feat: added cloud-init to almalinux 8 and 9 (#898)

- Added the cloud-init option for Almalinux OS 9. - Added the cloud-init option for Almalinux OS 8. Signed-off-by: Jared Burns <jared.burns@broadcom.com>
vmware-samples · Apr 23, 2024 · a08c7d8 · a08c7d8
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
   [#897](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/897)
 - Adds option to enable cloud-init on CentOS Stream 9.
   [#897](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/897)
+- Adds option to enable cloud-init on AlmaLinux OS 8.
+  [#898](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/898)
+- Adds option to enable cloud-init on AlmaLinux OS 9.
+  [#898](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/898)
 
 **Chore**:
 

diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/linux.yml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/linux.yml
@@ -35,11 +35,18 @@
   when: ansible_distribution == 'RedHat'
 
 - name: "Upgrade almalinux-release package."
-  ansible.builtin.command:
-    cmd: dnf upgrade -y almalinux-release
+  dnf:
+    name: almalinux-release
+    state: latest
   become: true
   when: ansible_distribution == 'AlmaLinux'
 
+- name: "Installing Cloud-init."
+  dnf:
+    name: cloud-init
+    state: latest
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'AlmaLinux' and ansible_distribution_version | int >= 8 and enable_cloudinit == 'true'
+
 - block:
   - name: "Updating the operating system."
     yum:
@@ -59,11 +66,13 @@
       name: "*"
       state: latest     # noqa package-latest
       update_cache: true
+
   - name: "Installing Cloud-init."
     dnf:
       name: cloud-init
       state: latest
     when: enable_cloudinit == 'true'
+
   - name: "Installing additional packages."
     dnf:
       name: "{{ additional_packages[ansible_os_family] }}"

diff --git a/builds/linux/almalinux/8/linux-almalinux.pkr.hcl b/builds/linux/almalinux/8/linux-almalinux.pkr.hcl
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ locals {
       vm_guest_os_language     = var.vm_guest_os_language
       vm_guest_os_keyboard     = var.vm_guest_os_keyboard
       vm_guest_os_timezone     = var.vm_guest_os_timezone
+      vm_guest_os_cloudinit    = var.vm_guest_os_cloudinit
       network = templatefile("${abspath(path.root)}/data/network.pkrtpl.hcl", {
         device  = var.vm_network_device
         ip      = var.vm_ip_address
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ build {
       "--extra-vars", "build_key='${var.build_key}'",
       "--extra-vars", "ansible_username=${var.ansible_username}",
       "--extra-vars", "ansible_key='${var.ansible_key}'",
+      "--extra-vars", "enable_cloudinit=${var.vm_guest_os_cloudinit}",
     ]
   }
 

diff --git a/builds/linux/almalinux/8/linux-almalinux.pkrvars.hcl.example b/builds/linux/almalinux/8/linux-almalinux.pkrvars.hcl.example
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ vm_guest_os_version  = "8.9"
 
 // Virtual Machine Guest Operating System Setting
 vm_guest_os_type = "other4xLinux64Guest"
+vm_guest_os_cloudinit = false
 
 // Virtual Machine Hardware Settings
 vm_firmware              = "efi-secure"

diff --git a/builds/linux/almalinux/8/variables.pkr.hcl b/builds/linux/almalinux/8/variables.pkr.hcl
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ variable "vm_guest_os_type" {
   description = "The guest operating system type, also know as guestid."
 }
 
+variable "vm_guest_os_cloudinit" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Enable cloud-init for the guest operating system."
+  default     = false
+}
+
 variable "vm_firmware" {
   type        = string
   description = "The virtual machine firmware."
@@ -276,6 +282,11 @@ variable "common_iso_datastore" {
   description = "The name of the target vSphere datastore for the guest operating system ISO."
 }
 
+variable "iso_datastore_path" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The path on the source vSphere datastore for the guest operating system ISO."
+}
+
 variable "iso_file" {
   type        = string
   description = "The file name of the guest operating system ISO."

diff --git a/builds/linux/almalinux/9/linux-almalinux.pkr.hcl b/builds/linux/almalinux/9/linux-almalinux.pkr.hcl
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ locals {
       vm_guest_os_language     = var.vm_guest_os_language
       vm_guest_os_keyboard     = var.vm_guest_os_keyboard
       vm_guest_os_timezone     = var.vm_guest_os_timezone
+      vm_guest_os_cloudinit    = var.vm_guest_os_cloudinit
       network = templatefile("${abspath(path.root)}/data/network.pkrtpl.hcl", {
         device  = var.vm_network_device
         ip      = var.vm_ip_address
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ build {
       "--extra-vars", "build_key='${var.build_key}'",
       "--extra-vars", "ansible_username=${var.ansible_username}",
       "--extra-vars", "ansible_key='${var.ansible_key}'",
+      "--extra-vars", "enable_cloudinit=${var.vm_guest_os_cloudinit}",
     ]
   }
 

diff --git a/builds/linux/almalinux/9/linux-almalinux.pkrvars.hcl.example b/builds/linux/almalinux/9/linux-almalinux.pkrvars.hcl.example
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ vm_guest_os_version  = "9.3"
 
 // Virtual Machine Guest Operating System Setting
 vm_guest_os_type = "other5xLinux64Guest"
+vm_guest_os_cloudinit = false
 
 // Virtual Machine Hardware Settings
 vm_firmware              = "efi-secure"

diff --git a/builds/linux/almalinux/9/variables.pkr.hcl b/builds/linux/almalinux/9/variables.pkr.hcl
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ variable "vm_guest_os_type" {
   description = "The guest operating system type, also know as guestid."
 }
 
+variable "vm_guest_os_cloudinit" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Enable cloud-init for the guest operating system."
+  default     = false
+}
+
 variable "vm_firmware" {
   type        = string
   description = "The virtual machine firmware."

diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ This project supports the following guest operating systems:
 | :fontawesome-brands-redhat: &nbsp;&nbsp; Red Hat Enterprise Linux @span | 9         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
 |                                                                         | 8         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
 |                                                                         | 7         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:               | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
-| :fontawesome-brands-linux: &nbsp;&nbsp; AlmaLinux OS @span              | 9         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:               | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
-|                                                                         | 8         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:               | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
+| :fontawesome-brands-linux: &nbsp;&nbsp; AlmaLinux OS @span              | 9         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:{ .green }               | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
+|                                                                         | 8         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:{ .green }               | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
 | :simple-rockylinux: &nbsp;&nbsp; Rocky Linux @span                      | 9         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:{ .green }     | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
 |                                                                         | 8         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:{ .green }     | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
 | :simple-oracle: &nbsp;&nbsp; Oracle Linux @span                         | 9         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:               | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |