create_vm.yml

# ======= How to run standalone:
# boburciu@WX-5CG020BDT2: ~$ cd ~/netbox-ansible-automation
# boburciu@WX-5CG020BDT2:~/netbox-ansible-automation$ ansible-playbook -i ./hosts -v create_vm.yml -e 'vm_cluster="NEO-LCM" vm_cluster_type="qemu" vm_host="Dell_Control-3" vm_name="NetBox" vm_vcpu="4" vm_ram="32" vm_disk="54" vm_tenant="NEO KaaS Control" external_vars="./external_vars.yml" ansible_python_interpreter="/usr/bin/python3" url_var="http://192.168.200.23:8001/" token_var="fe08a748abf3eb828203536f35e411fc8fbf8f9c"'
# boburciu@WX-5CG020BDT2:~/netbox-ansible-automation$ ansible-playbook -i ./hosts -v create_vm.yml -e 'vm_cluster="NEO-LCM" vm_cluster_type="qemu" vm_host="Dell_Control-3" vm_name="NetBox" vm_vcpu="4" vm_ram="32" vm_disk="54" vm_tenant="NEO KaaS Control" external_vars="./external_vars.yml" ansible_python_interpreter="/usr/bin/python3" url_var="http://192.168.71.75:8000/" token_var="de38a1d961808a33a0271d1149df0da0b41d03d0"'

- name: Create VM (on a server cluster of a certain type)
  connection: local
  hosts: docker_netbox_19216820023
  gather_facts: False
  collections:
    - netbox.netbox 
  tasks:
    - include_vars: '{{external_vars}}'   

    - name: Create cluster type
      netbox_cluster_type:
        netbox_url: '{{ url_var }}'
        netbox_token: '{{ token_var }}'
        data:
          name: '{{ vm_cluster_type }}'
        state: present

    - name: Create cluster
      netbox_cluster:
        netbox_url: '{{ url_var }}'
        netbox_token: '{{ token_var }}'
        data:
          name: '{{ vm_cluster }}'
          cluster_type: '{{ vm_cluster_type }}'
        state: present

    - name: Update existing device to be part of cluster
      netbox_device:
        netbox_url: '{{ url_var }}'
        netbox_token: '{{ token_var }}'
        data:
          name: '{{ vm_host }}'  
          cluster: '{{ vm_cluster }}'
        state: present

    - name: Create VM with vcpus, memory and disk in a tenant
      netbox_virtual_machine:
        netbox_url: '{{ url_var }}'
        netbox_token: '{{ token_var }}'
        data:
          name: '{{ vm_name }}'
          cluster: '{{ vm_cluster }}'
          vcpus: '{{ vm_vcpu }}'  # integer 
          memory: '{{ vm_ram }}'  # integer MB
          disk: '{{ vm_disk }}'   # integer GB
          tenant: '{{ vm_tenant }}'
        state: present

    - name: Update VM with mgmt interface primary IP address
      netbox_virtual_machine:
        netbox_url: '{{ url_var }}'
        netbox_token: '{{ token_var }}'
        data:
          name:  '{{ vm_name }}'
          primary_ip4: '{{ vm_primary_ip4 }}'   # must be created prior (different playbook), so we'll ignore errors as long it is not
      ignore_errors: True
      when: vm_primary_ip4 is defined