software

Overview

This defined type install’s specified version of the the IIB software in the specified folder. The source zip file from IBM is found at the location specified at source_location.

Here is an example on how to use it:

iib_install::software{ '10.0.0.8':
  source_location  => '/software',
  install_root     => '/opt/IBM',
  tmp_dir          => '/mytemp',
  logoutput        => true,
}

Attributes

source_location

The location of the IIB software.

Here is an example on how to use this:

iib_install::... {...:
  ...
  source_location => '/software',
  ...
}

Type: String

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install_root

The location on the file system where the software will be places. The default is ‘/opt/IBM’.

Here is an example on how to use this:

iib_install::software {...:
  ...
  install_root => /my_opt/IBM',
  ...
}

Type: String

Default:'/opt/IBM'

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tmp_dir

This defined type uses a temporary directory. By default this is \tmp. If you want to use an other directory for this, you must specify this parameter.

Here is an example on how to use this:

iib_install::software {...:
  ...
  tmp_dir => /my_tmp',
  ...
}

Type: String

Default:'/tmp'

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logoutput

If you want to see the output of the exec resources in the type, you can set this value to true. The default is on_failure.

Here is an example on how to use this:

iib_install::... {...:
  ...
  logoutput => true,
  ...
}

Type: Variant[Enum['on_failure'], Boolean]

Default:'on_failure'

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