Adding build of images for VMware vSphere environments

ansible/ovf.yml

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+---
+- name: MSVSphere OVF image
+  hosts: default
+  become: true
+
+  roles:
+    - upgrade_and_reboot
+    - role: vmware_guest
+    - cleanup_vm_ovf

ansible/roles/cleanup_vm_ovf/README.md

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+# cleanup_vm_ovf
+
+An Ansible role that cleans-up and deprovisions a virtual machine.

ansible/roles/cleanup_vm_ovf/meta/main.yml

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+galaxy_info:
+  role_name: cleanup_vm_ovf
+  author: Eugene Zamriy
+  description: Cleans-up and deprovisions a VM
+  license: MIT
+  min_ansible_version: '2.5'
+  platforms:
+    - name: EL
+      versions:
+        - '8'
+        - '9'
+  galaxy_tags: []
+
+dependencies: []

ansible/roles/cleanup_vm_ovf/tasks/main.yml

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+---
+- name: Remove old kernels
+  ansible.builtin.shell: dnf remove -y $(dnf repoquery --installonly --latest-limit=-1 -q)
+
+- name: Delete DNF cache
+  ansible.builtin.command: dnf clean all
+
+- name: Find DNF history files
+  ansible.builtin.find:
+    paths: /var/lib/dnf
+    patterns: "history*"
+  register: dnf_history
+
+- name: Reset DNF history
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
+    state: absent
+  loop: "{{ dnf_history.files }}"
+
+- name: Find temporary files
+  ansible.builtin.find:
+    file_type: any
+    paths:
+      - /tmp
+      - /var/tmp
+    patterns: '*'
+  register: tmp_files
+
+- name: Remove temporary files
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
+    state: absent
+  loop: "{{ tmp_files.files }}"
+
+- name: Find SSH host keys
+  ansible.builtin.find:
+    paths: /etc/ssh
+    patterns: '*host*key*'
+  register: host_keys
+
+- name: Remove SSH host keys
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
+    state: absent
+  loop: "{{ host_keys.files }}"
+
+- name: Remove kickstart files
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: absent
+  loop:
+    - /root/anaconda-ks.cfg
+    - /root/original-ks.cfg
+
+- name: Truncate files
+  ansible.builtin.command: "truncate -s 0 {{ item }}"
+  loop:
+    - /etc/machine-id
+    - /etc/resolv.conf
+    - /var/log/audit/audit.log
+    - /var/log/wtmp
+    - /var/log/lastlog
+    - /var/log/btmp
+    - /var/log/cron
+    - /var/log/maillog
+    - /var/log/messages
+    - /var/log/secure
+    - /var/log/spooler
+
+- name: Remove log folders.
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: absent
+  loop:
+    - /var/log/anaconda
+    - /var/log/qemu-ga
+    - /var/log/tuned
+    - /var/lib/cloud
+    - /etc/hostname
+    - /etc/machine-info
+    - /var/lib/systemd/credential.secret
+
+- name: Find log files.
+  ansible.builtin.find:
+    paths:
+      - /var/log
+      - /var/log/sssd
+    patterns: '*log,*.old,*.log.gz,*.[0-9],*.gz,*-????????'
+  register: log_files
+
+- name: Remove log files
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
+    state: absent
+  loop: "{{ log_files.files }}"
+
+- name: Remove random-seed
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /var/lib/systemd/random-seed
+    state: absent
+
+- name: Disable root SSH login via password
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/01-permitrootlogin.conf
+    state: absent
+  when: ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] == '9'
+
+- name: Fill free space with zeroes
+  ansible.builtin.shell: dd if=/dev/zero of=/zeroed_file bs=1M oflag=direct || rm -f /zeroed_file
+
+- name: Detect swap partition
+  ansible.builtin.command: grep -oP '^/dev/[\w-]+' /proc/swaps
+  register: swaps
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- name: Wipe out swap data
+  block:
+    - name: Get swap partition UUID
+      ansible.builtin.command: "blkid {{ swaps.stdout }} -s UUID -o value"
+      register: swap_blkid
+
+    - name: Unmount swap partition
+      ansible.builtin.command: "swapoff {{ swaps.stdout }}"
+
+    - name: Fill swap partition with zeroes
+      ansible.builtin.shell: "dd if=/dev/zero of={{ swaps.stdout }} bs=1M oflag=direct || /bin/true"
+
+    - name: Format swap partition
+      ansible.builtin.command: "mkswap -U {{ swap_blkid.stdout }} -f {{ swaps.stdout }}"
+
+    - name: Mount swap partition
+      ansible.builtin.command: "swapon {{ swaps.stdout }}"
+  when: swaps.rc == 0
+
+- name: Sync disc
+  ansible.builtin.command: sync
+
+- name: Clear shell history
+  ansible.builtin.shell: history -c
+
+- name: Check if WALinuxAgent is installed
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: /usr/sbin/waagent
+  register: cleanup_vm_waagent
+
+- name: Deprovision WALinuxAgent
+  ansible.builtin.command: waagent -deprovision+user -force
+  when: cleanup_vm_waagent.stat.exists
+
+- name: Remove root password
+  ansible.builtin.shell: "echo root: | chpasswd"

http/msvsphere-9-ovf.x86_64.ks

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+# MSVSphere 9 OVF kickstart file
+
+# TODO: change url to the kickstart one when we have it
+url --url https://rsync.inferitos.ru/msvsphere/9.3/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/
+repo --name=BaseOS --baseurl=https://rsync.inferitos.ru/msvsphere/9.3/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/
+repo --name=AppStream --baseurl=https://rsync.inferitos.ru/msvsphere/9.3/AppStream/x86_64/kickstart/
+
+text
+skipx
+eula --agreed
+firstboot --disabled
+
+lang C.UTF-8
+keyboard us
+timezone UTC --utc
+
+network --bootproto=dhcp
+firewall --enabled --service=ssh
+services --disabled="kdump" --enabled="chronyd,rsyslog,sshd"
+selinux --enforcing
+
+bootloader --location=mbr
+zerombr
+clearpart --all --initlabel
+autopart --type=plain --nohome --noboot --noswap
+
+rootpw --plaintext msvsphere
+
+reboot --eject
+
+
+%packages --inst-langs=en
+@core
+bzip2
+dracut-config-generic
+tar
+usermode
+-biosdevname
+-dnf-plugin-spacewalk
+-dracut-config-rescue
+-iprutils
+-iwl*-firmware
+-langpacks-*
+-mdadm
+-open-vm-tools
+-plymouth
+-rhn*
+sphere-release-identity-server
+sphere-release-server
+sphere-release
+perl
+%end
+
+# disable kdump service
+%addon com_redhat_kdump --disable
+%end
+
+%post
+
+yum clean all
+
+# permit root login via SSH with password authentication
+echo "PermitRootLogin yes" > /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/01-permitrootlogin.conf
+
+%end

msvsphere-9-ovf.pkr.hcl

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+/**
+ * Packer template for building MSVSphere 9 ovf image.
+ */
+
+source "vmware-iso" "msvsphere-9-ovf-x86_64" {
+  vm_name = "msvsphere-9.4"
+  iso_url          = var.iso_url_9_x86_64
+  iso_checksum     = var.iso_checksum_9_x86_64
+  boot_command       = var.ovf_boot_cmd_9_x86_64_bios
+  boot_wait        = var.boot_wait
+  cpus             = var.cpus
+  memory           = var.memory
+  disk_size          = var.vmware_disk_size
+  headless         = var.headless
+  http_directory   = var.http_directory
+  guest_os_type    = "centos-64"
+  shutdown_command   = var.root_shutdown_command
+  ssh_username    = var.ovf_ssh_username
+  ssh_password     = var.ovf_ssh_password
+  ssh_timeout      = var.ssh_timeout
+  version     = 15
+  vmx_data = {
+    "cpuid.coresPerSocket" : "1"
+  }
+  vmx_data_post = {
+    "memsize" : var.post_memory
+    "numvcpus" : var.post_cpus
+  }
+  vmx_remove_ethernet_interfaces = true
+}
+
+
+build {
+  sources = [
+    "sources.vmware-iso.msvsphere-9-ovf-x86_64"
+  ]
+  provisioner "ansible" {
+    playbook_file    = "ansible/ovf.yml"
+    galaxy_file      = "ansible/requirements.yml"
+    roles_path       = "ansible/roles"
+    collections_path = "ansible/collections"
+    ansible_env_vars = [
+      "ANSIBLE_PIPELINING=True",
+      "ANSIBLE_REMOTE_TEMP=/tmp",
+      "ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS='-o ControlMaster=no -o ControlPersist=180s -o ServerAliveInterval=120s -o TCPKeepAlive=yes -o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -o PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa'"
+    ]
+    extra_arguments = [
+      "--extra-vars",
+      "packer_provider=${source.type}"
+    ]
+  }
+}

msvsphere-9-ovf.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+OUT_DIR='./vmware-iso.msvsphere-9-ovf-x86_64_ovf'
+
+PACKER_LOG_FILE='./packer.log'
+PACKER_LOG=1 packer build  -only=vmware-iso.msvsphere-9-ovf-x86_64 . 2>$PACKER_LOG_FILE || exit 1
+
+rm -rf $OUT_DIR
+mkdir $OUT_DIR
+
+/usr/lib/vmware-ovftool/ovftool --machineOutput --X:logFile=./ovftool.log --X:logLevel=verbose --exportFlags=extraconfig --allowExtraConfig --X:vCloudEnableGuestCustomization ./output-msvsphere-9-ovf-x86_64/msvsphere-9.4.vmx $OUT_DIR

packer-environment.pkr.hcl

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 packer {
-  required_version = "= 1.10.0"
+  required_version = "= 1.11.2"
 
   required_plugins {
     ansible = {

variables.pkr.hcl

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   type        = string
   default     = "msvsphere"
 }
+
+/**
+ * OVF-specific settings.
+ */
+
+variable "vmware_disk_size" {
+  description = "The VM disk size in megabytes"
+  type        = number
+  default     = 20000
+}
+
+variable "ovf_boot_cmd_9_x86_64_bios" {
+  description = "The boot command for x86_64 VMs in a BIOS mode"
+  type        = list(string)
+  default = [
+    "<tab> inst.text inst.gpt ",
+    "inst.ks=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/msvsphere-9-ovf.x86_64.ks",
+    "<enter><wait>"
+  ]
+}
+
+variable "ovf_ssh_username" {
+  description = "A login to use for SSH authentication"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "root"
+}
+
+variable "ovf_ssh_password" {
+  description = "A password to use for SSH authentication"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "msvsphere"
+}