playbook.yml

# Install TwinCAT on a remote Windows machine.
# Files to upload from {{upload_dir}}, i.e.:
#  - TC31-FULL-Setup.3.1.4024.42.exe
#  - PsExec.exe (see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec)
---
- name: Install TwinCAT
  hosts: all
  vars:
    user_temp: ''
    upload_dir: .install-files/
    tc3_version: '3.1.4024.42'

  tasks:

    - name: Get the temp-directory of current user
      ansible.builtin.win_shell: echo %temp%
      args:
        executable: cmd
      register: cmd_output

    - name: Set user-temp folder variable
      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
        user_temp: '{{ cmd_output.stdout | trim }}\~install-files'

    - name: Upload installation files
      ansible.builtin.win_copy:
        src: '{{ upload_dir }}'
        dest: '{{ user_temp }}'
        directory_mode:

    - name: Install TwinCAT3
      ansible.builtin.win_psexec:
        chdir: '{{ user_temp }}'
        executable: '{{ user_temp }}\PsExec.exe'
        command: cmd /c START /B /WAIT TC31-FULL-Setup.{{tc3_version}}.exe /clone_wait /s /v"/qr REBOOT=ReallySuppress ALLUSERS=1 /l*v logs\TC31-install.log"
        interactive: true
        session: 1
        system: true

    - name: Download TC3 installation log file
      ansible.builtin.fetch:
        src: '{{ user_temp }}\TC31-install.log'
        dest: ./~logs/{{ ansible_hostname }}/TC31-install.log
        flat: true

    - name: Remove temp-directory
      ansible.builtin.win_file:
        path: '{{ user_temp }}'
        state: absent