gaeldb / ovftool

Ansible module to deploy virtual appliances using ovftool

Role Name

Provide a role to create VM on VMware Vcenter or standalone ESXi from a OVA file

Role Variables

ovftool_path
vcenter
vcenter_user
vcenter_password
datacenter
cluster
datastore
portgroup
vm_name
path_to_ova
ova_file
power_on
ssl_verify
vm_password_key
vm_password
props
deployment_option
ovf_network_name
vcenter_folder

Example Playbook

To use in your playbook:

• name: Create OVA VM include_role: name: ovftool vars: ovftool_path: '/usr/bin' vcenter: 'my_esxi_host' vcenter_user: 'my_esxi_username' vcenter_password: 'my_esxi_password' datacenter: '' cluster: '' datastore: 'datastore1' portgroup: '' vm_name: 'my_new_vm' path_to_ova: '/tmp/' ova_file: 'test.ova' power_on: true ssl_verify: false ovf_network_name: ova_network1: 'my_esxi_network1' ova_network2: 'my_esxi_network1'