Thank you, I went through your document it's really helpful, I will try those. Will let you know if i am able to use it.
On Friday, 10 January 2020 19:31:41 UTC+5:30, naveen s wrote: > > Hello Rohan, > > it is always better to have the variables and its values in the group_vars > section and pass them while executing the playbook. > > 1. created a reusable playbook (create a variable inside the playbook in > which you want to pass it at the time of playbook execution). > 2. create a group_vars directory and create the vars.yml for all the > variables values > > please find the attachment for the code to launch a linux server in vmware. > > and also refer my github page for the vmware playbooks if need anything. > > > https://github.com/naveensangadala/Devops-Ansible-Playbooks-for-VMware-AWS-Azure-Cloud > > > Thanks & Regards, > Naveen Sangadala > (+91 7676257193) > > > On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 7:07 PM Rohan Kalap <rohan...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am looking to create VM from vmware_guest module on esxi server which >> is working fine with following playbook, >> But- I want to pass details which are needed while booting into VM e.g >> hostname, username or license agreement. >> >> I tried using >> 1-custome values and >> 2-set_facts but this doesn't work under vmware_guest module >> >> is there any way to automate OS installation by providing variables? >> >> this is my playbook- >> --- >> - hosts: localhost >> gather_facts: no >> tasks: >> - debug: >> msg: connection to host machine successful >> >> - name: create test1 vm from esxi server >> # expect: >> # command: "configuration file!" >> # responses: >> # 'PRESS \<ENTER\> TO CONTINUE:': '' >> vmware_guest: >> hostname: "x.x.x.x" >> username: "root" >> password: "password" >> validate_certs: no >> folder: /ha-datacenter/vm/ >> name: "test-vm" >> state: poweredon >> guest_id: centos64Guest >> esxi_hostname: "hostname" >> disk: >> - size_gb: 160 >> type: thin >> datastore: datastore1 >> hardware: >> memory_mb: 3000 >> num_cpus: 4 >> scsi: paravirtual >> cdrom: >> type: iso >> iso_path: "[datastore1] centos.iso" >> # expect: >> # command: "configuration!" >> # responses: >> # 'PRESS \<ENTER\> TO CONTINUE:': '' >> >> customization: >> # i tried using customization attribute but of no use >> hostname: "hostname" >> domain: "network" >> networks: >> - name: VM Network >> mac: aa:bb:dd:aa:00:23 >> ip: x.x.x.x >> netmask: 255.255.255.0 >> device_type: vmxnet3 >> wait_for_ip_address: yes >> delegate_to: localhost >> register: deploy_vm >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ansible Project" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to ansible...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/3713e737-2147-4978-9fcb-28a22f371ee2%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/3713e737-2147-4978-9fcb-28a22f371ee2%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ansible-project+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/46975391-01a1-4c5e-b705-3fed5b429010%40googlegroups.com.
