prince0205/cf_vmware_ansible_db

cf_vmware_ansible_provisioning

Provision VMware instances via CloudForms with Ansible Automation

Supported ManageIQ/CloudForms Version: G-release/cf4.6

Important

This repo is subject to frequent changes without warning. To avoid issues please FORK the repository!

Instructions

These instructions assume you have enabled the "Embedded Ansible" server role in CloudForms

• Fork this repository

• Update the manageiq credentials in roles/vmware_postprovision/defaults/main.yml

manageiq_user: admin
manageiq_password: !vault |
          $ANSIBLE_VAULT;1.1;AES256
          39613462343331363430333461633531316665333332333530393239306662616566363539316565
          ...

• Log into CloudForms

  • Navigate to Automation / Ansible / Repositories

    • Add your forked repository

  • Navigate to Automation / Ansible / Credentials

    • Create a VMware Credential

    • Create a Machine Credential (be sure to include your vault password here)

  • Import the service dialogs

    • Make any edits to the dialogs as needed. I.e. datacenter, cluster, template, etc.

  • Create ansible-playbook service catalog item

  • Deploy your VMs!

Contribute

Have an idea and want to help? Fork the repo and submit a pull request.