Ansible windows async issue.

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Hi guys,

I’m trying to use the ansible’s async feature to speed up the deployment process. Basically, this a windows
deployment occurs in 2 stages: 1) analysis deployment (7hrs - 6 vms) 2) head deployment (6hrs - 1 vm).
I’m trying to run these deployments in parallel. In test env, there are only 2 analysis servers, 1 head server.
The problem is that analysis deployment happens only on one of analysis server, but doesn’t seems to deploy on the another analysis server; the head deployment is fine too.In another env, (total 3 vms), it missed out deployment on the head vm.

Here is the play:

  • name: legacy Installation (Analysis server)

win_shell: >
{{ script_dir }}\Installapp.ps1
‘4. Analysis Server’
{{ headnode }}
{{ ansible_domain }}{{ ansible_user }}
{{ ansible_password }}
async: 25200
poll: 0
register: analysis_deployment
when: “‘risklink17-analysis’ in group_names”

  • debug: var=analysis_deployment
    when: “‘risklink17-analysis’ in group_names”

  • name: legacy Installation (Head server)
    win_shell: >
    {{ script_dir }}\Installapp.ps1
    ‘5. Job Server and Database Server’
    {{ headnode }}
    {{ ansible_domain }}{{ ansible_user }}
    {{ ansible_password }}
    -skip_mail
    async: 21600
    poll: 0
    register: head_deployment
    when: “‘risklink17-head’ in group_names”

  • debug: var=head_deployment
    when: “‘risklink17-head’ in group_names”

  • name: Waiting for analysis deployment to complete…
    async_status: jid={{ analysis_deployment.ansible_job_id }}
    register: analysis_result
    until: analysis_result.finished
    retries: 420
    delay: 60
    when: “‘risklink17-analysis’ in group_names”

  • name: Analysis deployment completed, waiting for Head deployment.
    async_status: jid={{ head_deployment.ansible_job_id }}
    register: head_result
    until: head_result.finished
    retries: 360
    delay: 60
    when: “‘risklink17-head’ in group_names”

On the vm, where the deployment missed, i see this error from the eventviewer app:


Settings: Could not read key from registry (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040150 (REGDB_E_READREGDB))

Details:
ExceptionClass=COMException
ErrorCategory=
ErrorId=
ErrorMessage=Could not read key from registry (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040150 (REGDB_E_READREGDB))

I’m using ansible version: 2.2.1.0; any help on this would be much appreciated.