This role creates a Xen VM on a Dom0. It requires several variables to be set (see below).
The role is meant to be executed from an Ansible script. The following script is an example:
# Usage:
# ansible-playbook scripts/xen_vm_create.yml -e "<VARIABLES>"
#
# Supported variables:
# * vm_name: name of the VM
# * lvm_vg: LVM volume group holding Xen VM volumes (optional, default 'vgxen')
# * diskingb: harddisk size in GB
# * meminmb: memory size in MB
# * cpus: pattern for CPU cores to be used (optional)
# * vcpus: number of VCPUs to be assigned (optional, default 2)
# * release: name of the Debian release (currently supported: jessie, stretch, buster)
# * ip: IP address of the VM
# * mac: MAC address (optional, auto-generated by default)
# * netmask: network netmask
# * gateway: network gateway
# * nameservers: nameservers
# * xenbr: name of the xen bridge
# * preseed: name of the preseed to be used (optional, default 'vm-preseed')
# * auto: start automatically at hypervisor boot (optional, default 'yes')
#
# Example:
# ansible-playbook scripts/xen_vm_create.yml -e "vm_name=<vm-name> diskingb=5 meminmb=2048 ip=192.168.1.2"
#
# 1. Add new VM to the Ansible inventory file
# 2. Run the script like in example above
- hosts: <xen-dom0>
roles:
- xen-vm-create
tags:
- xen-vm-create
vars:
release: buster
lvm_vg: vgxen
netmask: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 192.168.1.1
nameservers:
- 194.150.168.168
xenbr: xenbr0
preseed: vm-preseed
This script can be executed according to the docs in it.
xen_preseed_urlbase:
This Ansible role is licensed under the GNU GPLv3 or later.
Copyright 2017 Jonas Meurer jonas@freesources.org