deploy_vm.yml

---
# -------------------------------------------------------------
# File Name: deploy_vm.yml
# Deploy a new VM from a template.
#
# Tue Nov 2 12:59:12 BST 2020 - juliusn - initial script
# -------------------------------------------------------------
- name: Deploy a new VM from a template
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: no

  vars_files:
    - variables.yml

  tasks:
    # get date
    - set_fact: creationdate="{{lookup('pipe','date "+%Y/%m/%d %H:%M"')}}"

    - name: Create VM "{{ guest_vm_name }}" from template
      vmware_guest:
        validate_certs: no

        # Avoid storing screts in plain text
        # hostname: "{{ vcenter_host }}"
        # username: "{{ vcenter_user }}"
        # password: "{{ vcenter_pass }}"

        # Pass in a value for each variable foo by setting an environment variable called TF_VAR_foo.
        hostname: "{{ lookup('env','TF_VAR_provider_vsphere_host') }}"
        username: "{{ lookup('env','TF_VAR_provider_vsphere_user') }}"
        password: "{{ lookup('env','TF_VAR_provider_vsphere_password') }}"

        datacenter: "{{ vsphere_datacenter }}"
        cluster:    "{{ vsphere_cluster }}"
        folder:     "{{ vsphere_folder }}/{{ vsphere_sub_folder }}"

        name:     "{{ guest_vm_name }}"
        template: "/{{ vsphere_datacenter }}/vm/{{ guest_template_folder }}/{{ guest_template }}"
        guest_id: "{{ guest_id }}"
        annotation: "{{ guest_annotation }}. Created on {{ creationdate }}"

        disk:
        - size_gb: "{{ guest_disk0_size | default(25) }}" 
          type: thin
          datastore: "{{ vsphere_datastore }}"

        networks:
        - name: "{{ guest_network }}"
          ip: "{{ guest_ipv4_address }}"
          netmask: "{{ guest_ipv4_netmask }}"
          gateway: "{{ guest_ipv4_gateway }}"
          dns_servers:
          - "{{ guest_dns_servers }}"

        hardware:
          memory_mb: "{{ guest_memory }}"
          num_cpus: "{{ guest_vcpu }}"

        customization:
          dns_servers:
          - "{{ guest_dns_servers }}"
          domain : "{{ guest_domain }}"
          hostname: "{{ guest_vm_name }}"

        wait_for_ip_address: no
        state: poweredon
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Add Tag "{{ guest_tag_name }}" VM "{{ guest_vm_name }}"
      community.vmware.vmware_tag_manager:
        validate_certs: no
        hostname: "{{ lookup('env','TF_VAR_provider_vsphere_host') }}"
        username: "{{ lookup('env','TF_VAR_provider_vsphere_user') }}"
        password: "{{ lookup('env','TF_VAR_provider_vsphere_password') }}"
        tag_names:
          - "{{ guest_tag_name }}"
        object_name: "{{ guest_vm_name }}"
        object_type: VirtualMachine
        state: add
      delegate_to: localhost