Create multiple VMs using ansible module vmware_guest

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Trying to create multiple VMs using ansible module vmware_guest. I am getting error

"msg": "with_dict expects a dict"
 "failed": true

I am using myvars.yml content as under:

---
myvms:
   violet:
     - vmhost: violet-vm
       vmip: 192.168.1.163
   yellow:
      - vmhost: yellow-vm
        vmip: 192.168.1.164

My task file vmspin.yml is:

- name: create the VM
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  vars_files:
  - myvars.yml
  tasks:
  - vmware_guest:
      hostname: "myhost"
      username: "[email protected]"
      password: "password"
      datacenter: dc1     
      name: 
      - name: "{{item.value.vmhost}}"   
      disk:
      - size_gb: 4
        type: thin
        datastore: Datastore1          
      networks:
      - name: VM Network
        ip: "{{item.value.vmip}}"
        netmask: 255.255.255.0
      template: rhel7_base_template    
    with_dict:
      - "{{myvms}}"
    register: deploy

Any solution

My myvars.yml should be as under but problem persists --- myvms: violet: vmhost: violet-vm vmip: 192.168.1.163 yellow: vmhost: yellow-vm vmip: 192.168.1.164 — chanchal
– chanchal, Commented Aug 9, 2017 at 4:07

Konstantin Suvorov · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-09 05:19:07Z

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By saying:

with_dict:
  - "{{myvms}}"

you pass a list with single element that contains your myvms dict into lookup.

Replace it with just:

with_dict: "{{ myvms }}"

answered Aug 9, 2017 at 5:19

Konstantin Suvorov

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chanchal Over a year ago

with_dict: "{{ myvms }}" has not helped. Error remains the same.

Konstantin Suvorov Over a year ago

Not possible. Either your didn't save your changes, or the error is elsewhere.

Kiran Shahi · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-14 10:04:54Z

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I think you must delete "-" in you varibles files:

not:

myvms:
   violet:
     - vmhost: violet-vm
       vmip: 192.168.1.163
   yellow:
      - vmhost: yellow-vm
        vmip: 192.168.1.164

but:

myvms:
   violet:
     vmhost: violet-vm
     vmip: 192.168.1.163
   yellow:
     vmhost: yellow-vm
     vmip: 192.168.1.164

edited Dec 14, 2017 at 10:04

Kiran Shahi

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answered Dec 14, 2017 at 9:35

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