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-# List of playbooks
+# Ansible Collection Playbooks
+
+The playbooks starting with `sample-` in this directory can be used as examples for your own playbooksi and cannot be called directly from the commandline.
+The other playbooks can be called directly with a prepared variable file or imported in your own playbooks or workflows.
+The playbooks can run against localhost, all hosts or defined group.
+
+## Usage of playbooks
+
+### Prepare System for SAP HANA installation: `sap_hana_prepare_exec.yml`
+
+This playbook runs against localhost and/or remote hosts.
+You need to define the variable `sap_hana_group`to run this playbook against a particular group of hosts which is defined in your inventory.
+If you do not define the parameter `sap_hana_group` the playbook will run against all hosts in the inventory unless limited with `-l hostname' or localhost if no inventory is defined.
+
+To run this playbook you need to prepare a variable file with a minimum viable set of variables.
+
+#### Example: 
+
+Create a parameter file `my_vars.yml` with similar content:
+
+```[yaml]
+    # sap_playbook_parameter_confirm: false   # Set to true if you want to list parameters and confirm execution
+    sap_domain: my.sap.domain
+    sap_general_preconfigure_modify_etc_hosts: true
+    sap_general_preconfigure_update: true
+    sap_general_preconfigure_fail_if_reboot_required: false
+    sap_hana_preconfigure_update: true
+    sap_hana_preconfigure_fail_if_reboot_required: false
+    sap_hana_preconfigure_reboot_ok: true
+```
+
+Create the file `my_inventory` similar to:
+
+```[yaml]
+[my_hanas]
+hana1
+hana2
+```
+
+Now you can run the playbook with
+
+```[bash]
+ansible-playbook community.sap_install.sap_hana_preconfigure_exec.yml -i my_inventory -e @my_vars.yml -e sap_hana_group=my_hanas
+```
+
+When you call this playbook against a remote host make sure the user can connect and assume root without a password or pass the following parameters if necessary
+
+```[bash]
+ -u <connection user>: User that establishes the ssh connection
+ -k: asks for password or passphrase of the connection user, if required for ssh
+ -K: asks for the privilege escalation password of the connection user to become root on the target host
+```
+
+You can also call the playbook inside another playbook with:
+
+```
+- name: Include HANA preparation from collection for group my_hanas
+  ansible.builtin.import_playbook: community.sap_install.sap_hana_prepare_exec.yml
+  vars:
+    sap_hana_group: my_hanas
+    # add other vars here, or define somewhere else
+```
 
-- prepare-for-hana
-- prepare-for-netweaver
-- install-sap-hana
-- install-sap-hana-cluster
-- install-sap-hana-s4
diff --git a/playbooks/sap_hana_preconfigure_exec.yml b/playbooks/sap_hana_preconfigure_exec.yml
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+---
+##
+# Call this playbook only with all variables defined.
+#
+# The minimum viable set of variables which need to be defined are:
+#
+# sap_hana_group: name of group in inventory - defaults to localhost if not set
+# sap_domain: SAP domain - defaults to ansible_domain if not set, but must not be empty
+#
+# for redhat.sap_install.sap_general_preconfigure
+# sap_general_preconfigure_modify_etc_hosts: defaults to true
+# sap_general_preconfigure_update: defaults to false
+# sap_general_preconfigure_fail_if_reboot_required: defaults to true
+#
+# for redhat.sap_install.sap_hana_preconfigure
+# sap_hana_preconfigure_update: defaults to false
+# sap_hana_preconfigure_fail_if_reboot_required: defaults to true
+# sap_hana_preconfigure_reboot_ok: defaults to false
+#
+# Please note: if the variable sap_playbook_parameter_confirm is set to true, the playbook
+# stops execution and waits for an input. If you want to run the playbook in
+# non-interactive mode, leave the variable unset or set to false.
+
+- name: Prepare system for SAP HANA Installation
+  hosts: "{{ sap_hana_group | d((groups['all'] == []) | ternary ('localhost', 'all')) }}"
+  become: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ansible Role Configuration
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: |-
+          The Hana setup runs with the following configuration
+          - 'Hostname                : {{ sap_hostname | d(ansible_hostname) }}'
+          - 'IP Address              : {{ sap_ip | d(ansible_default_ipv4.address) }}'
+          - 'Domain                  : {{ (sap_domain | d('') | length > 0) | ternary(sap_domain, ansible_domain) }}'
+          - 'Modify hosts            : {{ sap_general_preconfigure_modify_etc_hosts | d('false') }}'
+          - 'Update OS               : {{ sap_hana_preconfigure_update | d('false') }}'
+          - 'Auto Reboot             : {{ sap_hana_preconfigure_reboot_ok | d('false') }}'
+          - 'Fail if reboot is needed: {{ sap_hana_preconfigure_fail_if_reboot_required | d('true') }}'
+
+    - name: Pause Playbook to verify parameters
+      when: sap_playbook_parameter_confirm | d(false)
+      ansible.builtin.pause:
+
+    - name: Perform the general SAP configuration
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: community.sap_install.sap_general_preconfigure
+
+    - name: Perform the SAP HANA specific configuration
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: community.sap_install.sap_hana_preconfigure