Changelog

[v1.0] - 25-02-2023 (dd-mm-yyyy)

Added

• Ansible Roles for:
  • VM Management:
    • vmdeploy
    • gocustom
    • vmdelete
  • VM Snapshot Management:
    • vmsnapshot
    • vmsnapshotrevert
    • vmsnapshotremove

Jenkins file details

• Jenkinsfile

Docker file details

• alpinedevops.dockerfile

Software support

• alpine: 3.17
• ansible: 7.1.0
• ansible-core: 2.14.1
• pyvmomi: 7.0.3
• vSphere-Automation-SDK: 1.71.0

Docker image build process

• To build the docker image, use the below command:

  $ docker build --no-cache=true -f <file_name>.dockerfile -t <docker_registry>/alpinedevops:latest

• To login to the hub.docker.com, use the below command:

  $ docker login

• To push the docker image, use the below command:

  $ docker push <docker_registry>/alpinedevops:latest

Deployment Guide:

VM Management

• To deploy the linux server, use the below command:

  $ ansible-playbook -i inventory webserver.yaml --tags "deploy"

• To do the guest os customization, use the below command:

  $ ansible-playbook -i inventory webserver.yaml --tags "oscustom"

• To delete the linux server use the below command:

  $ ansible-playbook -i inventory webserver.yaml --tags "delete"

VM Snapshot Management

• To take the vm snapshots, use the below command:

  $ ansible-playbook -i inventory webserver.yaml --tags "vmsnapshot"

• To revert the vm snapshot, use the below command:

  $ ansible-playbook -i inventory webserver.yaml --tags "vmsnapshotrevert"

• To remove the vm snapshot, use the below command:

  $ ansible-playbook -i inventory webserver.yaml --tags "vmsnapshotremove"

Design Diagram