create-3-ct.yml

--- # full playbook to create 3 CTs.
- hosts: project-init # contains only the hypervisor proxmox and the ansible master.
  connection: ssh
  gather_facts: yes
  user: scotty # this is the operative ansible user
  vars_files:
    - init_vars.yml # contains the variables for building the CTs.
  tasks:
    - name: create containers 1 thru 3
      proxmox:
        state: present # only ensure they are there.
        node: prox
        api_user: scotty@pam # user specifically for this project
        api_password: 3nterprise
        api_host: prox
        password: tester0 # this will be common on all 3 CTs.
        hostname: "host{{ item }}"
#       with_items:
#         - 1
#         - 2
#         - 3
        pool: project
        ostemplate: 'local:vztmpl/centos-7-default_20160205_amd64.tar.xz'
        netif: '{"net0":"name=eth0,gw=192.168.1.1,ip=192.168.1.6{{ item }}/24,bridge=vmbr0"}'
        with_items:
          - 1
          - 2
          - 3
        disk: 2 # 2GB disk volume size
        nameserver: 8.8.8.8 # the Google DNS
        cpus: 1
        memory: 512 # MB RAM
        pubkey: 'ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQGD/I7IR6QqMHSmYys9QY621rKF10eh5FSycwrCGlKSq5wEMLMmMF0w56EzdJEJs7cvRG0Jdg359iL37Yfr3h3590kB45xrLmidAut4XCrU2trJFIEqjm9m4GJarQOCb4FbhRU44HjoLY4ZtcYkhAKy3oydlgYqUcg0BCV9xf16kj3vogytjOl7jmR6syJRJI1O44XHx+fN/WLqkHyJqxvEGiwTOzBDBvqi96nNJFYfl2fKWWJycfAKOb43zsR1PVHDNVP22JBk9dD8pjDabd/JE0b8HAJJT9FRUQn4iOU1d8sBvbqyNySkj5WHjoPjNeV63S7clj+/EV5n/BgK1UxNscotty@amobpc.adj.home'
        when: ansible_hostname == "prox.adj.home"

# created 3 hosts, at 192.168.1.61-63/24

# now generate ansible-hosts file on ansible master, for the 3 containers.
#    - name: generate ansible inventory of the above created LXC containers
#      template:
#       #ensures the inventory is created on this ansible master
#        backup: yes # takes a backup of any existing.
#        force: yes # replaces existing.
#        state: present # ensures present
#        src: templates/gen-hosts.j2
#        dest: /home/scotty/ansible/atq-prj/hosts
#      when: ansible_hostname == "ansible.adj.home"
# at this point the 3 containers and the hosts file including them, are ready.