Anisble - host file

Hello,

Can the vars_file be passed into the hosts file using the -include: statment?

eg:
vars_file.yml
DBserver_1_FDQN: host1.us.com
DBserver_1_IP: 10.15.87.220
DBserver_2_FDQN: host2.us.com
DBserver_2_IP: 10.15.87.221

hosts.yml

  • include: vars_file
    [servers]
    DBnode
    HeartBeatNode

[DBnode]
{{ DBserver_1_IP }}
{{ DBserver_2_IP }}

I don’t think so… just put your vars in group_vars/all or group_vars/