UCLALib Ansible Role: Java

Ansible role to install OpenJDK or Oracle Java on server.

Requirements

Only supports RHEL/CentOS-family servers.

For each version of Oracle Java you wish to download, ensure there is a corresponding vars file named:

{{ oracle_java_version }}.yml - for example: 1.8.0_161.yml

This vars file should contain the variables: oracle_java_url and java_rpm_md5 associated with the version of java you'd like to download/install.

Variables

• java_platform - defines the JVM platform to use - options are openjdk or oracle. (Default is openjdk)

• openjdk_java_version - defines the openjdk java version to install - options are 1.8.0, 11, 17, 21. (No default)

• oracle_java_version - defines the version of Oracle to be installed - no default is set - must specify in the play - Example: 1.8.0_161. Also a corresponding vars file must exist with the appropriate oracle_java_url and java_rpm_md5 entries.

• oracle_java_url - defines the url to obtain the version of java specified in oracle_java_version. This should be in included in the associated var file.

• java_rpm_md5 - defines the md5 checksum to verify the downloaded rpm file. This should be in included in the associated var file.

Example Playbook for OpenJDK Java:

---
- name: uclalib_java_app.yml
  sudo: true
  hosts: test

  roles:
    - { role: uclalib_role_java, openjdk_java_version: '1.8.0' }
    - { role: uclalib_role_java_app }

Example Playbook for Oracle Java:

---
- name: uclalib_java_app.yml
  sudo: true
  hosts: test

  roles:
    - { role: uclalib_role_java, java_platform: 'oracle', oracle_java_version: '1.8.0_161' }
    - { role: uclalib_role_java_app }