ansible-ubuntu-kvm

Ansible role to configure KVM hypervisor on linux (Ubuntu) server

Description

Role performs KVM installation and configuration:

• Install KVM and related packaged
• Disable SELinux for libvirt
• Add users who will manage KVM
• Configure storage pools
  • default (<kvm_data_folder>/img)
  • iso (<kvm_data_folder>/iso)
• Configure networks
  • default (virbr0 interface)
  • external (br0 inferface, if exists)

Installation

Create requirements.yml file

# Include ubuntu-kvm role
- src: https://github.com/FastMT/ansible-ubuntu-kvm.git
  name: ubuntu-kvm
  version: "v1.0.2"

Install external module into ~/.ansible/roles folder

ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml

Usage

playbook.yml:

# Configure KVM hypervisor
- role: "ubuntu-kvm"
    vars:
      # Optional parameter - IP address for "default" KVM network interface. Netmask is always /24
      kvm_default_ip: "192.168.100.1"

      # Optional parameter - VM base folder (default: "/vm")
      kvm_data_folder: "/vm"

      # Optional parameter - users who have rights to manage libvirt
      kvm_users:
        - { user: "user1" }