Ansible for VMware by Examples

Learn to use the Ansible open source IT automation tool to automate your VMware infrastructure. This book contains all of the obvious and not-so-obvious best practices of Ansible automation. Each lesson summarizes a specific use case for the modern VMware infrastructure and is focused on a single module from the most important parameter, including  live demo of code and real-life usage.You'll configure the Ansible Controller to interact with VMware infrastructure using the "community.VMware" Ansible documentation collection and the appropriate Python libraries. Next, learn how to automate the creation of a virtual machine manually and from a template, start and stop using the shutdown and forced-power off a Virtual Machine, take and delete and snapshot, add a new hard disk and expand a currently attached hard disk, as well as gather information for data centers, clusters, host systems, and virtual machines.



By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed in efficiently maintaining a VMware infrastructure with Ansible Automation. You'll also be able to save time and reduce manual errors using simple human-readable automation technology.

What You'll Learn

• Automate your VMware infrastructure using Ansible code
• Install Ansible in operating systems such as RedHat, Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.
• Write and execute your first Ansible Playbook code 
• Troubleshoot the most common error messages

Who This Book Is For 




IT professionals of every industry who would like a jargon-free understanding of Ansible technology, including VMware, Linux, and Windows Systems Administrators, DevOps professionals, thought leaders, and infrastructure-as-code enthusiasts.