In this article, we will discuss how we can deploy a Virtual machine (VM) from a local Ubuntu machine (ansible controller) to Azure Cloud. It is assumed that you have already connected to your Azure account (az login) and that your Subscription details with Secrets etc. are all set.
In this code below I am using vars_prompt to ask the user to enter the password which will then be set for the VM and also the name of the VM is coming from the Variable file ‘namevars.yml’. Using a Variable file can help us automate and deploy multiple resources with the same code.
---
- name: Create Azure Linux VM
hosts: localhost
connection: local
vars_prompt:
- name: password
prompt: "Enter local administrator password"
tasks:
- include_vars: namevars.yml
- name: Create public IP address
azure_rm_publicipaddress:
resource_group: ansiblerg
allocation_method: Static
name: "pip_{{ vm3 }}"
register: output_ip_address
- name: Output public IP
debug:
msg: "The public IP is {{ output_ip_address.state.ip_address }}"
- name: Create a network interface
azure_rm_networkinterface:
name: "nic_{{ vm3 }}"
resource_group: ansiblerg
virtual_network: ansible-vnet
subnet_name: subnet
security_group: networkSecurityGroup
ip_configurations:
- name: default
public_ip_address_name: "pip_{{ vm3 }}"
primary: True
- name: Create Linux VM
azure_rm_virtualmachine:
resource_group: ansiblerg
name: "{{ vm3 }}"
vm_size: Standard_DS1_v2
managed_disk_type: Standard_LRS
admin_username: asharsidd
admin_password: "{{ password }}"
network_interfaces: "nic_{{ vm3 }}"
os_type: Linux
image:
offer: CentOS
publisher: OpenLogic
sku: '7.5'
version: latest
no_log: falseThe namevars.yml file looks something like this where you can add all the names of Virtual machines and then just add the variable in YAML file.
---
# ./vars/name_vars.yml
vm1: ciswin007
vm2: iptwin008
vm3: secwin009
vm4: itlinx101
vm5: sdesklinx201You may place this VAR file either in the vars folder or just keep it in the same folder as your YAML script.
The image details above like the offer, Publisher, etc. can be found by using ‘az vm image’ command as follows:
To delete the VM and all the resources created I use a separate YAML script where you pass the VM name while executing the playbook.
ansible-playbook deleteazurevm.yml –extra-vars “vm=secwin009”
---
# delete the Virtual machine by passing the name of VM as --extra-vars "vm=secwin009"
- name: Delete Azure VM
hosts: localhost
connection: local
tasks:
- include_vars: namevars.yml
- name: Deleting the Virtual Machine - "{{ vm }}"
azure_rm_virtualmachine:
name: "{{ vm }}"
resource_group: ansiblerg
state: absent
register: vm
- debug:
var: vm
- name: Deleting network interface - "nic_{{ vm }}"
azure_rm_networkinterface:
name: "nic_{{ vm }}"
resource_group: ansiblerg
state: absent
register: vnet
- debug:
var: vnet
- name: Deleting Public IP - "pip_{{ vm }}"
azure_rm_publicipaddress:
name: "pip_{{ vm }}"
resource_group: ansiblerg
state: absent
register: pip
- debug:
var: pipThis is what you will get while the playbook is executing:
PLAY [Delete Azure VM] *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
TASK [Gathering Facts] *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1]
TASK [include_vars] ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1]
TASK [Deleting the Virtual Machine] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
changed: [127.0.0.1]
TASK [debug] ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1] => {
"vm": {
"ansible_facts": {
"azure_vm": null
},
"changed": true,
"deleted_managed_disk_ids": [
"/subscriptions/97XXX-XXXX/resourceGroups/ansiblerg/providers/Microsoft.Compute/disks/secwin009"
],
"deleted_network_interfaces": [
{
"name": "nic_secwin009",
"resource_group": "ansiblerg"
}
],
"deleted_public_ips": [
{
"name": "pip_secwin009",
"resource_group": "ansiblerg"
}
],
"deleted_vhd_uris": [],
"failed": false,
"powerstate_change": null
}
}
TASK [Deleting network interface - "nic_secwin009"] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1]
TASK [debug] ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1] => {
"vnet": {
"changed": false,
"failed": false,
"state": null
}
}
TASK [Deleting Public IP - "pip_secwin009"] ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1]
TASK [debug] ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1] => {
"pip": {
"changed": false,
"failed": false,
"state": {}
}
}
PLAY RECAP *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
127.0.0.1 : ok=8 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
This will remove all the resources from Azure which were created when we deployed the virtual machine.
You can find the code on my Github account : https://github.com/asharsidd/ansible.git
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