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- Sets the hostname.
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- Adds one or more ssh public keys and/or a password for the default user "ubuntu" so that Ansible can connect to the new machine.
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- Optionally adjusts the hardware, e.g. number of CPUs or memory, see [vmware_guest](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/vmware_guest_module.html#parameters) for possible customizations.
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- Optionally sets VM notes and/or VM [Configuration Parameters](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.hostclient.doc/GUID-8C639077-FF16-4D5D-9A7A-E16902CE00C2.html).
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- Optionally sets VM [Custom Attributes](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vcenterhost.doc/GUID-73606C4C-763C-4E27-A1DA-032E4C46219D.html)
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- Optionally sets VM notes (annotations), VM [configuration file parameters](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.hostclient.doc/GUID-8C639077-FF16-4D5D-9A7A-E16902CE00C2.html) and/or VM [custom attributes](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vcenterhost.doc/GUID-73606C4C-763C-4E27-A1DA-032E4C46219D.html).
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- Disk size may be increased (defaults to 10GB), additional disks may be created and added.
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- Optionally changes the dynamic IP address to a static one (taken either from the playbook or from DNS).
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- The VM is turned on and can be used in the same playbook that invoked this role.
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To use this role, you need
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- a VMware vSphere environment where the VM will be deployed.
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- a vSphere environment where the VM will be deployed.
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- Credentials for the vCenter server of that environment with appropriate permissions, see below.
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- an OVA file, e.g. [ubuntu-18.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.ova](https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/18.04/release/ubuntu-18.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.ova) on the control machine.
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- User defined network mappings can be specified with `networks`, see [vmware_deploy_ovf](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/vmware_deploy_ovf_module.html#parameters) for semantics.
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- VM notes can be set with `annotation`.
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To use this feature, the VMware permission `Virtual Machine > Configuration > Set annotation` is required.
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- To set VM configuration parameters, supply `advanced_settings` with a list of dicts as shown in the example playbook.
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- To set VM configuration file parameters, supply `advanced_settings` with a list of dicts as shown in the example playbook.
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- To set VM custom attributes, supply `customvalues` with a list of dicts as show in the example playbook. Note that new custom values will not be created, they should exist in vCenter prior to deploying.
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To use a static IP address, use the following keys in the dictionary `static_ip`:
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As the VMs do not exist yet, the ssh server's key is unknown.
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In order to connect to the new VMs, you need to turn off ssh host key checking.
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If you plan to repeatedly create VMs with the same FQDNs, ssh should not store the fingerprints in the _known_hosts_ file.
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If you plan to frequently recreate VMs with the same FQDNs, ssh should not store the fingerprints in the _known_hosts_ file.
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Therefore the recommended host/group variables are:
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Therefore, the recommended host/group variables are:
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