ansible-vmware_win_conf

This role builds a windows vm from template:

• Configures hostname and network
• Join the VM to a Domain;
• enables WinRM for Ansible
• Add a specified user/group to local group of the Machine
• Extends the C:\ drive if more space is available
• Initialize disk 1
• Creates partition on disk 1, assign drive letter label
• Formats the drive

Requirements

• pyVmomi module
• Windows VM template with PowerShell version >=3.0 and .NET Framework 4.0

Role Variables

defaults/Keys.yaml: Contains the passwords of vCenter, Windows domain admin user, and the new password for local administrator.This file can be encrypted to ensure security, you can use ansible vault.

defaults/main.yml: Contains variables for the guest VM, vCenter Connection, WinRM connection

Example Playbook

To provision de VM, you can create a deploy.yml file and run the playbook

- name: Create VM from a template
  hosts: localhost
  roles:
  - ansible-vmware_win_conf

- hosts: new_vm
  tasks:
  - import_role:
      name: ansible-vmware_win_conf
      tasks_from: win_conf

$ ansible-playbook -i inventory deploy.yml

License

MIT

Author Information

Manuel Nhiuana | email: manuel.nhiuana@gmail.com | website: www.VirtualClusterIT.net