sap_swpm: Option to enable SWPM observer mode

roles/sap_swpm/defaults/main.yml

@@ -194,6 +194,16 @@ sap_swpm_tmsadm_password:
 sap_swpm_tms_tr_files_path:
 # --- Experimental --- #
 
+# --- Experimental - SWPM Observer mode --- #
+# Enables observer mode of SWPM - TO BE USED for debugging/troubleshooting mainly
+# This allows user to watch the installation progress from a browser (on standard port 4237) and possibly interact with it
+# Note: Interaction can impact the automated installation and may result in the requirements for further manual actions in order to complete the installation
+sap_swpm_swpm_observer_mode: false
+# Allows to specify a different remote access user (e.g. when root's password is unknown). Default SWPM behaviour is to use root. This may not be desirable as
+# root's password may not be available for security reasons. The remote access user must exist before SWPM is executed (i.e. <sid>adm can't be used  if it doesn't exist yet).
+#sap_swpm_swpm_remote_access_user: admin
+# --- Experimental - SWPM Observer mode --- #
+
 sap_swpm_install_saphostagent: 'true'
 
 

roles/sap_swpm/tasks/pre_install.yml

@@ -15,13 +15,16 @@
 ################
 
 - name: SAP SWPM Pre Install - Set sapinst command
+  vars:
+    sap_swpm_swpm_command_guiserver: "{{ 'SAPINST_START_GUISERVER=false' if not sap_swpm_swpm_observer_mode else '' }}"
+    sap_swpm_swpm_command_observer: "{{ 'SAPINST_REMOTE_ACCESS_USER=' + sap_swpm_swpm_remote_access_user + ' SAPINST_REMOTE_ACCESS_USER_IS_TRUSTED=true' if sap_swpm_swpm_observer_mode and sap_swpm_swpm_remote_access_user is defined else '' }}"
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     sap_swpm_swpm_command_inifile: "SAPINST_INPUT_PARAMETERS_URL={{ sap_swpm_tmpdir.path }}/inifile.params"
     sap_swpm_swpm_command_product_id: "SAPINST_EXECUTE_PRODUCT_ID={{ sap_swpm_product_catalog_id }}"
     # If SWPM is running a normal install Ansible Variable sap_swpm_swpm_command_virtual_hostname is blank
     # IF SWPM is running a HA installation, Ansible Variable sap_swpm_swpm_command_virtual_hostname is set and contains "SAPINST_USE_HOSTNAME={{ sap_swpm_virtual_hostname }} IS_HOST_LOCAL_USING_STRING_COMPARE=true"
     # If SWPM is running a MP Stack XML installation, Ansible Variable sap_swpm_swpm_command_mp_stack is set and contains "SAPINST_STACK_XML={{ sap_swpm_mp_stack_path }} + '/' (if needed) + {{ sap_swpm_mp_stack_file_name }}"
-    sap_swpm_swpm_command_extra_args: "SAPINST_SKIP_DIALOGS=true SAPINST_START_GUISERVER=false {{ sap_swpm_swpm_command_virtual_hostname }} {{ sap_swpm_swpm_command_mp_stack }}"
+    sap_swpm_swpm_command_extra_args: "SAPINST_SKIP_DIALOGS=true {{ sap_swpm_swpm_command_guiserver }} {{ sap_swpm_swpm_command_observer }} {{ sap_swpm_swpm_command_virtual_hostname }} {{ sap_swpm_swpm_command_mp_stack }}"
   tags: sap_swpm_sapinst_commandline
 
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