AWX 3.0.1.0, Ansible 2.7.7 version - how to import inventory (host IPs) from a text file

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I’m using AWX 3.0.1.0, Ansible 2.7.7 version. We have a custom Application with inventory host IPs in a file. How can I import these hosts into AWX inventory? I found reference to awx-manage in the internet. How can I install it? This command is not present in my AWX server. awx-manage function will solve my issue. Please let me know how to get it or how to import a text file containing host IPs into AWX inventory. Thanks, Mani

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Hi Mani,

If you are using some version control tools to sync your project. You can define a inventory and source it from it. Whenever you want to update your inventory, you can simply pull and refresh your project.

Hope that helps.

Thanks

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Thanks.

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Hi Mani ,

Hope the following helps to resolve the issue -

To access awx-manage utility please go to the docker container using below command :

docker exec -it awx_web /bin/bash

awx-manage --help (Will show the user guide for awx-manage)

For example:-

  1. Enable docker awx_web via the following command -

docker exec -it awx_web /bin/bash

  1. Uncomment the path of inventory file from /etc./ansible/ansible.cfg

  2. Customize the host file to be used for inventory import

Under “Ungrouped hosts”, add below host IPs:

192.168.100.1

192.168.100.10

  1. Execute the following command to perform inventory import for inventory ID 5 -

#awx-manage inventory_import --source=/etc./ansible/hosts

–inventory-id=5

if the above steps does not help , please share your ansible.cfg details and the steps you are following .

Best Regards.