4 files changed, 48 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/roles/static_inventory/defaults/main.yml b/roles/static_inventory/defaults/main.yml
index 5b8aacf5c..871700f8c 100644
--- a/roles/static_inventory/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/static_inventory/defaults/main.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,10 @@ private_ssh_key: ~/.ssh/openshift
 # The patch to store the generated config to access bastion/hosts
 ssh_config_path: /tmp/ssh.config.ansible
 
+# The IP:port to make an SSH tunnel to access UI on the 1st master
+# via bastion node (requires sudo on the ansible control node)
+ui_ssh_tunnel: False
+ui_port: "{{ openshift_master_api_port | default(8443) }}"
+target_ip: "{{ hostvars[groups['masters.' + stack_name|quote][0]].private_v4 }}"
+
 openstack_private_network: private
diff --git a/roles/static_inventory/tasks/main.yml b/roles/static_inventory/tasks/main.yml
index b58866017..24e11beb6 100644
--- a/roles/static_inventory/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/static_inventory/tasks/main.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,10 @@
 - name: Generate SSH config for accessing hosts via bastion
   include: sshconfig.yml
   when: use_bastion|bool
+
+- name: Configure SSH tunneling to access UI
+  include: sshtun.yml
+  become: true
+  when:
+    - use_bastion|bool
+    - ui_ssh_tunnel|bool
diff --git a/roles/static_inventory/tasks/sshtun.yml b/roles/static_inventory/tasks/sshtun.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0e4c832c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/static_inventory/tasks/sshtun.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: Create ssh tunnel systemd service
+  template:
+    src: ssh-tunnel.service.j2
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/ssh-tunnel.service
+    mode: 0644
+
+- name: reload the systemctl daemon after file update
+  command: systemctl daemon-reload
+
+- name: Enable ssh tunnel service
+  service:
+    name: ssh-tunnel
+    enabled: true
+    state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/static_inventory/templates/ssh-tunnel.service.j2 b/roles/static_inventory/templates/ssh-tunnel.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d1cf8f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/static_inventory/templates/ssh-tunnel.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Set up ssh tunneling for OpenShift cluster UI
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/ssh -NT -o \
+   ServerAliveInterval=60 -o \
+   UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o \
+   StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o \
+   ExitOnForwardFailure=no -i \
+   {{ private_ssh_key }} {{ ssh_user }}@{{ hostvars['bastion'].ansible_host }} \
+   -L 0.0.0.0:{{ ui_port }}:{{ target_ip }}:{{ ui_port }}
+
+
+# Restart every >2 seconds to avoid StartLimitInterval failure
+RestartSec=5
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target