Access the non-domain/realm version of this playbook here
Very Simple Ansible playbook to automate the creation of virtual machines.
This project creates multiple environment var files to use. If you are only working with one environment only use the 'main.yml' in vars and 'main.yml' in the root directory.
This project was used as a base for blink-zero/ansible-ad-lab
The build consists of both Windows and Linux machines. The amount of VM's deployed is customisable through the inventory file. If you only need windows then ensure that the lin option is deselected and vis versa for linux.
The code can be easily modified to suit specific lab environments by modifying the vars/main.yml file.
ansible-deploy-vm
├── tasks
| ├── vmware_create_windows
| └── main.yml
| └── vmware_create_linux
| └── main.yml
├── vars
| └── main.yml.example
├── inventory_custom.ini.example
├── main.yml
├── config.sh
├── requirements.txt
└── README.md
tasks/: directory containing tasks that will be run by the playbook.vars/: directory to save variable files.inventory_custom.ini.example: example inventory of machines to create.main.yml: main playbook in root folder.config.sh: copies example files (vars/playbook/inventories) into seperate files to edit.requirements.txt: dependancies for playbook to run.README.md: instructions and links related to this playbook.
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VMware vCenter (vSphere) Environment
- Tested on: Version 7.0.3
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VMware templated virtual machines - Template Naming Convention Example
linux-ubuntu-22.04-lts-v23.01- Tested and working with:
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Ansible - Tested on: Version 2.9.27
- See requirements.txt for other dependancies
- sshpass may also be required,
yum/apt install sshpass - community.vmware collection,
ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware
Use only the main.yml playbook if only dealing with one environment. This matches up with vars/main.yml.
On your Ansible Control Node:
- Clone this repo
git clone https://github.com/blink-zero/ansible-deploy-vm.git- Change dir to cloned dir
cd ansible-ad-vm- Install requirements
pip install -r requirements.txt- Run config.sh to rename example var files and inventory file
chmod +x config.sh
./config.sh-
Modify vars/main.yml (See Examples)
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Modify inventory_custom.ini (See Examples)
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Run playbook with inventory file
ansible-playbook main.yml -i inventory_custom.ini- Enter in passwords when prompted
config.sh must have been run for this to work.
If you have multiple environments, as part of the config.sh process, multiple environment files will be created (vars/xxx.yml and environment specific playbooks).
Modify the appropriate vars files according to your environment and run the playbook corresponding to it.
- After modifying the vars/development.yml file.
Run: ansible-playbook development.yml -i inventory_development.ini
ansible-playbook main.yml -i inventory_custom.ini---
vcenter_hostname: "vc.example.com"
vcenter_datacenter: "Datacenter_x"
vcenter_validate_certs: false
vcenter_username: "administrator@vsphere.local"
timezone: "255"
esxi_host: "172.16.0.32"
vm_disk_datastore: "Datastore_x"
disk_size: 100
vm_hw_scsi: "paravirtual"
vm_state: "poweredon"
vm_net_name: "VM Network"
vm_net_type: "vmxnet3"
netmask: "255.255.255.0"
gateway: "172.16.0.1"
dns1: "172.16.0.1"
dns2: "172.16.0.2"
domain: "somedomain.com"
domain_adminuser: "service_joind"
vm_folder: "Example_Folder"[win]
172.16.0.56 inventory_guest_hostname='2022SERVER01' inventory_guest_vcpu='2' inventory_guest_vram='4096' inventory_template_name='windows-server-2022-datacenter-dexp-v23.01' inventory_vm_guestid='windows9Server64Guest'
; 172.16.0.51 inventory_guest_hostname='LT-2022SERVER02' inventory_guest_vcpu='2' inventory_guest_vram='4096' inventory_template_name='windows-server-2022-datacenter-core-v23.01' inventory_vm_guestid='windows9Server64Guest'
; 172.16.0.52 inventory_guest_hostname='LT-2019SERVER01' inventory_guest_vcpu='2' inventory_guest_vram='4096' inventory_template_name='windows-server-2019-datacenter-dexp-v23.01' inventory_vm_guestid='windows9Server64Guest'
; 172.16.0.53 inventory_guest_hostname='LT-2019SERVER02' inventory_guest_vcpu='2' inventory_guest_vram='4096' inventory_template_name='windows-server-2019-datacenter-core-v23.01' inventory_vm_guestid='windows9Server64Guest'
[lin]
172.16.0.61 inventory_guest_hostname='CO7SERVER01' inventory_guest_vcpu='1' inventory_guest_vram='2048' inventory_template_name='linux-centos-7-v23.01' inventory_vm_guestid='centos64Guest'
; 172.16.0.62 inventory_guest_hostname='LT-UBUSERVER01' inventory_guest_vcpu='2' inventory_guest_vram='4096' inventory_template_name='linux-ubuntu-18.04-lts-v23.01' inventory_vm_guestid='ubuntu64Guest'
; 172.16.0.63 inventory_guest_hostname='LT-UBUSERVER02' inventory_guest_vcpu='2' inventory_guest_vram='4096' inventory_template_name='linux-ubuntu-20.04-lts-v23.01' inventory_vm_guestid='ubuntu64Guest'
; 172.16.0.64 inventory_guest_hostname='LT-UBUSERVER03' inventory_guest_vcpu='2' inventory_guest_vram='4096' inventory_template_name='linux-ubuntu-22.04-lts-v23.01' inventory_vm_guestid='ubuntu64Guest'Note: Comment out lines with ';' to disable building that machine.
How do I install Ansible?
- Please refer to the Ansible documentation for install guidance: Ansible Install
Why is Ansible saying X module is missing
- Run
pip install -r requirements.txtbefore running playbook
- v1.0.1
- Added environment specific files
- Modified config.sh
- v1.0.0
- Initial Release
MIT
- Travis Anderson (@blink-zero)
Feel free to open issues, contribute and submit your Pull Requests.