set variables

AWX_NEW=https://tower.demo.local
PASSWORD_NEW='myNewPassword'

Import configuration files to new AWX

Restore Credential types

awx-cli send -u admin -p $PASSWORD_NEW -h $AWX_NEW credential_type.json

Restore Credentials

awx-cli send -u admin -p $PASSWORD_NEW -h $AWX_NEW credential.json

Please note that passwords won't be exported, you'll need to enter it manually after usernames are imported (Credentials section in Web GUI)

restore project

If projects are defined with credential, reset password manually before importing project.

awx-cli send -u admin -p $PASSWORD_NEW -h $AWX_NEW project.json

restore inventories

awx-cli send -u admin -p $PASSWORD_NEW -h $AWX_NEW inventory.json

before restoring job templates, remove line which contains string credential

Why ? I didn't use this command.

sed -i '/\bcredential\b/d' job_template.json

restore job templates

awx-cli send -u admin -p $PASSWORD_NEW -h $AWX_NEW job_template.json

restore workflows

awx-cli send -u admin -p $PASSWORD_NEW -h $AWX_NEW workflow.json