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.
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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.
| Type | Infra Team | DevOps Team | Label(s) | Ansible Group(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VM Image | Responsible | ubuntu ubuntu24 | ubuntu ubuntu24 | Labels for Ubuntu 24-based images; forms an Ansible group for all Ubuntu hosts | |
| VM Image | Responsible | rhel rhel9 | rhel rhel9 | Labels for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 images; groups RHEL hosts. | |
| VM Image | Responsible | win win2022 | win win2022 | Label for Windows 2022 images; groups all Windows hosts. | |
| DTAP | Provides options | Selects | development test acceptance production | development test acceptance production | Environment labels; assigns hosts to a specific environment. |
| Service/Application | Provides options | Selects | hello-world | hello-world | Application role label; creates a group for hosts running “hello-world” app. |
| Ansible Inventory | Responsible | linux | linux | Static group defined in hosts.ini for broader targeting of Linux hosts. |
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