Dynamic Inventory Labeling Scheme

Table illustrating the labeling scheme for images and VMs, showing how vRA labels map to Ansible groups and the responsibilities of Infra and DevOps teams.

Table illustrating a labeling scheme for images and VMs, showing how vRA labels map to Ansible groups and the responsibilities of Infra and DevOps teams.

TypeInfra TeamDevOps TeamLabel(s)Ansible Group(s)Description
VM ImageResponsibleubuntu ubuntu24ubuntu ubuntu24Labels for Ubuntu 24-based images; forms an Ansible group for all Ubuntu hosts
VM ImageResponsiblerhel rhel9rhel rhel9Labels for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 images; groups RHEL hosts.
VM ImageResponsiblewin win2022win win2022Label for Windows 2022 images; groups all Windows hosts.
DTAPProvides optionsSelectsdevelopment test acceptance productiondevelopment test acceptance productionEnvironment labels; assigns hosts to a specific environment.
Service/ApplicationProvides optionsSelectshello-worldhello-worldApplication role label; creates a group for hosts running “hello-world” app.
Ansible InventoryResponsiblelinuxlinuxStatic group defined in hosts.ini for broader targeting of Linux hosts.