How to use with_items loop with vmware_guest module

[Matti Rantakömi]

Hello,

I'm trying to create new VM using vmware_guest module with multiple disks which details are defined in host_vars file. Unfortunately I can't get it working. Is it even possible to use with_items with vmware_guest module?

I have tried the following:

Disk definition in host_vars:

vmware_guest_disks:
  disk1:
    size_gb: 20
    datastore: datastore1
  disk2:
    size_gb: 1
    datastore: datastore1
  disk3:
    size_gb: 2
    datastore: datastore1

Task used to try to create new VM:

  - name: Create new VM
    vmware_guest:
      hostname: 192.168.1.2
      username: administrator@vsphere.local
      password: password
      datacenter: datacenter
      cluster: cluster
      name: guestname
      guest_id: centos64guest
      template: templatename
      validate_certs: no
      hardware:
        memory_mb: 1024
        num_cpus: 1
      customization:
        dns_servers:
        - 8.8.8.8
        - 8.8.4.4
        hostname: guesthostname
        domain: guestdomain
        password: password
      networks:
      - vlan: 1
        ip: 192.168.1.100
        netmask: 255.255.255.0
        gateway: 192.186.1.1
      disk:
      - size_gb: "{{ item.value.size_gb }}"
      - datastore: "{{ item.value.datastore }}"
    with_items: "{{ vmware_guest_disks | default({}) }}"
    register: deploy

Tasks fails but if it had succeeded as I though it should have created new VM with disks which details have been taken from host_vars (disks with sizes 20, 1 and 2 GB placed on datastore1).

[Stankovic, Marko]

Hi Matti,

You've created a dictionary instead of a list.
Check this document: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/YAMLSyntax.html


The proper use of "with_items" needs a list like this:


vmware_guest_disks:
- size_gb: 20
datastore: datastore1
- size_gb: 1
datastore: datastore1
- size_gb: 2
datastore: datastore1


Note the dash and space per item. The indentation is important, too.

Then you should access the items this way: {{ item.size_gb }} and {{ item.datastore }}. No "value" part.

Cheers,
Marko


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Subject: [ansible-project] How to use with_items loop with vmware_guest module

Hello,

I'm trying to create new VM using vmware_guest module with multiple disks which details are defined in host_vars file. Unfortunately I can't get it working. Is it even possible to use with_items with vmware_guest module?

I have tried the following:

Disk definition in host_vars:

vmware_guest_disks:
disk1:
size_gb: 20
datastore: datastore1
disk2:
size_gb: 1
datastore: datastore1
disk3:
size_gb: 2
datastore: datastore1


Task used to try to create new VM:

- name: Create new VM
vmware_guest:
hostname: 192.168.1.2

username: admini...@vsphere.local

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[Stankovic, Marko]

Now I realized that you probably wanted to use with_dict instead of with_items.
In that case, you would need the "value" part:
http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks_loops.html#looping-over-hashes
Cheers,
Marko

[bstarandeep]

Hello Team,

I am getting below error. I try to achieve the looping of VM name which is mentioned in the separate list. 

TASK [Clone a VM from Template and customize] **************************************************************************************************************************

fatal: [localhost -> localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Unsupported parameters for (vmware_guest) module: with_items Supported parameters include: annotation, cdrom, cluster, customization, customvalues, datacenter, disk, esxi_hostname, folder, force, guest_id, hardware, hostname, is_template, linked_clone, name, name_match, networks, password, port, resource_pool, snapshot_src, state, template, username, uuid, validate_certs, wait_for_ip_address"}

        to retry, use: --limit @/etc/ansible/clone_vm_from_template.retry

My playbook details.

- hosts:

    localhost

  connection: local

  become: true

  vars:

#    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/local/bin/python2.7

    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python

    vmname_list: /etc/ansible/vmlist

  tasks:

  - name: Clone a VM from Template and customize

    vmware_guest:

      annotation: This is a test VM deployment from Ansible

      hostname: "abcl"

      username: 

      password: 

      validate_certs: no

      folder: /vm

      datacenter: ""

#      cluster: ""

      esxi_hostname: ""

      template: CentOS68-tmplt-01

      state:  poweredon

      name: "{{ vmname_list }}"

      with_items :  "{{vmname_list}}"

      disk:

      - size_gb: 40

        type: thin

        datastore: torsav_esx_ds209

      hardware:

        memory_mb: 4096

        num_cpus: 2

        scsi: paravirtual

      networks:

      - name: app

        ip: 10.81.2.172

        netmask: 255.255.255.0

        gateway: 10.177.91.1

      customization:

        #autologon: yes

[Alexsey S]

In my experience you do not need with_items here just create inventory file with multiple names and vms get created i.e.:

name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"

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[bstarandeep]

I used but still getting an error.

 state:  poweredon

      name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"

      with_items :  "{{ inventory_hostname }}"

      disk:

      - size_gb: 40

        type: thin

        datastore: torsav_esx_ds209

      hardware:

        memory_mb: 4096

        num_cpus: 2

        scsi: paravirtual

      networks:

      - name: app

TASK [Clone a VM from Template and customize] **************************************************************************************************************************

fatal: [localhost -> localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Unsupported parameters for (vmware_guest) module: with_items Supported parameters include: annotation, cdrom, cluster, customization, customvalues, datacenter, disk, esxi_hostname, folder, force, guest_id, hardware, hostname, is_template, linked_clone, name, name_match, networks, password, port, resource_pool, snapshot_src, state, template, username, uuid, validate_certs, wait_for_ip_address"}

        to retry, use: --limit @/etc/ansible/clone_vm_from_template.retry

PLAY RECAP *************************************************************************************************************************************************************

localhost                  : ok=1    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1

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[Alexsey S]

remove with_items line all together 

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