Could not match supplied host pattern issue

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Johar K. Kwan

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Oct 22, 2018, 2:59:05 AM10/22/18
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Hi All, 

I have few Ansible tasks as follow: 
1. Provisioning VM using vmware (no issue) 
2. Adding new vm host into tower inventory (no issue) 
3. Install new package to new VM (Issue) 

My question is why Ansible can't locate my adding new host? ( In fact I can try to ssh and successful) 
Any other step need to be perform before Ansible can see my new adding VM? 

any help would be greatly appreciated

Below is the debug output 


TASK [vcenter : Provision new VM (test) on XXX cluster] ******************
14:01:12
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task path:
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<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: awx
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188072.18-260415385254477 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1540188072.18-260415385254477="` echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188072.18-260415385254477 `" ) && sleep 0'
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Using module file /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest.py
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<127.0.0.1> PUT /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-3S_N0C7/tmpfyOWYa TO /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188072.18-260415385254477/vmware_guest.py
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188072.18-260415385254477/ /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188072.18-260415385254477/vmware_guest.py && sleep 0'
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python2 /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188072.18-260415385254477/vmware_guest.py && sleep 0'
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188072.18-260415385254477/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
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changed: [localhost] => {
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"changed": true,
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"instance": {
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"annotation": "",
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"current_snapshot": null,
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"customvalues": {},
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"guest_consolidation_needed": false,
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"guest_question": null,
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"guest_tools_status": "guestToolsRunning",
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"guest_tools_version": "10282",
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"hw_cores_per_socket": 1,
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"hw_datastores": [
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"vsanDatastore"
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],
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"hw_esxi_host": "X.X.X.X",
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"hw_eth0": {
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"addresstype": "assigned",
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"ipaddresses": [
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"X.X.X.X"
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],
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"label": "Network adapter 1",
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"macaddress": "XXXXX",
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"macaddress_dash": "XXXXXX…
...

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TASK [vcenter : Add custom attribute to VM] ************************************
14:03:35
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task path:
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<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: awx
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188215.36-97456549881755 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1540188215.36-97456549881755="` echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188215.36-97456549881755 `" ) && sleep 0'
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Using module file /var/lib/awx/projects/_19__platform_catalog/library/vmware_guest_custom_attributes.py
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<127.0.0.1> PUT /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-3S_N0C7/tmpoItTxx TO /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188215.36-97456549881755/vmware_guest_custom_attributes.py
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188215.36-97456549881755/ /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188215.36-97456549881755/vmware_guest_custom_attributes.py && sleep 0'
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python2 /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188215.36-97456549881755/vmware_guest_custom_attributes.py && sleep 0'
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188215.36-97456549881755/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
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changed: [localhost] => {
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"changed": true,
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"custom_attributes": {
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"at_group": "test"
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},
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"invocation": {
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"module_args": {
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"attributes": [
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{
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"name": "at_group",
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"value": "test"
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}
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],
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"datacenter": "Lab",
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"folder": "X/Z",
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"hostname": "XXXX",
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"name": "test",
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"password": "VALUE_SPECIFIED_IN_NO_LOG_PARAMETER",
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"port": 443,
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"state": "present",
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"username": "XXXX",
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"uuid": null,
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"validate_certs": false
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} …
...
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TASK [vcenter : Add VM (test to cluster VM group (XXXX)] ***********
14:03:36
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task path:
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skipping: [localhost] => {
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"changed": false,
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"skip_reason": "Conditional result was False"
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}
4
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TASK [Add host (test) to inventory (vcenter)] *****************************
14:03:36
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task path:
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<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: awx
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188216.82-116114875625366 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1540188216.82-116114875625366="` echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188216.82-116114875625366 `" ) && sleep 0'
426
Using module file /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/ansible_tower/tower_host.py
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<127.0.0.1> PUT /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-3S_N0C7/tmp4J8vzx TO /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188216.82-116114875625366/tower_host.py
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188216.82-116114875625366/ /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188216.82-116114875625366/tower_host.py && sleep 0'
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python2 /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188216.82-116114875625366/tower_host.py && sleep 0'
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188216.82-116114875625366/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
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changed: [localhost] => {
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"changed": true,
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"host": "test",
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"id": 5166,
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"invocation": {
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"module_args": {
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"description": null,
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"enabled": true,
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"inventory": "vcenter",
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"name": "test",
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"state": "present",
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"variables": "{'ansible_ssh_host': 'X.X.X.X'}"
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}
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},
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"state": "present"
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}
4
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TASK [Wait 300 seconds for port 22 to become open and contain "OpenSSH"] *******
14:03:39
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task path:
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<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: awx
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188219.37-199300888008443 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1540188219.37-199300888008443="` echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188219.37-199300888008443 `" ) && sleep 0'
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Using module file /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/utilities/logic/wait_for.py
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<127.0.0.1> PUT /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-3S_N0C7/tmpZaPj4P TO /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188219.37-199300888008443/wait_for.py
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188219.37-199300888008443/ /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188219.37-199300888008443/wait_for.py && sleep 0'
459
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python2 /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188219.37-199300888008443/wait_for.py && sleep 0'
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<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /var/lib/awx/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1540188219.37-199300888008443/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
461
ok: [localhost] => {
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"changed": false,
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"elapsed": 10,
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"invocation": {
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"module_args": {
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"active_connection_states": [
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"ESTABLISHED",
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"FIN_WAIT1",
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"FIN_WAIT2",
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"SYN_RECV",
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"SYN_SENT",
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"TIME_WAIT"
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],
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"connect_timeout": 5,
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"delay": 10,
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"exclude_hosts": null,
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"host": "test",
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"msg": null,
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"path": null,
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"port": 22,
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"search_regex": null,
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"sleep": 1,
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"state": "started",
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"timeout": 300
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}
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},
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"path": …
...
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[WARNING]: Could not match supplied host pattern, ignoring: test
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PLAY [test] ***************************************************************
14:03:50
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skipping: no hosts matched

Tony Chia

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Oct 22, 2018, 12:15:30 PM10/22/18
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It seems your steps#1 and step#2 are in one play and step#3 is in another play? 

if so the variables/facts does carry across plays.
You can check the following article how to read the facts from previous play

Tony Chia

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Oct 22, 2018, 12:30:39 PM10/22/18
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Another thing you can try is to force refresh the dynamic inventory using the meta module like this

- name: Refresh inventory to ensure new instaces exist in inventory
  meta: refresh_inventory



On Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 11:59:05 PM UTC-7, Johar K. Kwan wrote:

Johar K. Kwan

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Oct 23, 2018, 9:06:54 PM10/23/18
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Thank you Tony for pointing out meta module and hostvars unfortunetly I'm still facing same issue. 
Any finding I will report here 
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