prologin.mdb.views module

class prologin.mdb.views.MDBServer(app_name, secret=None, **kwargs)

Bases: prologin.rpc.server.BaseRPCApp

REMOTE_METHODS = {'ansible': <function MDBServer.ansible>, 'query': <function MDBServer.query>, 'register': <function MDBServer.register>, 'switches': <function MDBServer.switches>}

async ansible()

Generate an Ansible dynamic inventory from the machine database (mdb) in JSON format.

References

• http://docs.ansible.com/intro_dynamic_inventory.html

• http://docs.ansible.com/developing_inventory.html

async query(**kwargs)

Query the MDB using the Django query syntax. The possible fields are:

• hostname: the machine name and any of its aliases

• ip: the machine IP address

• aliases: the machine aliases

• mac: the machine MAC address

• rfs: nearest root file server

• hfs: nearest home file server

• mtype: machine type, either user/orga/cluster/service

• room: physical room location, either pasteur/alt/cluster/other

async register(hostname, mac, rfs, hfs, room, mtype)

async switches(**kwargs)

Query the MDB for switches using the Django query syntax. The possible fields are:

• name: the name of the switch

• chassis: the chassis ID

• rfs: associated root file server

• hfs: associated home file server

• room: physical room location, either pasteur/alt/cluster/other