Here is the error message when I use localhost in the playbook.
*ERROR MESSAGE*
Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
PLAYBOOK: create_appVCLOUD.yml
*************************************************
1 plays in create_appVCLOUD.yml
PLAY [localhost]
***************************************************************
TASK [vsphere_guest]
***********************************************************
task path: /etc/ansible/create_appVCLOUD.yml:6
Using module file
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/core/cloud/vmware/vsphere_guest.py
<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: root
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo
$HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1484165467.41-270348352264162 `" && echo
ansible-tmp-1484165467.41-270348352264162="` echo
$HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1484165467.41-270348352264162 `" ) && sleep
0'
<127.0.0.1> PUT /tmp/tmp_bDCQ3 TO
/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1484165467.41-270348352264162/vsphere_guest.py
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x
/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1484165467.41-270348352264162/
/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1484165467.41-270348352264162/vsphere_guest.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python2
/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1484165467.41-270348352264162/vsphere_guest.py;
rm -rf "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1484165467.41-270348352264162/" >
/dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
An exception occurred during task execution. The full traceback is:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/ansible_vw2rQu/ansible_module_vsphere_guest.py", line 1909, in
<module>
main()
File "/tmp/ansible_vw2rQu/ansible_module_vsphere_guest.py", line 1776, in
main
viserver.connect(vcenter_hostname, username, password)
File "build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/pysphere/vi_server.py", line 101, in
connect
File
"build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/pysphere/resources/VimService_services.py",
line 2170, in RetrieveServiceContent
File "build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/pysphere/ZSI/client.py", line 295, in
Send
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/httplib.py", line 1227, in connect
HTTPConnection.connect(self)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/httplib.py", line 807, in connect
self.timeout, self.source_address)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/socket.py", line 571, in create_connection
raise err
socket.error: [Errno 111] Connection refused
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {
"changed": false,
"failed": true,
"invocation": {
"module_name": "vsphere_guest"
},
"module_stderr": "Traceback (most recent call last):\n File
\"/tmp/ansible_vw2rQu/ansible_module_vsphere_guest.py\", line 1909, in
<module>\n main()\n File
\"/tmp/ansible_vw2rQu/ansible_module_vsphere_guest.py\", line 1776, in
main\n viserver.connect(vcenter_hostname, username, password)\n File
\"build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/pysphere/vi_server.py\", line 101, in
connect\n File
\"build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/pysphere/resources/VimService_services.py\",
line 2170, in RetrieveServiceContent\n File
\"build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/pysphere/ZSI/client.py\", line 295, in
Send\n File \"/usr/lib64/python2.7/httplib.py\", line 1227, in connect\n
HTTPConnection.connect(self)\n File \"/usr/lib64/python2.7/httplib.py\",
line 807, in connect\n self.timeout, self.source_address)\n File
\"/usr/lib64/python2.7/socket.py\", line 571, in create_connection\n
raise err\nsocket.error: [Errno 111] Connection refused\n",
"module_stdout": "",
"msg": "MODULE FAILURE"
}
to retry, use: --limit @/etc/ansible/create_appVCLOUD.retry
PLAY RECAP
*********************************************************************
localhost : ok=0 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1
On Monday, January 9, 2017 at 7:17:46 PM UTC-6, Robert Williams wrote:
>
> Hello, I am new to Ansible and am having trouble spinning up a vm from a
> template using Ansible. I am unsure on what to put for "hosts" in my
> playbook. Should this be the vcenter hostname , vsphere hostname or
> something else? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
>
> *PlayBook*
> ---
> - hosts: vmcreate
> gather_facts: false
> connection: local
> tasks:
> - vsphere_guest:
> vcenter_hostname: vcloud.example.com
> username: username
> password: password
> guest: test01
> from_template: yes
> template_src: 20.10_LAB
> cluster: ABC - vCloud - Lab
> resource_pool: "/ABC"
> esxi:
> datacenter: 'vCloud - Charleston, SC'
> hostname: vCloud - Lab
>
> *Error Message*
> ansible-playbook create_appVCLOUD.yml
>
> [WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available
>
> PLAY RECAP
> *********************************************************************
>
> Thanks,
>
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