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+:lastproofread: 2024-03-03
+
+.. _terraformvSphere:
+
+Deploying VyOS in the vSphere infrastructure
+============================================
+
+With the help of Terraform, you can quickly deploy VyOS-based infrastructure in the vSphere.
+Also we will make provisioning using Ansible.
+
+In this case, we'll create the necessary files for Terraform and Ansible next using Terraform we'll create a single instance on the vSphere cloud and make provisioning using Ansible.
+
+Preparation steps for deploying VyOS on vSphere
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+How to create a single instance and install your configuration using Terraform+Ansible+vSphere
+Step by step:
+
+
+vSphere
+
+
+ 1 Collect all data in to file "terraform.tfvars" and create resources for example "terraform"
+
+
+Terraform
+
+
+ 1 Create an UNIX or Windows instance
+
+ 2 Download and install Terraform
+
+ 3 Create the folder for example /root/vsphereterraform
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ mkdir /root/vsphereterraform
+
+
+ 4 Copy all files into your Terraform project "/root/vsphereterraform" (vyos.tf, var.tf, terraform.tfvars,version.tf), more detailed see `Structure of files Terrafom for vSphere`_
+
+ 5 Type the commands :
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ cd /<your folder>
+ terraform init
+
+
+Ansible
+
+
+ 1 Create an UNIX instance whenever you want (local, cloud, and so on)
+
+ 2 Download and install Ansible
+
+ 3 Create the folder for example /root/vsphereterraform/
+
+ 4 Copy all files into your Ansible project "/root/vsphereterraform/" (ansible.cfg, instance.yml,"all"), more detailed see `Structure of files Ansible for vSphere`_
+
+
+Start
+
+
+Type the commands on your Terrafom instance:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ cd /<your folder>
+ terraform plan
+ terraform apply
+ yes
+
+
+After executing all the commands you will have your VyOS instance on the vSphere with your configuration, it's a very convenient desition.
+If you need to delete the instance please type the command:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ terraform destroy
+
+
+Structure of files Terrafom for vSphere
+---------------------------------------
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ .
+ ├── vyos.tf # The main script
+ ├── versions.tf # File for the changing version of Terraform.
+ ├── var.tf # File for the changing version of Terraform.
+ └── terraform.tfvars # The value of all variables (passwords, login, ip adresses and so on)
+
+
+File contents of Terrafom for vSphere
+-------------------------------------
+
+vyos.tf
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ provider "vsphere" {
+ user = var.vsphere_user
+ password = var.vsphere_password
+ vsphere_server = var.vsphere_server
+ allow_unverified_ssl = true
+ }
+
+ data "vsphere_datacenter" "datacenter" {
+ name = var.datacenter
+ }
+
+ data "vsphere_datastore" "datastore" {
+ name = var.datastore
+ datacenter_id = data.vsphere_datacenter.datacenter.id
+ }
+
+ data "vsphere_compute_cluster" "cluster" {
+ name = var.cluster
+ datacenter_id = data.vsphere_datacenter.datacenter.id
+ }
+
+ data "vsphere_resource_pool" "default" {
+ name = format("%s%s", data.vsphere_compute_cluster.cluster.name, "/Resources/terraform") # set as you need
+ datacenter_id = data.vsphere_datacenter.datacenter.id
+ }
+
+ data "vsphere_host" "host" {
+ name = var.host
+ datacenter_id = data.vsphere_datacenter.datacenter.id
+ }
+
+ data "vsphere_network" "network" {
+ name = var.network_name
+ datacenter_id = data.vsphere_datacenter.datacenter.id
+ }
+
+ # Deployment of VM from Remote OVF
+ resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "vmFromRemoteOvf" {
+ name = var.remotename
+ datacenter_id = data.vsphere_datacenter.datacenter.id
+ datastore_id = data.vsphere_datastore.datastore.id
+ host_system_id = data.vsphere_host.host.id
+ resource_pool_id = data.vsphere_resource_pool.default.id
+ network_interface {
+ network_id = data.vsphere_network.network.id
+ }
+ wait_for_guest_net_timeout = 2
+ wait_for_guest_ip_timeout = 2
+
+ ovf_deploy {
+ allow_unverified_ssl_cert = true
+ remote_ovf_url = var.url_ova
+ disk_provisioning = "thin"
+ ip_protocol = "IPv4"
+ ip_allocation_policy = "dhcpPolicy"
+ ovf_network_map = {
+ "Network 1" = data.vsphere_network.network.id
+ "Network 2" = data.vsphere_network.network.id
+ }
+ }
+ vapp {
+ properties = {
+ "password" = "12345678",
+ "local-hostname" = "terraform_vyos"
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ output "ip" {
+ description = "default ip address of the deployed VM"
+ value = vsphere_virtual_machine.vmFromRemoteOvf.default_ip_address
+ }
+
+ # IP of vSphere instance copied to a file ip.txt in local system
+
+ resource "local_file" "ip" {
+ content = vsphere_virtual_machine.vmFromRemoteOvf.default_ip_address
+ filename = "ip.txt"
+ }
+
+ #Connecting to the Ansible control node using SSH connection
+
+ resource "null_resource" "nullremote1" {
+ depends_on = ["vsphere_virtual_machine.vmFromRemoteOvf"]
+ connection {
+ type = "ssh"
+ user = "root"
+ password = var.ansiblepassword
+ host = var.ansiblehost
+
+ }
+
+ # Copying the ip.txt file to the Ansible control node from local system
+
+ provisioner "file" {
+ source = "ip.txt"
+ destination = "/root/vsphere/ip.txt"
+ }
+ }
+
+ resource "null_resource" "nullremote2" {
+ depends_on = ["vsphere_virtual_machine.vmFromRemoteOvf"]
+ connection {
+ type = "ssh"
+ user = "root"
+ password = var.ansiblepassword
+ host = var.ansiblehost
+ }
+
+ # Command to run ansible playbook on remote Linux OS
+
+ provisioner "remote-exec" {
+
+ inline = [
+ "cd /root/vsphere/",
+ "ansible-playbook instance.yml"
+ ]
+ }
+ }
+
+
+versions.tf
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ # Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+ # SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+ terraform {
+ required_providers {
+ vsphere = {
+ source = "hashicorp/vsphere"
+ version = "2.4.0"
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+var.tf
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ # Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+ # SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+ variable "vsphere_server" {
+ description = "vSphere server"
+ type = string
+ }
+
+ variable "vsphere_user" {
+ description = "vSphere username"
+ type = string
+ }
+
+ variable "vsphere_password" {
+ description = "vSphere password"
+ type = string
+ sensitive = true
+ }
+
+ variable "datacenter" {
+ description = "vSphere data center"
+ type = string
+ }
+
+ variable "cluster" {
+ description = "vSphere cluster"
+ type = string
+ }
+
+ variable "datastore" {
+ description = "vSphere datastore"
+ type = string
+ }
+
+ variable "network_name" {
+ description = "vSphere network name"
+ type = string
+ }
+
+ variable "host" {
+ description = "name if yor host"
+ type = string
+ }
+
+ variable "remotename" {
+ description = "the name of you VM"
+ type = string
+ }
+
+ variable "url_ova" {
+ description = "the URL to .OVA file or cloude store"
+ type = string
+ }
+
+ variable "ansiblepassword" {
+ description = "Ansible password"
+ type = string
+ }
+
+ variable "ansiblehost" {
+ description = "Ansible host name or IP"
+ type = string
+ }
+
+terraform.tfvars
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ vsphere_user = ""
+ vsphere_password = ""
+ vsphere_server = ""
+ datacenter = ""
+ datastore = ""
+ cluster = ""
+ network_name = ""
+ host = ""
+ url_ova = ""
+ ansiblepassword = ""
+ ansiblehost = ""
+ remotename = ""
+
+
+Structure of files Ansible for vSphere
+--------------------------------------
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ .
+ ├── group_vars
+ └── all
+ ├── ansible.cfg
+ └── instance.yml
+
+
+File contents of Ansible for vSphere
+------------------------------------
+
+ansible.cfg
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ [defaults]
+ inventory = /root/vsphere/ip.txt
+ host_key_checking= False
+ remote_user=vyos
+
+
+instance.yml
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ ##############################################################################
+ # About tasks:
+ # "Wait 300 seconds, but only start checking after 60 seconds" - try to make ssh connection every 60 seconds until 300 seconds
+ # "Configure general settings for the VyOS hosts group" - make provisioning into vSphere VyOS node
+ # You have to add all necessary cammans of VyOS under the block "lines:"
+ ##############################################################################
+
+
+ - name: integration of terraform and ansible
+ hosts: all
+ gather_facts: 'no'
+
+ tasks:
+
+ - name: "Wait 300 seconds, but only start checking after 60 seconds"
+ wait_for_connection:
+ delay: 60
+ timeout: 300
+
+ - name: "Configure general settings for the VyOS hosts group"
+ vyos_config:
+ lines:
+ - set system name-server 8.8.8.8
+ save:
+ true
+
+
+group_vars/all
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ ansible_connection: ansible.netcommon.network_cli
+ ansible_network_os: vyos.vyos.vyos
+
+ # user and password gets from terraform variables "admin_username" and "admin_password"
+ ansible_user: vyos
+ # get from vyos.tf "vapp"
+ ansible_ssh_pass: 12345678
+
+
+Sourse files for vSphere from GIT
+---------------------------------
+
+All files about the article can be found here_
+
+.. _here: https://github.com/vyos/vyos-automation/tree/main/TerraformCloud/Vsphere_terraform_ansible_single_vyos_instance-main
+