ansible parallel

gistfile1.txt

---

- name: Run tasks in parallel
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: Pretend to create instances
      command: "sleep {{ item }}"  # Instead of calling a long running operation at a cloud provider, we just sleep.
      with_items:
        - 6
        - 8
        - 7
      register: _create_instances
      async: 600  # Maximum runtime in seconds. Adjust as needed.
      poll: 0  # Fire and continue (never poll)

    - name: Wait for creation to finish
      async_status:
        jid: "{{ item.ansible_job_id }}"
      register: _jobs
      until: _jobs.finished
      delay: 5  # Check every 5 seconds. Adjust as you like.
      retries: 10  # Retry up to 10 times. Adjust as needed.
      with_items: "{{ _create_instances.results }}"

- name: Run tasks in sequence
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: Pretend to create instances
      command: "sleep {{ item }}"  # Instead of calling a long running operation at a cloud provider, we just sleep.
      with_items:
        - 6
        - 8
        - 7