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.. _vmware_troubleshooting:
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Troubleshooting Ansible for VMware
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.. contents::
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:local:
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This section lists things that can go wrong and possible ways to fix them.
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Debugging Ansible for VMware
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============================
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When debugging or creating a new issue, you will need information about your VMware infrastructure. You can get this information using
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`govc <https://github.com/vmware/govmomi/tree/master/govc>`_, For example:
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.. code-block:: bash
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$ export GOVC_USERNAME=ESXI_OR_VCENTER_USERNAME
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$ export GOVC_PASSWORD=ESXI_OR_VCENTER_PASSWORD
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$ export GOVC_URL=https://ESXI_OR_VCENTER_HOSTNAME:443
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$ govc find /
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Known issues with Ansible for VMware
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====================================
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Network settings with vmware_guest in Ubuntu 18.04
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--------------------------------------------------
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Setting the network with ``vmware_guest`` in Ubuntu 18.04 is known to be broken, due to missing support for ``netplan`` in the ``open-vm-tools``.
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This issue is tracked via:
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* https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/issues/240
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* https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/41133
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Potential Workarounds
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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There are several workarounds for this issue.
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1) Modify the Ubuntu 18.04 images and installing ``ifupdown`` in them via ``sudo apt install ifupdown``.
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If so you need to remove ``netplan`` via ``sudo apt remove netplan.io`` and you need stop ``systemd-networkd`` via ``sudo systemctl disable systemctl-networkd``.
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2) Generate the ``systemd-networkd`` files with a task in your VMware Ansible role:
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.. code-block:: yaml
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- name: make sure cache directory exists
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file: path="{{ inventory_dir }}/cache" state=directory
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delegate_to: localhost
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- name: generate network templates
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template: src=network.j2 dest="{{ inventory_dir }}/cache/{{ inventory_hostname }}.network"
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delegate_to: localhost
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- name: copy generated files to vm
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vmware_guest_file_operation:
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hostname: "{{ vmware_general.hostname }}"
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username: "{{ vmware_username }}"
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password: "{{ vmware_password }}"
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datacenter: "{{ vmware_general.datacenter }}"
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validate_certs: "{{ vmware_general.validate_certs }}"
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vm_id: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
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vm_username: root
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vm_password: "{{ template_password }}"
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copy:
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src: "{{ inventory_dir }}/cache/{{ inventory_hostname }}.network"
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dest: "/etc/systemd/network/ens160.network"
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overwrite: False
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delegate_to: localhost
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- name: restart systemd-networkd
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vmware_vm_shell:
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hostname: "{{ vmware_general.hostname }}"
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username: "{{ vmware_username }}"
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password: "{{ vmware_password }}"
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datacenter: "{{ vmware_general.datacenter }}"
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folder: /vm
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vm_id: "{{ inventory_hostname}}"
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vm_username: root
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vm_password: "{{ template_password }}"
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vm_shell: /bin/systemctl
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vm_shell_args: " restart systemd-networkd"
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delegate_to: localhost
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- name: restart systemd-resolved
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vmware_vm_shell:
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hostname: "{{ vmware_general.hostname }}"
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username: "{{ vmware_username }}"
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password: "{{ vmware_password }}"
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datacenter: "{{ vmware_general.datacenter }}"
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folder: /vm
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vm_id: "{{ inventory_hostname}}"
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vm_username: root
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vm_password: "{{ template_password }}"
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vm_shell: /bin/systemctl
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vm_shell_args: " restart systemd-resolved"
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delegate_to: localhost
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3) Wait for ``netplan`` support in ``open-vm-tools``
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