Rundeck – How to add Windows node

Rundeck is open source software that helps you automate routine operational procedures in data center or cloud environments. Rundeck provides a number of features that will alleviate time-consuming grunt work and make it easy for you to scale up your automation efforts and create self service for others. Teams can collaborate to share how processes are automated while others are given trust to view operational activity or execute tasks.

Rundeck allows you to run tasks on any number of nodes from a web-based or command-line interface. Rundeck also includes other features that make it easy to scale up your automation efforts including: access control, workflow building, scheduling, logging, and integration with external sources for node and option data.

A Node is a resource that is either a physical or virtual instance of a network accessible host. Nodes have a few basic attributes but a Node’s attributes can be extended to include arbitrary named key/value pairs. Attributes typically describe the properties of a node or reflect the state of the node. One of a Node’s built in attributes is called “tags” which is a list of classifications or categories about that Node.

Rundeck WinRM Plugin

This is a Rundeck Node Execution plugin that uses WinRM to connect to Windows and execute commands. It uses the OverThere Library to provide the WinRM implementation, and uses Basic authentication over HTTPS.

Compatible with Rundeck 2.3.x+

$RDECK_BASE = /etc/rundeck/

1. Install WinRM plugin


cd /etc/rundeck/libext/
wget https://github.com/rundeck-plugins/rundeck-winrm-plugin/releases/download/v1.3.1/rundeck-winrm-plugin-1.3.1.jar
/etc/init.d/rundeckd restart


2. Create Key

Rundeck – WinRM Key

Rundeck – WinRM Key

3. Create new project

Rundeck

4. Add source

resourcexml

5. WinRm Preferences

WinRM

6. Select your password Key

Rundeck – WinRM Key

7. Add a Windows Node

vim /etc/rundeck/projects/TESTE2/etc/resources.xml

8. Configure Windows to enable WinRM connections.

Run cmd as administrator

winrm qc
winrm set winrm/config/client/auth @{Basic="true"}
winrm set winrm/config/service/auth @{Basic="true"}
winrm set winrm/config/service @{AllowUnencrypted="true"}

9. Run a command on remote host

Rundeck – WinRm Command

10. Succeeded!

Rundeck – WinRM Succeeded