How can I run the commnads in Linux vm after creation with vmware_guest

[phani akkina]

Hi All,

I am deploying vms using vmware_guest module in vcenter. 

I need to run some commands after the creation of the vms either Windows or Linux. I am able run the commands in Windows with runonce.

Now I blocked to know how to run the commands in Linux after creation.

Can anyone guide me on this?

Thanks,

Phani Akkina

[Aravind Balaji]

Hi phani akkina,

With the help of vmware_vm_shell module(https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/vmware_vm_shell_module.html) you can execute command inside linux vm.

Thanks & Regards,

Aravind Balaji S

[phani akkina]

Hi Arvind,

Thanks for your reply.

I need to run the commands in Linux after the creation of the vm by vmware_guest. And these commands also need to run only once. Is that possible with vmware_vm_shell? If yes do you have any example?

Thanks,

Phani Akkina

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[Aravind Balaji]

Hi Phani Akkina

Here is the example:

- name: Create a virtual machine on given ESXi hostname

  vmware_guest:

    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"

    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"

    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"

    validate_certs: no

    folder: /DC1/vm/

    name: test_vm_0001

    state: poweredon

    guest_id: centos64Guest

    # This is hostname of particular ESXi server on which user wants VM to be deployed

    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"

    disk:

    - size_gb: 10

      type: thin

      datastore: datastore1

    hardware:

      memory_mb: 512

      num_cpus: 4

      scsi: paravirtual

    networks:

    - name: VM Network

      mac: aa:bb:dd:aa:00:14

      ip: 10.10.10.100

      netmask: 255.255.255.0

      device_type: vmxnet3

    wait_for_ip_address: yes

  delegate_to: localhost

  register: deploy_vm

- name: Change hostname of guest machine

  vmware_vm_shell:

    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"

    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"

    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"

    validate_certs: no

    datacenter: "DC1"

    folder: "/DC1/vm"

    vm_id: "{{ vm_name }}"

    vm_username: testUser

    vm_password: SuperSecretPassword

    vm_shell: "/usr/bin/hostnamectl"

    vm_shell_args: "set-hostname new_hostname > /tmp/$$.txt 2>&1"

  delegate_to: localhost

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[phani akkina]

Hi Aravind,

This will execute the commands on the vm whenever I run the playbook. But I want to run the commands when vm is created only.

Thanks,

Phani Akkina

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[Aravind Balaji]

Hi  Phani Akkina,

In the response of vmware_guest module you can find whether VM is created or not while executing vmware_guest module.

Use the response of  vmware_guest module  and execute vmware_vm_shell module.

Thanks & Regards,

Aravind Balaii S