VCF 4.0 on VxRail 7.0.000 – initial cluster configuration and deployment with Ansible
A few weeks ago VxRail 7.0.10 was released and one of the many new features is that provides enhanced workflows and an API to support automation of initial cluster configuration and deployment. There is a great Dell EMC VxRail RESTful API Cookbook and it provides sample VxRail RESTful API workflows. You can find there even ready to use ansible playbooks. Good job VxRail team!!!.
But as you can see, it’s for VxRail 7.0.010 only. And what about 7.0.000? Let’s try to find a way to automate VxRail 7.0.000 cluster deployment by our own;)
NOTE!!! Please remember that i used private API.
Let’s start from vars:
vxmUrl: https://vxmFQDN
getUnconfiguredNodesUiApiUrl: vxRailHost?configurationState=UNCONFIGURED
validateVxrailInitialConfigApiUrl: v2/data/validate/initial
saveVxrailInitialConfigApiUrl: data/configuration/save
checkInitialProgressApiUrl: v2/data/validate/initial/progress
checkBuildProgressApiUrl: v2/data/configuration/progress
checkRequestStatusApiUrl: v1/requests
applyVxrailNetworkConfigApiUrl: network/static/apply
applyVxrailDataConfigApiUrl: data/configuration/applyOk, so first we need to discover all unconfigured hosts. Discovering can take around 1 min and that’s why i used ‘until’.
- name: Get all unconfigured nodes
uri:
url: "{{ vxmUrl }}/{{ getUnconfiguredNodesUiApiUrl }}"
method: GET
validate_certs: no
return_content: yes
body_format: json
register: getUnconfiguredNodes
until: getUnconfiguredNodes.json[0].nodeVersionInfo is defined
retries: 100
delay: 10
Extract unconfigured hosts:
- name: "Extract Unconfigured hosts"
set_fact:
unconfiguredHosts: "{{ getUnconfiguredNodes.json | selectattr('configurationState','equalto',('unconfigured')) | map(attribute='assetTag') | list }}"
- name: "Debug -Extract Unconfigured hosts"
debug:
msg: "{{ unconfiguredHosts }}"
Next step is to extract VxRail version and build and Appliance ID. It’s needed to next request body.
- name: "Extract VxRail version"
set_fact:
vxrailVersion: "{{ getUnconfiguredNodes.json[0].nodeVersionInfo.version }}"
- name: "Extract VxRail build"
set_fact:
vxrailBuild: "{{ getUnconfiguredNodes.json[0].nodeVersionInfo.build }}"
- name: "Extract Appliance ID"
set_fact:
applianceId: "{{ getUnconfiguredNodes.json[0].marvinId.applianceId }}"
- name: Show VxRail Appliance ID
debug:
msg: "{{ applianceId }}"
- name: Show VxRail version-build
debug:
msg: "{{ vxrailVersion }}-{{ vxrailBuild }}"
And now we can validate our cluster config. Please remember that you have to provide ‘type’ of validation, ‘portgroupBinding and nicProfile.
Possible values for type’: ‘thorough’ or ‘cursory’. It’s a first validation so we need to use ‘thorough’.
‘portgroupBinding’: you can choose ‘EARLY_BINDING’ or ‘EPHEMERAL’.
‘nicProfile’: ‘TWO_HIGH_SPEED’ (2x10GbE or 2x25GbE), ‘FOUR_HIGH_SPEED’ (4x10GbE) or ‘FOUR_LOW_SPEED’ (4x1GbE)
- name: Validate Initial VxRail Cluster Config
uri:
url: "{{ vxmUrl }}/{{ validateVxrailInitialConfigApiUrl }}"
method: POST
validate_certs: no
return_content: yes
body_format: json
register: validateConfig
timeout: 300
body:
type: thorough
parameters:
version: "{{ vxrailVersion }}-{{ vxrailBuild }}"
network:
dhcp: false
hosts:
management:
pools:
- minIp: ''
maxIp: ''
netmask: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 172.22.16.1
vlanId: '80'
customizeIps:
- ip: 172.22.16.101
- ip: 172.22.16.102
- ip: 172.22.16.103
- ip: 172.22.16.104
vsan:
pools:
- minIp: 172.22.19.101
maxIp: 172.22.19.104
netmask: 255.255.255.0
vlanId: '83'
vmotion:
pools:
- minIp: 172.22.18.101
maxIp: 172.22.18.104
netmask: 255.255.255.0
vlanId: '82'
vm:
- name: VM Network
vlanId: '81'
witness:
pools:
- minIp: ''
maxIp: ''
netmask: ''
gateway: ''
vlanId: ''
vcenter:
ip: 172.22.16.20
psc:
ip: ''
evorail:
ip: 172.22.16.6
portgroupBinding: EPHEMERAL
hostnames:
customizeHostnames:
- hostname: "{{ hostname1 }}"
- hostname: "{{ hostname2 }}"
- hostname: "{{ hostname3 }}"
- hostname: "{{ hostname4 }}"
hosts:
prefix: gre02mgt
separator: ''
iterator: NUMERIC_NNN
offset: ''
postfix: ''
vcenter: gre02vcs001
evorail: gre02vxm001
psc: ''
pscSite: Default-First-Site
tld: "{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
usernames:
vcUsername: ''
accounts:
nonHostAccounts:
isShared: true
sharedAccount:
username: vxmadministrator
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
vcRootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vcAdministratorAccount:
username: "{{ vCenterUsername }}"
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vcManagementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
pscRootAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vxRailManagerRootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vxRailManagerServiceAccount:
username: mystic
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}{{ vCenterPassword }}"
logInsightRootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
logInsightAdminAccount:
username: admin
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
hostAccounts:
isShared: true
sharedAccount:
rootAccount:
username: root
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
managementAccount:
username: administrator
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
separatedAccounts:
- hostname: "{{ hostname1 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
- hostname: "{{ hostname2 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
- hostname: "{{ hostname3 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
- hostname: "{{ hostname4 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
global:
ntpServerCSV: 172.22.16.24
syslogServerCSV: ''
dnsServerCSV: 172.22.16.24
proxyServer: ''
proxyUsername: ''
proxyPassword: ''
loginsightHostname: ''
loginsightServer: ''
proxyPort: ''
logging: NONE
joinVC: false
joinSSO: false
roboCluster: false
customizeNetwork: true
nicProfile: "{{ nicProfile }}"
externalVC:
nonEmbeddedMode: false
psc: ''
vcenter: ''
vcUsername: ''
vcPassword: ''
managementUsername: ''
managementPassword: ''
datacenterName: ''
clusterName: ''
existingSSODomain:
server: ''
port: 443
username: "{{ vCenterUsername }}"
password: ''
witnessNode:
managementIp: ''
witnessIp: ''
gateway: ''
netmask: ''
username: root
password: ''
vendor:
ovfs: []
vmwSolution:
ovfs: []
expectedMarvinIds:
marvinIds:
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 1
primaryNode: true
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 2
primaryNode: false
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 3
primaryNode: false
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 4
primaryNode: false
Validation will take few minutes. In case of any failures, all failed tasks will be showed on screen and task will fail:
- name: Check progress
uri:
url: "{{ vxmUrl }}/{{ checkProgressApiUrl }}"
method: GET
validate_certs: no
return_content: yes
register: checkProgress
- name: "Extract Failed tasks"
set_fact:
failedTask: "{{ checkProgress.json.validatorProgresses | selectattr('status','equalto',('FAILED')) | map(attribute='description') | list }}"
- name: "Failure notice"
fail:
msg: "Validation error: {{ checkProgress.json.validatorProgresses | selectattr('status','equalto',('FAILED')) | map(attribute='description') | list }}"
when: "checkProgress.json.validationErrorsCount != 0"
If validation task is completed with no errors, play will continue.
- name: "Validation succeded"
debug:
msg: "Validation succeded. No erors found."
when: "checkProgress.json.validationErrorsCount == 0"
Moving forward, when validation is done we need to save VxRail cluster configuration. The request body is almost the same as in aboce request for validation.
- name: Save config
uri:
url: "{{ vxmUrl }}/{{ saveVxrailInitialConfigApiUrl }}"
method: POST
validate_certs: no
return_content: yes
body_format: json
body:
version: "{{ vxrailVersion }}-{{ vxrailBuild }}"
network:
dhcp: false
hosts:
management:
pools:
- minIp: ''
maxIp: ''
netmask: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 172.22.16.1
vlanId: '80'
customizeIps:
- ip: 172.22.16.101
- ip: 172.22.16.102
- ip: 172.22.16.103
- ip: 172.22.16.104
vsan:
pools:
- minIp: 172.22.19.101
maxIp: 172.22.19.104
netmask: 255.255.255.0
vlanId: '83'
vmotion:
pools:
- minIp: 172.22.18.101
maxIp: 172.22.18.104
netmask: 255.255.255.0
vlanId: '82'
vm:
- name: VM Network
vlanId: '81'
witness:
pools:
- minIp: ''
maxIp: ''
netmask: ''
gateway: ''
vlanId: ''
vcenter:
ip: 172.22.16.20
psc:
ip: ''
evorail:
ip: 172.22.16.6
portgroupBinding: EPHEMERAL
hostnames:
customizeHostnames:
- hostname: "{{ hostname1 }}"
- hostname: "{{ hostname2 }}"
- hostname: "{{ hostname3 }}"
- hostname: "{{ hostname4 }}"
hosts:
prefix: gre02mgt
separator: ''
iterator: NUMERIC_NNN
offset: ''
postfix: ''
vcenter: gre02vcs001
evorail: gre02vxm001
psc: ''
pscSite: Default-First-Site
tld: "{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
usernames:
vcUsername: ''
accounts:
nonHostAccounts:
isShared: true
sharedAccount:
username: vxmadministrator
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
vcRootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vcAdministratorAccount:
username: "{{ vCenterUsername }}"
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vcManagementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
pscRootAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vxRailManagerRootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vxRailManagerServiceAccount:
username: mystic
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}{{ vCenterPassword }}"
logInsightRootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
logInsightAdminAccount:
username: admin
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
hostAccounts:
isShared: true
sharedAccount:
rootAccount:
username: root
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
managementAccount:
username: administrator
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
separatedAccounts:
- hostname: "{{ hostname1 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
- hostname: "{{ hostname2 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
- hostname: "{{ hostname3 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
- hostname: "{{ hostname4 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
global:
ntpServerCSV: 172.22.16.24
syslogServerCSV: ''
dnsServerCSV: 172.22.16.24
proxyServer: ''
proxyUsername: ''
proxyPassword: ''
loginsightHostname: ''
loginsightServer: ''
proxyPort: ''
logging: NONE
joinVC: false
joinSSO: false
roboCluster: false
customizeNetwork: true
nicProfile: "{{ nicProfile }}"
externalVC:
nonEmbeddedMode: false
psc: ''
vcenter: ''
vcUsername: ''
vcPassword: ''
managementUsername: ''
managementPassword: ''
datacenterName: ''
clusterName: ''
existingSSODomain:
server: ''
port: 443
username: "{{ vCenterUsername }}"
password: ''
witnessNode:
managementIp: ''
witnessIp: ''
gateway: ''
netmask: ''
username: root
password: ''
vendor:
ovfs: []
vmwSolution:
ovfs: []
expectedMarvinIds:
marvinIds:
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 1
primaryNode: true
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 2
primaryNode: false
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 3
primaryNode: false
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 4
primaryNode: false
register: saveConfig
- name: Show save config task status
debug:
msg: "Config save: {{ saveConfig.json.success }}" 
And now it’s time to apply config.
- name: Apply network config
uri:
url: "{{ vxmUrl }}/{{ applyVxrailNetworkConfigApiUrl }}"
method: POST
validate_certs: no
return_content: yes
body_format: json
register: applyNetworkConfig
status_code: 200
timeout: 300
body:
dhcp: false
hosts:
management:
pools:
- minIp: ''
maxIp: ''
netmask: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 172.22.16.1
vlanId: '80'
customizeIps:
- ip: 172.22.16.101
- ip: 172.22.16.102
- ip: 172.22.16.103
- ip: 172.22.16.104
vsan:
pools:
- minIp: 172.22.19.101
maxIp: 172.22.19.104
netmask: 255.255.255.0
vlanId: '83'
vmotion:
pools:
- minIp: 172.22.18.101
maxIp: 172.22.18.104
netmask: 255.255.255.0
vlanId: '82'
vm:
- name: VM Network
vlanId: '81'
witness:
pools:
- minIp: ''
maxIp: ''
netmask: ''
gateway: ''
vlanId: ''
vcenter:
ip: 172.22.16.20
psc:
ip: ''
evorail:
ip: 172.22.16.6
portgroupBinding: EPHEMERAL
- name: Apply data config
uri:
url: "{{ vxmUrl }}/{{ applyVxrailDataConfigApiUrl }}"
method: POST
validate_certs: no
return_content: yes
body_format: json
register: applyDataConfig
- name: "Check deployment status"
debug:
msg: "Deployment status: {{ applyDataConfig.json.success }}"
Of course we should monitor deployment progress.
- name: Check VxRail cluster deployment progress
uri:
url: "{{ vxmUrl }}/{{ checkBuildProgressApiUrl }}"
method: GET
validate_certs: no
return_content: yes
register: checkBuildProgress
until: checkBuildProgress.json.status == "COMPLETED"
retries: 60
delay: 60
- name: "Check deployment status"
debug:
msg: "VxRail cluster build status:{{ checkBuildProgress.json.status }}"
And…Hooray!
And once again, all tasks in one file:
---
- name: Get all unconfigured nodes
uri:
url: "{{ vxmUrl }}/{{ getUnconfiguredNodesUiApiUrl }}"
method: GET
validate_certs: no
return_content: yes
body_format: json
register: getUnconfiguredNodes
until: getUnconfiguredNodes.json[0].nodeVersionInfo is defined
retries: 100
delay: 10
- name : Debug list
debug:
msg: "{{ getUnconfiguredNodes.json }}"
verbosity: 1
- name: "Extract Unconfigured hosts"
set_fact:
unconfiguredHosts: "{{ getUnconfiguredNodes.json | selectattr('configurationState','equalto',('unconfigured')) | map(attribute='assetTag') | list }}"
- name: "Debug- Extract Unconfigured hosts"
debug:
msg: "{{ unconfiguredHosts }}"
- name: "Extract VxRail version"
set_fact:
vxrailVersion: "{{ getUnconfiguredNodes.json[0].nodeVersionInfo.version }}"
- name: "Extract VxRail build"
set_fact:
vxrailBuild: "{{ getUnconfiguredNodes.json[0].nodeVersionInfo.build }}"
- name: "Extract Appliance ID"
set_fact:
applianceId: "{{ getUnconfiguredNodes.json[0].marvinId.applianceId }}"
- name: Show VxRail Appliance ID
debug:
msg: "{{ applianceId }}"
- name: Show VxRail version-build
debug:
msg: "{{ vxrailVersion }}-{{ vxrailBuild }}"
- name: Validate Initial VxRail Cluster Config
uri:
url: "{{ vxmUrl }}/{{ validateVxrailInitialConfigApiUrl }}"
method: POST
validate_certs: no
return_content: yes
body_format: json
register: validateConfig
timeout: 300
body:
type: thorough
parameters:
version: "{{ vxrailVersion }}-{{ vxrailBuild }}"
network:
dhcp: false
hosts:
management:
pools:
- minIp: ''
maxIp: ''
netmask: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 172.22.16.1
vlanId: '80'
customizeIps:
- ip: 172.22.16.101
- ip: 172.22.16.102
- ip: 172.22.16.103
- ip: 172.22.16.104
vsan:
pools:
- minIp: 172.22.19.101
maxIp: 172.22.19.104
netmask: 255.255.255.0
vlanId: '83'
vmotion:
pools:
- minIp: 172.22.18.101
maxIp: 172.22.18.104
netmask: 255.255.255.0
vlanId: '82'
vm:
- name: VM Network
vlanId: '81'
witness:
pools:
- minIp: ''
maxIp: ''
netmask: ''
gateway: ''
vlanId: ''
vcenter:
ip: 172.22.16.20
psc:
ip: ''
evorail:
ip: 172.22.16.6
portgroupBinding: EPHEMERAL
hostnames:
customizeHostnames:
- hostname: "{{ hostname1 }}"
- hostname: "{{ hostname2 }}"
- hostname: "{{ hostname3 }}"
- hostname: "{{ hostname4 }}"
hosts:
prefix: gre02mgt
separator: ''
iterator: NUMERIC_NNN
offset: ''
postfix: ''
vcenter: gre02vcs001
evorail: gre02vxm001
psc: ''
pscSite: Default-First-Site
tld: "{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
usernames:
vcUsername: ''
accounts:
nonHostAccounts:
isShared: true
sharedAccount:
username: vxmadministrator
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
vcRootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vcAdministratorAccount:
username: "{{ vCenterUsername }}"
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vcManagementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
pscRootAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vxRailManagerRootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vxRailManagerServiceAccount:
username: mystic
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}{{ vCenterPassword }}"
logInsightRootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
logInsightAdminAccount:
username: admin
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
hostAccounts:
isShared: true
sharedAccount:
rootAccount:
username: root
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
managementAccount:
username: administrator
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
separatedAccounts:
- hostname: "{{ hostname1 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
- hostname: "{{ hostname2 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
- hostname: "{{ hostname3 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
- hostname: "{{ hostname4 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
global:
ntpServerCSV: 172.22.16.24
syslogServerCSV: ''
dnsServerCSV: 172.22.16.24
proxyServer: ''
proxyUsername: ''
proxyPassword: ''
loginsightHostname: ''
loginsightServer: ''
proxyPort: ''
logging: NONE
joinVC: false
joinSSO: false
roboCluster: false
customizeNetwork: true
nicProfile: "{{ nicProfile }}"
externalVC:
nonEmbeddedMode: false
psc: ''
vcenter: ''
vcUsername: ''
vcPassword: ''
managementUsername: ''
managementPassword: ''
datacenterName: ''
clusterName: ''
existingSSODomain:
server: ''
port: 443
username: "{{ vCenterUsername }}"
password: ''
witnessNode:
managementIp: ''
witnessIp: ''
gateway: ''
netmask: ''
username: root
password: ''
vendor:
ovfs: []
vmwSolution:
ovfs: []
expectedMarvinIds:
marvinIds:
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 1
primaryNode: true
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 2
primaryNode: false
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 3
primaryNode: false
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 4
primaryNode: false
- name: Check progress
uri:
url: "{{ vxmUrl }}/{{ checkInitialProgressApiUrl }}"
method: GET
validate_certs: no
return_content: yes
register: checkProgress
- name: "Extract Failed tasks"
set_fact:
failedTask: "{{ checkProgress.json.validatorProgresses | selectattr('status','equalto',('FAILED')) | map(attribute='description') | list }}"
- name: "Failure notice"
fail:
msg: "Validation error: {{ checkProgress.json.validatorProgresses | selectattr('status','equalto',('FAILED')) | map(attribute='description') | list }}"
when: "checkProgress.json.validationErrorsCount != 0"
- name: "Validation succeded"
debug:
msg: "Validation succeded. No erors found."
when: "checkProgress.json.validationErrorsCount == 0"
- name: Save config
uri:
url: "{{ vxmUrl }}/{{ saveVxrailInitialConfigApiUrl }}"
method: POST
validate_certs: no
return_content: yes
body_format: json
body:
version: "{{ vxrailVersion }}-{{ vxrailBuild }}"
network:
dhcp: false
hosts:
management:
pools:
- minIp: ''
maxIp: ''
netmask: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 172.22.16.1
vlanId: '80'
customizeIps:
- ip: 172.22.16.101
- ip: 172.22.16.102
- ip: 172.22.16.103
- ip: 172.22.16.104
vsan:
pools:
- minIp: 172.22.19.101
maxIp: 172.22.19.104
netmask: 255.255.255.0
vlanId: '83'
vmotion:
pools:
- minIp: 172.22.18.101
maxIp: 172.22.18.104
netmask: 255.255.255.0
vlanId: '82'
vm:
- name: VM Network
vlanId: '81'
witness:
pools:
- minIp: ''
maxIp: ''
netmask: ''
gateway: ''
vlanId: ''
vcenter:
ip: 172.22.16.20
psc:
ip: ''
evorail:
ip: 172.22.16.6
portgroupBinding: EPHEMERAL
hostnames:
customizeHostnames:
- hostname: "{{ hostname1 }}"
- hostname: "{{ hostname2 }}"
- hostname: "{{ hostname3 }}"
- hostname: "{{ hostname4 }}"
hosts:
prefix: gre02mgt
separator: ''
iterator: NUMERIC_NNN
offset: ''
postfix: ''
vcenter: gre02vcs001
evorail: gre02vxm001
psc: ''
pscSite: Default-First-Site
tld: "{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
usernames:
vcUsername: ''
accounts:
nonHostAccounts:
isShared: true
sharedAccount:
username: vxmadministrator
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
vcRootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vcAdministratorAccount:
username: "{{ vCenterUsername }}"
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vcManagementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
pscRootAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vxRailManagerRootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
vxRailManagerServiceAccount:
username: mystic
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}{{ vCenterPassword }}"
logInsightRootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
logInsightAdminAccount:
username: admin
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
hostAccounts:
isShared: true
sharedAccount:
rootAccount:
username: root
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
managementAccount:
username: administrator
password: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
passwordConfirm: "{{ vCenterPassword }}"
separatedAccounts:
- hostname: "{{ hostname1 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
- hostname: "{{ hostname2 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
- hostname: "{{ hostname3 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
- hostname: "{{ hostname4 }}.{{ activeDirectory.domainName }}"
rootAccount:
username: root
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
managementAccount:
username: ''
password: ''
passwordConfirm: ''
global:
ntpServerCSV: 172.22.16.24
syslogServerCSV: ''
dnsServerCSV: 172.22.16.24
proxyServer: ''
proxyUsername: ''
proxyPassword: ''
loginsightHostname: ''
loginsightServer: ''
proxyPort: ''
logging: NONE
joinVC: false
joinSSO: false
roboCluster: false
customizeNetwork: true
nicProfile: "{{ nicProfile }}"
externalVC:
nonEmbeddedMode: false
psc: ''
vcenter: ''
vcUsername: ''
vcPassword: ''
managementUsername: ''
managementPassword: ''
datacenterName: ''
clusterName: ''
existingSSODomain:
server: ''
port: 443
username: "{{ vCenterUsername }}"
password: ''
witnessNode:
managementIp: ''
witnessIp: ''
gateway: ''
netmask: ''
username: root
password: ''
vendor:
ovfs: []
vmwSolution:
ovfs: []
expectedMarvinIds:
marvinIds:
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 1
primaryNode: true
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 2
primaryNode: false
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 3
primaryNode: false
- applianceId: "{{ applianceId }}"
totalSupportedNodes: 4
position: 4
primaryNode: false
register: saveConfig
- name: Show save config task status
debug:
msg: "Config save: {{ saveConfig.json.success }}"
- name: Apply network config
uri:
url: "{{ vxmUrl }}/{{ applyVxrailNetworkConfigApiUrl }}"
method: POST
validate_certs: no
return_content: yes
body_format: json
register: applyNetworkConfig
status_code: 304,200
timeout: 300
body:
dhcp: false
hosts:
management:
pools:
- minIp: ''
maxIp: ''
netmask: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 172.22.16.1
vlanId: '80'
customizeIps:
- ip: 172.22.16.101
- ip: 172.22.16.102
- ip: 172.22.16.103
- ip: 172.22.16.104
vsan:
pools:
- minIp: 172.22.19.101
maxIp: 172.22.19.104
netmask: 255.255.255.0
vlanId: '83'
vmotion:
pools:
- minIp: 172.22.18.101
maxIp: 172.22.18.104
netmask: 255.255.255.0
vlanId: '82'
vm:
- name: VM Network
vlanId: '81'
witness:
pools:
- minIp: ''
maxIp: ''
netmask: ''
gateway: ''
vlanId: ''
vcenter:
ip: 172.22.16.20
psc:
ip: ''
evorail:
ip: 172.22.16.6
portgroupBinding: EPHEMERAL
- name: Apply data config
uri:
url: "{{ vxmUrl }}/{{ applyVxrailDataConfigApiUrl }}"
method: POST
validate_certs: no
return_content: yes
body_format: json
register: applyDataConfig
- name: "Check deployment status"
debug:
msg: "Deployment status: {{ applyDataConfig.json.success }}"
- name: Check VxRail cluster deployment progress
uri:
url: "{{ vxmUrl }}/{{ checkBuildProgressApiUrl }}"
method: GET
validate_certs: no
return_content: yes
register: checkBuildProgress
until: checkBuildProgress.json.status == "COMPLETED"
retries: 60
delay: 60
- name: "Check deployment status"
debug:
msg: "VxRail cluster build status:{{ checkBuildProgress.json.status }}"In next posts i will show you how to automate (with Ansible and Powershell) vCenter externalizing and renaming of cluster components (DC, cluster, vDS and vSAN datastore before VCF bringup process).
That’s it. If you have any questions or suggestions, please ping me.
