deploy-kvm-vm

This role is used to create a KVM instance using a qcow image.

Tested Systems

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7/8
• Fedora 32

Requirements

• Ensure that KVM packages are installed.

Role Variables

• For details, check defaults/main.yml.

Dependencies

• Not applicable (N/A).

Example Playbooks

Deploy Fedora

- name: Create Fedora VM
  hosts: localhost
  become: yes

  vars:
    vm_name: "fedora32"
    vm_cpu: 2
    vm_memory: 2048
    vm_root_disk_size: 20
    vm_teardown: no
    vm_qcow_image: Fedora-Cloud-Base-32-1.6.x86_64.qcow2
    admin_user: changeme
    admin_user_password: changeme
    kvm_vm_root_pwd: changeme
    os_release: fedora31

  tasks:
    - name: Create a KVM virtual machine
      include_role:
        name: deploy-kvm-vm

Deploy RHEL 8

- name: Create RHEL 8.3 Beta VM
  hosts: localhost
  become: yes

  vars:
    vm_name: "rhel83-beta"
    vm_cpu: 2
    vm_memory: 2048
    vm_root_disk_size: 20
    vm_teardown: no
    vm_qcow_image: rhel-8.3-beta-1-x86_64-kvm.qcow2
    admin_user: changeme
    admin_user_password: changeme
    kvm_vm_root_pwd: changeme
    os_release: rhel8.2
    rhsm_activationkey: rhel-server
    rhsm_org: 1234565

  tasks:
    - name: Create a KVM virtual machine
      include_role:
        name: deploy-kvm-vm

License

• GPLv3

Author Information

This role was created in 2019 by Tosin Akinosho.