Deploy / Destroy VMware vSphere Virtual Machines using Ansible

Configuration

├── deploy_vm.yml
├── destroy_vm.yml
├── helpers
│   ├── check_datastore_free_space.yml
│   ├── create_folders.yml
│   ├── create_tags.yml
│   ├── remove_folders.yml
│   └── remove_tags.yml
├── Readme_gpg.md
├── Readme.md
└── variables.yml

File Name: deploy_vm.yml - Deploy a new VM from a template.

File Name: destroy_vm.yml - Power OFF and Remove an existing VM.

File Name: helpers/create_tags.yml - Create a VMware category and VM tag. Assign the tag to a VM.

Helpers

File Name: helpers/create_folders.yml - Create a VM folder and sub folder on given datacenter.

File Name: check_datastore_free_space.yml - Display datastore usage. Fails if datastore free space is less than datastore_freespace_limit

Requirements

1. Variables vsphere_tag_category and vsphere_tag must exist To create the category and tag execute: cd helpers && ansible-playbook create_tags.yml

2. Variables deploy_vsphere_folder and deploy_vsphere_sub_folder must exist To create vSphere folder and sub-folder execute: cd helpers && ansible-playbook create_folders.yml

Execution

Deploy a new VM from a template

Check Mode (Dry Run)

\> ansible-playbook -C deploy_vm.yml

Execute

\> ansible-playbook deploy_vm.yml 

Power OFF and Remove an existing VM

Check Mode (Dry Run)

\> ansible-playbook -C destroy_vm.yml

Execute

\> ansible-playbook remove_vm.yml

Encrypting a string using GPG and Pass

If the vCenter credentials are managed via GPG and Pass, set the apropiate environment variables

export TF_VAR_provider_vsphere_host=$(pass provider_vsphere_host)

export TF_VAR_provider_vsphere_user=$(pass provider_vsphere_user)

export TF_VAR_provider_vsphere_password=$(pass provider_vsphere_password)