VMware module to change CD rom from iso to client

[Kris Smith]

So we have a workiing deploment for our VM's using AAP.  What I am trying to do is as the last step after everything is done, is change the cd from the bootable iso file we use to kickstart everything, back to client device. I cannot figure out how..

What I have attempted to do (since I really don't know scripting) is edit one of the existing yml files which turns the VM on after all the infoblox and firewall objects are created..

Is there even a way using Ansible to just wait 30 min after the VM is powered on for it to do the full deploy, then set the CD-ROM back to client device?

---

- name: Create a new Virtual Machine in VMware

  hosts: localhost

  gather_facts: false

  vars:

    vcenter_hostname: '{{ lookup("env","VMWARE_HOST") }}'

    vcenter_username: '{{ lookup("env","VMWARE_USER") }}'

    vcenter_password: '{{ lookup("env","VMWARE_PASSWORD") }}'

  tasks:

    - name: "Look up the VM called {{ vm_name }} in the inventory"

      vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info:

        filter_names:

        - "{{ vm_name }}"

      register: search_result

     

    - name: Collect information about a specific VM

      vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info:

        vm: '{{ search_result.value[0].vm }}'

      register: test_vm1_info

    # - name: Pause for 30 for build to complete

    #   ansible.builtin.pause:

    #     minutes: 30

    - name: Set CD-ROM to Client Device

      community.vmware.vmware_guest:

        cdrom:

          type: client

        name: '{{ test_vm1_info.id }}'

[Will McDonald]

This is pretty much what wait_for and wait_for_connection are designed to handle.

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/wait_for_connection_module.html

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/wait_for_module.html

If you can key off a condition that indicates the provisioning has complete (i.e. we can SSH in, or validate from an API, or check a log entry), then you could continue through to switch the connected device.

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