Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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key
string
/ required
|
The variables whose values will be used as groups.
|
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parents
list
added in 2.4 |
Default: "all"
|
The list of the parent groups.
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Note
See also
# Create groups based on the machine architecture
- group_by:
key: machine_{{ ansible_machine }}
# Create groups like 'virt_kvm_host'
- group_by:
key: virt_{{ ansible_virtualization_type }}_{{ ansible_virtualization_role }}
# Create nested groups
- group_by:
key: el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}-{{ ansible_architecture }}
parents:
- el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}
More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.
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