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