create_vms.yml

---
- name: create some vms
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  vars_prompt:
    - name: "vcenter_host"
      prompt: "Enter vcenter host"
      private: no
      default: "vcsa"
    - name: "vcenter_user"
      prompt: "Enter vcenter username"
      private: no
    - name: "vcenter_pass"
      prompt: "Enter vcenter password"
      private: yes
  vars:
    - esxi_host: 'esxi01.{{ pri_domain_name }}'
    - vcenter_datacenter: 'LAB'
    - vcenter_datastore: 'Tier-3 (NAS01)'
    - vcenter_folder: 'ansible-builds'
    - vms:
        - guest: 'test01'
          state: 'powered_on'
          vcpu_hotadd: 'no'
          mem_hotadd: 'no'
          notes: 'Ansible Created'
          num_disks: '1'
          disks:
            disk1:
              size: '10'
              type: 'thin'
          network: 'vSS-Green-Servers-VLAN101'
          memory: '1024'
          cpus: '1'
          osid: 'ubuntu64Guest'
        - guest: 'test02'
          state: 'powered_on'
          vcpu_hotadd: 'no'
          mem_hotadd: 'no'
          notes: 'Ansible Created'
          num_disks: '2'
          disks:
            disk1:
              size: '10'
              type: 'thin'
            disk2:
              size: '20'
              type: 'thin'
          network: 'vSS-Green-Servers-VLAN101'
          memory: '1024'
          cpus: '1'
          osid: 'ubuntu64Guest'
        - guest: 'test03'
          state: 'powered_on'
          vcpu_hotadd: 'no'
          mem_hotadd: 'no'
          notes: 'Ansible Created'
          num_disks: '3'
          disks:
            disk1:
              size: '10'
              type: 'thin'
            disk2:
              size: '20'
              type: 'thin'
            disk3:
              size: '30'
              type: 'thin'
          network: 'vSS-Green-Servers-VLAN101'
          memory: '1024'
          cpus: '1'
          osid: 'ubuntu64Guest'
    - pri_domain_name: 'everythingshouldbevirtual.local'
  tasks:
    - name: create vms (Single Disk)
      vsphere_guest:
        vcenter_hostname: "{{ vcenter_host }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_user }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_pass }}"
        guest: "{{ item.guest }}"
        state: "{{ item.state }}"
        vm_extra_config:
          vcpu.hotadd: "{{ item.vcpu_hotadd|default(omit) }}"
          mem.hotadd: "{{ item.mem_hotadd|default(omit) }}"
          notes: "{{ item.notes|default(omit) }}"
          folder: "{{ vcenter_folder }}"
        vm_disk:
          disk1:
            size_gb: "{{ item.disks.disk1.size }}"
            type: "{{ item.disks.disk1.type }}"
            datastore: "{{ vcenter_datastore }}"
            folder: "{{ vcenter_folder }}"
        vm_nic:
          nic1:
            type: "vmxnet3"
            network: "{{ item.network }}"
            network_type: "standard"
        vm_hardware:
          memory_mb: "{{ item.memory }}"
          num_cpus: "{{ item.cpus }}"
          osid: "{{ item.osid }}"
          scsi: "paravirtual"
        esxi:
          datacenter: "{{ vcenter_datacenter }}"
          hostname: "{{ esxi_host }}"
      with_items: vms
      when: item.num_disks == '1' 

    - name: create vms (Multi Disk - 2 Disks)
      vsphere_guest:
        vcenter_hostname: "{{ vcenter_host }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_user }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_pass }}"
        guest: "{{ item.guest }}"
        state: "{{ item.state }}"
        vm_extra_config:
          vcpu.hotadd: "{{ item.vcpu_hotadd|default(omit) }}"
          mem.hotadd: "{{ item.mem_hotadd|default(omit) }}"
          notes: "{{ item.notes|default(omit) }}"
          folder: "{{ vcenter_folder }}"
        vm_disk:
          disk1:
            size_gb: "{{ item.disks.disk1.size }}"
            type: "{{ item.disks.disk1.type }}"
            datastore: "{{ vcenter_datastore }}"
            folder: "{{ vcenter_folder }}"
          disk2:
            size_gb: "{{ item.disks.disk2.size }}"
            type: "{{ item.disks.disk2.type }}"
            datastore: "{{ vcenter_datastore }}"
            folder: "{{ vcenter_folder }}"
        vm_nic:
          nic1:
            type: "vmxnet3"
            network: "{{ item.network }}"
            network_type: "standard"
        vm_hardware:
          memory_mb: "{{ item.memory }}"
          num_cpus: "{{ item.cpus }}"
          osid: "{{ item.osid }}"
          scsi: "paravirtual"
        esxi:
          datacenter: "{{ vcenter_datacenter }}"
          hostname: "{{ esxi_host }}"
      with_items: vms
      when: item.num_disks == '2' 

    - name: create vms (Multi Disk - 3 DIsks)
      vsphere_guest:
        vcenter_hostname: "{{ vcenter_host }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_user }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_pass }}"
        guest: "{{ item.guest }}"
        state: "{{ item.state }}"
        vm_extra_config:
          vcpu.hotadd: "{{ item.vcpu_hotadd|default(omit) }}"
          mem.hotadd: "{{ item.mem_hotadd|default(omit) }}"
          notes: "{{ item.notes|default(omit) }}"
          folder: "{{ vcenter_folder }}"
        vm_disk:
          disk1:
            size_gb: "{{ item.disks.disk1.size }}"
            type: "{{ item.disks.disk1.type }}"
            datastore: "{{ vcenter_datastore }}"
            folder: "{{ vcenter_folder }}"
          disk2:
            size_gb: "{{ item.disks.disk2.size }}"
            type: "{{ item.disks.disk2.type }}"
            datastore: "{{ vcenter_datastore }}"
            folder: "{{ vcenter_folder }}"
          disk3:
            size_gb: "{{ item.disks.disk3.size }}"
            type: "{{ item.disks.disk3.type }}"
            datastore: "{{ vcenter_datastore }}"
            folder: "{{ vcenter_folder }}"
        vm_nic:
          nic1:
            type: "vmxnet3"
            network: "{{ item.network }}"
            network_type: "standard"
        vm_hardware:
          memory_mb: "{{ item.memory }}"
          num_cpus: "{{ item.cpus }}"
          osid: "{{ item.osid }}"
          scsi: "paravirtual"
        esxi:
          datacenter: "{{ vcenter_datacenter }}"
          hostname: "{{ esxi_host }}"
      with_items: vms
      when: item.num_disks == '3'