3 files changed, 34 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/roles/openshift_metrics/README.md b/roles/openshift_metrics/README.md
index 0f287e944..a61b0db5e 100644
--- a/roles/openshift_metrics/README.md
+++ b/roles/openshift_metrics/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ OpenShift Metrics Installation
 
 Requirements
 ------------
+This role has the following dependencies:
+
+- Java is required on the control node to generate keystores for the Java components
+- httpd-tools is required on the control node to generate various passwords for the metrics components
 
 The following variables need to be set and will be validated:
 
diff --git a/roles/openshift_metrics/tasks/install_metrics.yaml b/roles/openshift_metrics/tasks/install_metrics.yaml
index bab37dbfb..ddaa54438 100644
--- a/roles/openshift_metrics/tasks/install_metrics.yaml
+++ b/roles/openshift_metrics/tasks/install_metrics.yaml
@@ -20,15 +20,23 @@
   loop_control:
     loop_var: include_file
 
+- find: paths={{ mktemp.stdout }}/templates patterns=*.yaml
+  register: object_def_files
+  changed_when: no
+
+- slurp: src={{item.path}}
+  register: object_defs
+  with_items: "{{object_def_files.files}}"
+  changed_when: no
+
 - name: Create objects
   include: oc_apply.yaml
   vars:
     kubeconfig: "{{ mktemp.stdout }}/admin.kubeconfig"
     namespace: "{{ openshift_metrics_project }}"
-    file_name: "{{ item }}"
-    file_content: "{{ lookup('file',item) | from_yaml }}"
-  with_fileglob:
-    - "{{ mktemp.stdout }}/templates/*.yaml"
+    file_name: "{{ item.source }}"
+    file_content: "{{ item.content | b64decode | from_yaml }}"
+  with_items: "{{ object_defs.results }}"
 
 - name: Scaling up cluster
   include: start_metrics.yaml
diff --git a/roles/openshift_metrics/tasks/install_support.yaml b/roles/openshift_metrics/tasks/install_support.yaml
index b0e4bec80..cc5acc6e5 100644
--- a/roles/openshift_metrics/tasks/install_support.yaml
+++ b/roles/openshift_metrics/tasks/install_support.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,22 @@
 ---
+- name: Check control node to see if htpasswd is installed
+  local_action: command which htpasswd
+  register: htpasswd_check
+  failed_when: no
+  changed_when: no
+
+- fail: msg="'htpasswd' is unavailable. Please install httpd-tools on the control node"
+  when: htpasswd_check.rc  == 1
+
+- name: Check control node to see if keytool is installed
+  local_action: command which htpasswd
+  register: keytool_check
+  failed_when: no
+  changed_when: no
+
+- fail: msg="'keytool' is unavailable. Please install java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless on the control node"
+  when: keytool_check.rc  == 1
+
 - include: generate_certificates.yaml
 - include: generate_serviceaccounts.yaml
 - include: generate_services.yaml