Sorry, the include_vars should be:
- include_vars: "vars/vmname{{ windows_ver }}.yml"
On Friday, September 23, 2016 at 2:36:58 PM UTC-4, ZillaYT wrote:
>
> I think I know what you're after. Try this.
>
> Have two files in ../roles/vms/vars, namely,
>
> *../roles/vms/vars/vmname81.yml*
> ---
> windows_vms:
> - Client1
> - Client2
> - Client3
>
>
> ...and ...
>
> *../roles/vms/vars/vmnames10.yml*
> ---
> windows_vms:
> - Client4
> - Client5
>
> Then your role will be this. Note include_vars line, and the "with_items"
> change
>
> *../roles/vms/tasks/main.yml*
> ---
> # To Create VMs on the VMware vCenter Server
> - include_vars: "vars/windows{{ windows_ver }}.yml"
>
> - name: Creation of Windows 8.1 VMs
> vsphere_guest:
> vcenter_hostname: "name"
> guest: "{{ item }}"
> from_template: yes
> template_src: "templatename"
> validate_certs: no
> esxi:
> datacenter: dc
> hostname: hname
> with_items: "{{ windows_vms }}"
>
>
>
> Then
>
> *playbook.yml*
> ---
> # To Create VMs on the VMware vCenter Server
> - hosts: localhost
> name: Creation of Windows 8.1 VMs
> roles:
> - { role: vms, windows_ver: 81 } # to create the windows in
> vars/windows81.yml
> - { role: vms, windows_ver: 10 } # to create the windows in
> vars/windows10.yml
>
>
>
>
> Make sense?
>
>
> On Friday, September 23, 2016 at 5:25:29 AM UTC-4, Chethan S wrote:
>>
>> I am in the process of migrating to Ansible roles model and I have the
>> following structure -
>>
>> *../roles/vms/tasks/main.yml*
>> ---
>> # To Create VMs on the VMware vCenter Server
>> - name: Creation of Windows 8.1 VMs
>> vsphere_guest:
>> vcenter_hostname: "name"
>> guest: "{{ item }}"
>> from_template: yes
>> template_src: "templatename"
>> validate_certs: no
>> esxi:
>> datacenter: dc
>> hostname: hname
>> with_items: "{{ vmname81 }}"
>>
>> *../roles/vms/vars/main.yml*
>> ---
>> vmname81:
>> - Client1
>> - Client2
>> - Client3
>>
>>
>> vmname10:
>> - Client4
>> - Client5
>>
>>
>> *playbook.yml*
>> ---
>> # To Create VMs on the VMware vCenter Server
>> - hosts: localhost
>> name: Creation of Windows 8.1 VMs
>> roles:
>> - { role: vmcreation }
>>
>> As you can see in the playbook, I am trying to create Windows 8.1 VMs and
>> I am unable to figure out how to pass the *vmname81* in the roles for
>> the creation of 8.1 VMs. I am also interested to know if this can be done
>> in a better way.
>>
>
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