Perhaps try ansible_host instead of ansible_ssh_host?
On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 1:27:31 PM UTC+2, Chethan S wrote:
>
> I am trying to develop a simple playbook (which would later be used in
> larger ones) to check if Windows VMs in the inventory are up and running.
>
> ---
> - name: Check if VMs are up and running
> hosts: localhost
>
>
> tasks:
> - name: Pauses the workflow
> pause: minutes=2
>
>
> - name: Wait for port number 5986 to be available
> vars:
> - vmname: ['VM-NO1', 'VM-NO2']
> local_action: wait_for host={{ hostvars[item].ansible_ssh_host }}
> port=5986 state=started delay=10 timeout=15 connect_timeout=15
> with_items: "{{ vmname }}"
>
>
> I have the pause to provide some time for the VM to boot wherein I have
> tried times ranging from 1 to 5 minutes. The VMs come up in less than 3
> minutes, actually.
>
> I am facing a strange issue w.r.t. wait_for. While the VMs are up and
> running as can be seen from the vCenter Console, Ansible reports this
> failure -
>
> fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"failed": true, "msg": "the field 'args'
> has an invalid value, which appears to include a variable that is
> undefined. The error was: 'dict object' has no attribute
> 'ansible_ssh_host'\n\nThe error appears to have been in
> '/var/lib/awx/projects/vms/waitcheck.yml': line 10, column 7, but may\nbe
> elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe
> offending line appears to be:\n\n\n - name: Wait for port number 5986 to be
> available\n ^ here\n"}
>
> I have added and removed port=5986 flag in the wait_for section.
> Surprisingly, the same *playbook runs and reports a success* when running
> for the second time. How can I resolve this?
>
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