Updating mongodb packages to latest version

[panpomaly]

SUMMARY

After having installed and configured mongodb for over a year with this collection, I wanted to upgrade to version 7.0.

There are several ways to achieve this in general, but I wanted to use the collection if possible. The only way i saw was specifying a specific_mongodb_version.

I added a variable mongod_package_state to be used as state for the package task (Ensure mongod package is installed). This only works for package manager allowing to set the state to latest (I use debian/ubuntu).

This works for me, but may not be the best solution. My problem with this solution is, that mongodb_install notifies a handler defined in mongodb_mongod, which works, but is not really good style. And when using Mongos, a restart of the daemon would also be necessary.

Maybe there is a better / easier way. I'm open to ideas

ISSUE TYPE

• Feature Pull Request

COMPONENT NAME

mongodb_install

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

An upgrade playbook could be like this:

- hosts: mongodb
  serial: 1
  collections: community.mongodb
  vars:
    - mongod_package_state: latest
  pre_tasks:
    - name: remove old mongodb-mongosh package
      ansible.builtin.package:
        name: mongodb-mongosh
        state: absent
  roles:
    - role: mongodb_repository
      tags: ['mongodb_base']
    - role: mongodb_linux
      tags: ['mongodb_base']
    - role: mongodb_install
      tags: ['mongodb_base']
    - role: mongodb_mongod
      tags: ['mongodb']

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[rhysmeister]

Hello @panpomaly,

• Please document the variable in the role's README.md file.
• Using these roles for minor version upgrades is probably ok but I wouldn't use them for major version upgrades. Typically the upgrade between major versions can involve other one-off steps that don't belong in these roles. You can see some examples here: https://github.com/rhysmeister/AutomatingMongoDBWithAnsible/tree/master/playbooks/maintenance (These are old and no longer maintained).

Cheers,

Rhys