Description

This playbook makes it possible to update the official vmware (template) AKA rhel image in an automated way by incrementing the image by 1: EX: rhel75001 to rhel75002.

Prerequisites

Endpoints with python 3.6 and pyvmomi module

Obviously at least one image starting with a specific words ex: "rhel" (+ digital) must exist on vmware env.

The name of templates vmware linux must always begin with a specific words ex: "rhel" with numerical at the end to be able to make the incrementation

Have access to vmware with a read and write account

a reserved IP address (vmtemp) on the DNS for the temporary vm for which it can be updated with Redhat Satellite

vm_shell_args need to be changed according to your network

yum method and redhat satellite is needed

flow of the playbook

name: Get template vmware_vm_facts

name: Increment by 1 the next no. of the current template in VMware for rhel

name: Clone the current template as a temporary VM

name: Pause the time the clone complete

name: Assign an IP to the temporary VM

name: Restart the network of the temporary VM

name: Installation katello>ca>consumer>latest.noarch.rpm from {{ sat6_fqdn }}

name: Subcribe to Satellite image vra

name: Installation katello-agent

name: update rpm

name: De-registration of the server at Redhat Satellite

name: Removing subscriptions from the temporary vm

name: Removing the Satellite Temporary vm

name: Removing the IP Temporary vm

name: Reset the initial network

name: Shutdown the temporary VM

name: Get VM name uuid to rename the VM

name: Rename the VM to the next current template

name: Convert VM to template in increment no. template

name: Playbook Done! The new current template is now:XXXX