Make etcd_backup_prefix configurable. Ensures that backups can be stored on a different location other than ${HOST}/var/backups, say an EBS volume on AWS.

inventory/group_vars/all.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ bootstrap_os: none
 #Directory where etcd data stored
 etcd_data_dir: /var/lib/etcd
 
+#Directory where etcd backups are stored on the host
+etcd_backup_prefix: /var/backups
+
 # Directory where the binaries will be installed
 bin_dir: /usr/local/bin
 

roles/etcd/handlers/backup.yml

@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
 - name: Refresh Time Fact
   setup: filter=ansible_date_time
 
-- name: Set etcd Backup Directory Prefix
-  set_fact:
-    etcd_backup_prefix: '/var/backups'
-
 - name: Set Backup Directory
   set_fact:
     etcd_backup_directory: "{{ etcd_backup_prefix }}/etcd-{{ ansible_date_time.date }}_{{ ansible_date_time.time }}"