I'm trying to provision new machines on AWS with ec2 module
and to update my hosts file locally so that the next tasks would already use the hosts file.
So, provisioning isn't and issue and even the creation of the local host file:
- name: Provision a set of instances
ec2:
key_name: AWS
region: eu-west-1
group: default
instance_type: t2.micro
image: ami-6f587e1c # For Ubuntu 14.04 LTS use ami-b9b394ca # For Ubuntu 16.04 LTS use ami-6f587e1c
wait: yes
volumes:
- device_name: /dev/xvda
volume_type: gp2
volume_size: 50
wait: true
count: 2
vpc_subnet_id: subnet-xxxxxxxx
assign_public_ip: yes
instance_tags:
Name: Ansible
register: ec2
- name: Add all instance private IPs to host group
add_host:
hostname: "{{ item.private_ip }}"
ansible_ssh_user: ubuntu
groups: aws
with_items: "{{ ec2.instances }}"
- local_action: file path=./hosts state=absent
ignore_errors: yes
- local_action: file path=./hosts state=touch
- local_action: lineinfile line="[all]" insertafter=EOF dest=./hosts
- local_action: lineinfile line="{{ item.private_ip }} ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3" insertafter=EOF dest=./hosts
with_items: "{{ ec2.instances }}"
- name: Wait for SSH to come up
wait_for:
host: "{{ item.private_ip }}"
port: 22
delay: 60
timeout: 600
state: started
with_items: "{{ ec2.instances }}"
- name: refreshing inventory cache
meta: refresh_inventory
- hosts: all
gather_facts: False
tasks:
- command: hostname -i
However the next task which is a simple print of hostname -i (just for the test)
fails because it can't find on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Python 2.7 (there is python3)
For that, in my dynamic host file I add the following line:
ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
But it seems that ansible ignore it and goes straight to python 2.7 which is missing.
I've tried to reload the inventory file
meta: refresh_inventory
but that didn't helped either.
What am I doing wrong ?
I'm not sure why the refresh did not work but I suggest setting it in the add_host section, it takes any variable.
- name: Add all instance private IPs to host group
add_host:
hostname: "{{ item.private_ip }}"
ansible_ssh_user: ubuntu
groups: aws
ansible_python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/python3"
with_items: "{{ ec2.instances }}"
Also i find it useful to debug with this task
- debug: var=hostvars[inventory_hostname]
Related
Problem Statement:
while trying to create a VM from a template especially in the case of a windows OS template(working fine for linux OS template). VM after being created through ansible playbook is "powered off".
Here is my playbook to create multiple VMS from template, please help me in making this playbook more efficient...thanks in advance.
---
- name: Create a multiple VMs asynchronously
hosts: localhost
connection: local
gather_facts: no
tasks:
- name: Clone the template
vmware_guest:
hostname: xxx.xxx.xx
username: username
password: password
validate_certs: False
name: "{{ item }}"
template: Template-Win-2016
cluster: cluster
datacenter: Dev and QA DC
folder: /
state: poweredon
hardware:
memory_mb: 12288
num_cpus: 4
disk:
- size_gb: 60
type: thin
autoselect_datastore: True
wait_for_ip_address: yes
with_items:
- testvm001
- testvm002
register: vm_create
async: 600
poll: 0
- name: Waiting for status
async_status:
jid: "{{ item.ansible_job_id }}"
register: job_result
until: job_result.finished
delay: 60
retries: 60
with_items: "{{ vm_create.results }}"
I have an Ansible playbook called main.yml that builds a Windows VM using an OVF template. It then configures the VM using variables that I pass. Typical Ansible stuff.
What I would like to do is have another task inside the main.yml run at the end that configures a couple things on the VM (configureserver.yml). I pass "{{ vmName }}" as a variable in the main.yml, and want the 2nd playbook (configureserver.yml) to run against that `"{{ vmName }}" variable.
Main.yml (removed some of the customization to shorten this post)
- name: Deploy Virtual Machine from an OVF template in content library
community.vmware.vmware_content_deploy_ovf_template:
name: "{{ vmName }}"
hostname: "{{ vcenterName }}"
username: "{{ vmwareUser }}"
password: "{{ vmwarePassword }}"
template: "{{ templateName }}"
- name: Configure the VM
community.vmware.vmware_guest:
name: "{{ vmName }}"
hostname: "{{ vcenterName }}"
username: "{{ vmwareUser }}"
password: "{{ vmwarePassword }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenterName }}"
cluster: "{{ clusterName }}"
datastore: "{{ datastoreclusterName }}"
# THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO ADD
- name: Configure the D Drive
include_tasks:
file: configureserver.yml
configureserver.yml
- hosts: "{{ vmName }}"
gather_facts: no
become: yes
vars_files:
- passwords.yml
- vars.test.yml
vars:
- ansible_connection: ssh
- ansible_shell_type: cmd
- ansible_become_method: runas
- ansible_become_user: System
In the code above, I want to run a separate task in a separate yml that will configure the server. I want to run the configureserver.yml playbook against the "{{ vmName }}" variable as the inventory or host.
Glad to provide more details if needed.
I figured it out. I changed the include_tasks to include_playbook and that did the trick
I am new to ansible and AWX. Making good progress with my project but am getting stuck with one part and hoping you guys can help.
I have a Workflow Template as follows
Deploy VM
Get IP of the VM Deployed & create a temp host configuration
Change the deployed machine hostname
Where I am getting stuck is once I create the hostname when the next template kicks off the hostname group is missing. I assume this is because of some sort of runspace. How do I move this information around? I need this as later on I want to get into more complicated flows.
What I have so far:
1.
- name: Deploy VM from Template
hosts: xenservers
tasks:
- name: Deploy VM
shell: xe vm-install new-name-label="{{ vm_name }}" template="{{ vm_template }}"
- name: Start VM
shell: xe vm-start vm="{{ vm_name }}"
---
- name: Get VM IP
hosts: xenservers
remote_user: root
tasks:
- name: Get IP
shell: xe vm-list name-label="{{ vm_name }}" params=networks | grep -oE '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' | head -1
register: vm_ip
until: vm_ip.stdout != ""
retries: 15
delay: 5
Here I was setting the hosts and this works locally to the template but when it moves on it fails. I tried this in a task and a play.
- name: Add host to group
add_host:
name: "{{ vm_ip.stdout }}"
groups: deploy_vm
- hosts: deploy_vm
- name: Set hosts
hosts: deployed_vm
tasks:
- name: Set a hostname
hostname:
name: "{{ vm_name }}"
when: ansible_distribution == 'Rocky Linux'
Thanks
I'm creating a set of new EC2 instances using this play
- hosts: localhost
connection: local
gather_facts: False
tasks:
- name: Provision a set of instances
ec2:
assign_public_ip: yes
aws_access_key: XXXXXXXXXX
aws_secret_key: XXXXXXXXXX
group_id: XXXXXXXXXX
instance_type: t2.micro
image: ami-32a85152
vpc_subnet_id: XXXXXXXXXX
region: XXXXXXXXXX
user_data: "{{ lookup('file', '/SOME_PATH/cloud-config.yaml') }}"
wait: true
exact_count: 1
count_tag:
Name: Demo
instance_tags:
Name: Demo
register: ec2
- name: Add new CoreOS machines to coreos-launched group
add_host: hostname="{{ item.public_ip }}" groups=coreos-launched
with_items: "{{ ec2.instances }}"
- name: Wait for SSH to come up
wait_for: host="{{ item.public_dns_name }}" port=22 delay=60 timeout=320
with_items: "{{ ec2.instances }}"
Now, I need to create an SSL/TLS certificate for every of those new machines. To do so, I require their private IP. Yet, I don't know how to access the "{{ ec2.instances }}" I registered in the previous play.
I tried something, in the same playbook, to do something like this
- hosts: coreos-launched
gather_facts: False
tasks:
- name: Find the current machine IP addresse
command: echo "{{ item.private_ip }}" > /tmp/private_ip
with_items: "{{ ec2.instances }}"
sudo: yes
But without any success. Is there a way to use the "{{ ec2.instances }}" items inside a same playbook but in a different play?
-- EDIT --
Following Theo advices, I manage to get the instances attributes using
- name: Gather current facts
action: ec2_facts
register: ec2_facts
- name: Use the current facts
command: echo "{{ ec2_facts.ansible_facts.ansible_ec2_local_ipv4 }}"
with_items: "{{ ec2_facts }}"
The best way to learn about a return structure (short of the documentation) is to wrap it in a debug task.
- name: Debug ec2 variable
debug: var=ec2.instances
From there, follow the structure to get the variable you seek.
Also (following the idempotence model), you can use the ec2_remote_facts module to get the facts from the instances and call them in future plays/tasks as well.
See Variables -- Ansible Documentation for more info about calling registered variables.
I am running ansible playbook on a cluster to add new machine. I want this to be run on only to add new machine thinking that there are no old machines existing. I can limit playbook to one machine by using "--limit" but in this case I dont know machine name or ip before creating.
How can I skip existing machines on the cluster while adding new one by ansible?
Thanks
You could use a add_host module if you playbook create a new machine you need catch the public or private IP and relate this with a new group and then use this group in your next play.
Take a look on the next example:
- name: Create a sandbox instance
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: False
vars:
key_name: my_keypair
instance_type: m1.small
security_group: my_securitygroup
image: my_ami_id
region: us-east-1
tasks:
- name: Launch instance
ec2:
key_name: "{{ keypair }}"
group: "{{ security_group }}"
instance_type: "{{ instance_type }}"
image: "{{ image }}"
wait: true
region: "{{ region }}"
vpc_subnet_id: subnet-29e63245
assign_public_ip: yes
register: ec2
- name: Add new instance to host group
add_host: hostname={{ item.public_ip }} groupname=launched
with_items: ec2.instances
- name: Wait for SSH to come up
wait_for: host={{ item.public_dns_name }} port=22 delay=60 timeout=320 state=started
with_items: ec2.instances
- name: Configure instance(s)
hosts: launched
become: True
gather_facts: True
roles:
- my_awesome_role
- my_awesome_test