Re: [Puppet Users] Puppet and VMWare (API)

2014-04-25 Thread Gavin Williams 
Take a look at Foreman [1]

It's able to manage VSphere resources, create new vm's, manage tftpboot 
config, etc...

Cheers
Gav

[1] http://www.theforeman.org/

On Thursday, 24 April 2014 22:53:14 UTC+1, Jakov Sosic wrote:
>
> On 04/24/2014 07:44 PM, Forrie wrote: 
> > I believe this question is different from others I've seen posted 
> > (correct me if I've missed something!). 
> > 
> > We are looking to automate the creation of VM images, for our growing 
> > environment (development, test and production) -- while we're still 
> > debating internally about config management options, we have been using 
> > Puppet (open source) for our older environment (PE is also under 
> > consideration).   One of the catches is that VMware provides and API and 
> > CLI tools that allow you to query the ESX host (to the extent, I don't 
> > yet know) -- such as resources available etc.We would want to do 
> > that prior to provisioning a VM, since we have vSphere and several ESX 
> > that are managed therein.   The internal desire is to have this process 
> > as fully-automated from the CLI as possible.   I personally would give 
> > up some automation for features, but I digress (I'm in the minority, it 
> > seems). 
> > 
> > Can anyone comment on this.  There are several tools out there, most 
> > which integrate with Puppet or other config management tools, but I 
> > don't know which (if any) have the ability beyond basic provisioning to 
> > speak/query to the ESX host such as what is provided by VMware (CLI, 
> > API/SOAP). 
> > 
> > It's really a factor of many ways to "skin the cat" -- finding which one 
> > works for us. 
>
> Can an open source puppet do this, or only PE? I'm looking into this 
> too, the possibility to spawn vm, PXE it and later manage by puppet. 
>
> Currently I did cover the PXE part with puppet (puppet-cobbler module), 
> but I create VMs manually by clickety-click in vSphere... 
>

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Re: [Puppet Users] Puppet and VMWare (API)

2014-04-24 Thread Jakov Sosic 

On 04/24/2014 07:44 PM, Forrie wrote:

I believe this question is different from others I've seen posted
(correct me if I've missed something!).

We are looking to automate the creation of VM images, for our growing
environment (development, test and production) -- while we're still
debating internally about config management options, we have been using
Puppet (open source) for our older environment (PE is also under
consideration).   One of the catches is that VMware provides and API and
CLI tools that allow you to query the ESX host (to the extent, I don't
yet know) -- such as resources available etc.We would want to do
that prior to provisioning a VM, since we have vSphere and several ESX
that are managed therein.   The internal desire is to have this process
as fully-automated from the CLI as possible.   I personally would give
up some automation for features, but I digress (I'm in the minority, it
seems).

Can anyone comment on this.  There are several tools out there, most
which integrate with Puppet or other config management tools, but I
don't know which (if any) have the ability beyond basic provisioning to
speak/query to the ESX host such as what is provided by VMware (CLI,
API/SOAP).

It's really a factor of many ways to "skin the cat" -- finding which one
works for us.


Can an open source puppet do this, or only PE? I'm looking into this 
too, the possibility to spawn vm, PXE it and later manage by puppet.


Currently I did cover the PXE part with puppet (puppet-cobbler module), 
but I create VMs manually by clickety-click in vSphere...


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Re: [Puppet Users] Puppet and VMWare (API)

2014-04-24 Thread José Luis Ledesma 
In the VMware page

http://www.vmware.com/es/products/vcenter-orchestrator

It is a Comercial product.

Regards,
El 24/04/2014 22:51, "Dan White"  escribió:

> Where, please. is the VMWare Orchestrator to be found ?
>
> "Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere
> in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."
>
> Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes)
>
> On Apr 24, 2014, at 3:00 PM, José Luis Ledesma 
> wrote:
>
> There is the Vmware orchestrator that may simplify a lot VM servers
> creation tasks.
> Regards,
> El 24/04/2014 19:44, "Forrie"  escribió:
> >
> > I believe this question is different from others I've seen posted
> (correct me if I've missed something!).
> >
> > We are looking to automate the creation of VM images, for our growing
> environment (development, test and production) -- while we're still
> debating internally about config management options, we have been using
> Puppet (open source) for our older environment (PE is also under
> consideration).   One of the catches is that VMware provides and API and
> CLI tools that allow you to query the ESX host (to the extent, I don't yet
> know) -- such as resources available etc.We would want to do that prior
> to provisioning a VM, since we have vSphere and several ESX that are
> managed therein.   The internal desire is to have this process as
> fully-automated from the CLI as possible.   I personally would give up some
> automation for features, but I digress (I'm in the minority, it seems).
> >
> > Can anyone comment on this.  There are several tools out there, most
> which integrate with Puppet or other config management tools, but I don't
> know which (if any) have the ability beyond basic provisioning to
> speak/query to the ESX host such as what is provided by VMware (CLI,
> API/SOAP).
> >
> > It's really a factor of many ways to "skin the cat" -- finding which one
> works for us.
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
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Re: [Puppet Users] Puppet and VMWare (API)

2014-04-24 Thread Dan White 
Where, please. is the VMWare Orchestrator to be found ?

"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in 
the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."
Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes)

> On Apr 24, 2014, at 3:00 PM, José Luis Ledesma  
> wrote:
> 
> There is the Vmware orchestrator that may simplify a lot VM servers creation 
> tasks.
> Regards,
> El 24/04/2014 19:44, "Forrie"  escribió:
> >
> > I believe this question is different from others I've seen posted (correct 
> > me if I've missed something!).
> >
> > We are looking to automate the creation of VM images, for our growing 
> > environment (development, test and production) -- while we're still 
> > debating internally about config management options, we have been using 
> > Puppet (open source) for our older environment (PE is also under 
> > consideration).   One of the catches is that VMware provides and API and 
> > CLI tools that allow you to query the ESX host (to the extent, I don't yet 
> > know) -- such as resources available etc.We would want to do that prior 
> > to provisioning a VM, since we have vSphere and several ESX that are 
> > managed therein.   The internal desire is to have this process as 
> > fully-automated from the CLI as possible.   I personally would give up some 
> > automation for features, but I digress (I'm in the minority, it seems).
> >
> > Can anyone comment on this.  There are several tools out there, most which 
> > integrate with Puppet or other config management tools, but I don't know 
> > which (if any) have the ability beyond basic provisioning to speak/query to 
> > the ESX host such as what is provided by VMware (CLI, API/SOAP).
> >
> > It's really a factor of many ways to "skin the cat" -- finding which one 
> > works for us. 
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
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Re: [Puppet Users] Puppet and VMWare (API)

2014-04-24 Thread José Luis Ledesma 
There is the Vmware orchestrator that may simplify a lot VM servers
creation tasks.
Regards,
El 24/04/2014 19:44, "Forrie"  escribió:
>
> I believe this question is different from others I've seen posted
(correct me if I've missed something!).
>
> We are looking to automate the creation of VM images, for our growing
environment (development, test and production) -- while we're still
debating internally about config management options, we have been using
Puppet (open source) for our older environment (PE is also under
consideration).   One of the catches is that VMware provides and API and
CLI tools that allow you to query the ESX host (to the extent, I don't yet
know) -- such as resources available etc.We would want to do that prior
to provisioning a VM, since we have vSphere and several ESX that are
managed therein.   The internal desire is to have this process as
fully-automated from the CLI as possible.   I personally would give up some
automation for features, but I digress (I'm in the minority, it seems).
>
> Can anyone comment on this.  There are several tools out there, most
which integrate with Puppet or other config management tools, but I don't
know which (if any) have the ability beyond basic provisioning to
speak/query to the ESX host such as what is provided by VMware (CLI,
API/SOAP).
>
> It's really a factor of many ways to "skin the cat" -- finding which one
works for us.
>
>
> Thanks.
>
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[Puppet Users] Puppet and VMWare (API)

2014-04-24 Thread Forrie 
I believe this question is different from others I've seen posted (correct 
me if I've missed something!).

We are looking to automate the creation of VM images, for our growing 
environment (development, test and production) -- while we're still 
debating internally about config management options, we have been using 
Puppet (open source) for our older environment (PE is also under 
consideration).   One of the catches is that VMware provides and API and 
CLI tools that allow you to query the ESX host (to the extent, I don't yet 
know) -- such as resources available etc.We would want to do that prior 
to provisioning a VM, since we have vSphere and several ESX that are 
managed therein.   The internal desire is to have this process as 
fully-automated from the CLI as possible.   I personally would give up some 
automation for features, but I digress (I'm in the minority, it seems).

Can anyone comment on this.  There are several tools out there, most which 
integrate with Puppet or other config management tools, but I don't know 
which (if any) have the ability beyond basic provisioning to speak/query to 
the ESX host such as what is provided by VMware (CLI, API/SOAP).

It's really a factor of many ways to "skin the cat" -- finding which one 
works for us. 


Thanks.

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