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Ansible Configure Vm by dmzoneill — Agent Skill

Name: Ansible Configure Vm
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: dmzoneill

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Ansible Configure VM

Configure virtual machines using Ansible playbooks and ad-hoc commands.

Inputs

Input	Type	Default	Purpose
`playbook`	string	""	Path to Ansible playbook
`inventory`	string	"inventory.yaml"	Inventory file path
`hosts`	string	"all"	Target hosts or group pattern
`tags`	string	""	Ansible tags to run
`check_mode`	bool	false	Dry-run (check) mode
`install_requirements`	bool	false	Install Galaxy requirements first

Persona

Load infra persona (ansible, ssh tools).

Workflow

1. Bootstrap

persona_load("infra")
check_known_issues("ansible", "") — known Ansible issues

2. Environment Check

ansible_version() — Ansible version
ansible_config_dump() — configuration

3. Inventory

ansible_inventory_list(inventory=inventory) — list hosts
ansible_inventory_graph(inventory=inventory) — inventory graph
ansible_inventory_host(inventory=inventory, host=hosts) — host variables

4. Connectivity

ssh_test(host=hosts) — SSH connectivity
ansible_ping(host=hosts, inventory=inventory) — Ansible ping
ansible_setup(host=hosts, inventory=inventory) — gather facts

5. Galaxy (if install_requirements)

ansible_galaxy_list() — installed roles
ansible_galaxy_search(query=playbook) — search
ansible_galaxy_install(requirements="requirements.yaml") — install

6. Playbook Operations (if playbook provided)

ansible_playbook_list_tasks(playbook=playbook, inventory=inventory) — list tasks
ansible_playbook_list_tags(playbook=playbook, inventory=inventory) — list tags
If check_mode: ansible_playbook_check(playbook=playbook, inventory=inventory, limit=hosts, tags=tags)
Else: ansible_playbook_run(playbook=playbook, inventory=inventory, limit=hosts, tags=tags)

7. Ad-hoc (if no playbook)

ansible_command(host=hosts, inventory=inventory, command="hostname")
ansible_shell(host=hosts, inventory=inventory, command="uptime && free -h")

8. Error Handling

On "unreachable": learn_tool_fix("ansible_ping", "unreachable", "Host not reachable via SSH", "Check SSH and host is running")
On "permission denied": ensure SSH key authorized or become password
On "playbook not found": verify playbook path

9. Session Log

memory_session_log("Ansible configure VM", "playbook={playbook}, hosts={hosts}")

Related Skills

vm_lab_setup — create VMs first
manage_secrets — vault-encrypted vars

---name: ansible-configure-vmdescription: Configure VMs with Ansible playbooks and ad-hoc commands. Run playbooks, install Galaxy roles, ad-hoc modules, inventory management, check mode. Use when configuring VMs or running Ansible against hosts.---# Ansible Configure VMConfigure virtual machines using Ansible playbooks and ad-hoc commands.## Inputs| Input | Type | Default | Purpose ||-------|------|---------|---------|| `playbook` | string | "" | Path to Ansible playbook || `inventory` | string | "inventory.yaml" | Inventory file path || `hosts` | string | "all" | Target hosts or group pattern || `tags` | string | "" | Ansible tags to run || `check_mode` | bool | false | Dry-run (check) mode || `install_requirements` | bool | false | Install Galaxy requirements first |## PersonaLoad **infra** persona (ansible, ssh tools).## Workflow### 1. Bootstrap- `persona_load("infra")`- `check_known_issues("ansible", "")` — known Ansible issues### 2. Environment Check- `ansible_version()` — Ansible version- `ansible_config_dump()` — configuration### 3. Inventory- `ansible_inventory_list(inventory=inventory)` — list hosts- `ansible_inventory_graph(inventory=inventory)` — inventory graph- `ansible_inventory_host(inventory=inventory, host=hosts)` — host variables### 4. Connectivity- `ssh_test(host=hosts)` — SSH connectivity- `ansible_ping(host=hosts, inventory=inventory)` — Ansible ping- `ansible_setup(host=hosts, inventory=inventory)` — gather facts### 5. Galaxy (if install_requirements)- `ansible_galaxy_list()` — installed roles- `ansible_galaxy_search(query=playbook)` — search- `ansible_galaxy_install(requirements="requirements.yaml")` — install### 6. Playbook Operations (if playbook provided)- `ansible_playbook_list_tasks(playbook=playbook, inventory=inventory)` — list tasks- `ansible_playbook_list_tags(playbook=playbook, inventory=inventory)` — list tags- If check_mode: `ansible_playbook_check(playbook=playbook, inventory=inventory, limit=hosts, tags=tags)`- Else: `ansible_playbook_run(playbook=playbook, inventory=inventory, limit=hosts, tags=tags)`### 7. Ad-hoc (if no playbook)- `ansible_command(host=hosts, inventory=inventory, command="hostname")`- `ansible_shell(host=hosts, inventory=inventory, command="uptime && free -h")`### 8. Error Handling- On "unreachable": `learn_tool_fix("ansible_ping", "unreachable", "Host not reachable via SSH", "Check SSH and host is running")`- On "permission denied": ensure SSH key authorized or become password- On "playbook not found": verify playbook path### 9. Session Log- `memory_session_log("Ansible configure VM", "playbook={playbook}, hosts={hosts}")`## Related Skills- `vm_lab_setup` — create VMs first- `manage_secrets` — vault-encrypted vars

Frequently asked questions

Ansible Configure Vm