Getting error when trying to install IIS on Windows server.

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Hi All,

I need your assistance to resolve this issue.

Error details when I run in -vvv option:

Using module file /opt/ansible/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/windows/win_feature.py
<127.0.0.1> PUT /home/ameya/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-1269sNJo2N/tmpn6Pzqa TO /home/ameya/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1539310211.52-28225992127736/win_feature.py
<127.0.0.1> PUT /home/ameya/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-1269sNJo2N/tmpE9GgM5 TO /home/ameya/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1539310211.52-28225992127736/args
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c ‘chmod u+x /home/ameya/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1539310211.52-28225992127736/ /home/ameya/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1539310211.52-28225992127736/win_feature.py /home/ameya/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1539310211.52-28225992127736/args && sleep 0’
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c ‘/opt/ansible/bin/python2 /home/ameya/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1539310211.52-28225992127736/win_feature.py /home/ameya/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1539310211.52-28225992127736/args && sleep 0’
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c ‘rm -f -r /home/ameya/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1539310211.52-28225992127736/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0’
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {
“changed”: false,
“module_stderr”: “”,
“module_stdout”: “”,
“msg”: “MODULE FAILURE”,
“rc”: 0
}

My Ansible yaml file is below, note it’s not an idea yaml but I want to get a base build working

  • name: Create Azure VM
    hosts: localhost
    connection: local
    tasks:

  • name: Create resource group
    azure_rm_resourcegroup:
    name: rg_networking
    location: australiasoutheast

  • name: Create virtual network
    azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
    resource_group: rg_networking
    name: vmnet_groups_preprod
    address_prefixes: “10.97.0.0/16”

  • name: Add subnet
    azure_rm_subnet:
    resource_group: rg_networking
    name: subnet_ax
    address_prefix: “10.97.3.0/24”
    virtual_network: vmnet_groups_preprod

  • name: Create public IP address
    azure_rm_publicipaddress:
    resource_group: rg_networking
    allocation_method: Static
    name: NXTPREPWEB-1_IP
    register: output_ip_address

  • name: Dump public IP for VM which will be created
    debug:
    msg: “The public IP is {{ output_ip_address.state.ip_address }}.”

  • name: Create Network Security Group that allows RDP
    azure_rm_securitygroup:
    resource_group: rg_networking
    name: nsg_subnet_ax
    rules:

  • name: RDP
    protocol: Tcp
    destination_port_range: 3389
    access: Allow
    priority: 1002
    direction: Inbound

  • name: Create virtual network inteface card
    azure_rm_networkinterface:
    resource_group: rg_networking
    name: subnet_ax_iis_nic-1
    virtual_network: vmnet_groups_preprod
    subnet: subnet_ax
    public_ip_name: NXTPREPWEB-1_IP
    security_group: nsg_subnet_ax

  • name: Create VM
    azure_rm_virtualmachine:
    resource_group: rg_networking
    name: NXTPREPWEB-1
    vm_size: Standard_DS1_v2
    admin_username: axlocaladmin
    admin_password: Hash#Dollar$135
    os_type: Windows
    network_interfaces: subnet_ax_iis_nic-1
    image:
    offer: WindowsServer
    publisher: MicrosoftWindowsServer
    sku: ‘2016-Datacenter’
    version: latest

  • name: Install IIS (Web-Server and Web-Common-Http)
    win_feature:
    name:

  • Web-Server

  • Web-Common-Http
    state: present

  • name: Install IIS Web-Server with sub features and management tools
    win_feature:
    name: Web-Server
    state: present
    include_sub_features: True
    include_management_tools: True
    register: win_feature

  • name: reboot if installing Web-Server feature requires it
    win_reboot:
    when: win_feature.reboot_required

Would appreciate any assistance offered.

Kind Regards,
Ameya Agashe

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Ok, Got through that hurdle now next!

Please find below update file

  • name: Create Azure VM
    hosts: localhost
    connection: local
    tasks:

  • name: Create resource group
    azure_rm_resourcegroup:
    name: rg_networking
    location: australiasoutheast

  • name: Create virtual network
    azure_rm_virtualnetwork:
    resource_group: rg_networking
    name: vmnet_groups_preprod
    address_prefixes: “10.97.0.0/16”

  • name: Add subnet
    azure_rm_subnet:
    resource_group: rg_networking
    name: subnet_ax
    address_prefix: “10.97.3.0/24”
    virtual_network: vmnet_groups_preprod

  • name: Create public IP address
    azure_rm_publicipaddress:
    resource_group: rg_networking
    allocation_method: Static
    name: NXTPREPWEB-1_IP
    register: output_ip_address

  • name: Dump public IP for VM which will be created
    debug:
    msg: “The public IP is {{ output_ip_address.state.ip_address }}.”

  • name: Create Network Security Group that allows RDP
    azure_rm_securitygroup:
    resource_group: rg_networking
    name: nsg_subnet_ax
    rules:

  • name: RDP
    protocol: Tcp
    destination_port_range: 3389
    access: Allow
    priority: 1002
    direction: Inbound

  • name: Create virtual network inteface card
    azure_rm_networkinterface:
    resource_group: rg_networking
    name: subnet_ax_iis_nic-1
    virtual_network: vmnet_groups_preprod
    subnet: subnet_ax
    public_ip_name: NXTPREPWEB-1_IP
    security_group: nsg_subnet_ax

  • name: Create VM
    azure_rm_virtualmachine:
    resource_group: rg_networking
    name: NXTPREPWEB-1
    vm_size: Standard_DS1_v2
    admin_username: axlocaladmin
    admin_password: Hash#Dollar$135
    os_type: Windows
    network_interfaces: subnet_ax_iis_nic-1
    image:
    offer: WindowsServer
    publisher: MicrosoftWindowsServer
    sku: ‘2016-Datacenter’
    version: latest

  • name: install features on new Azure Windows Server
    hosts: windows
    gather_facts: no
    tasks:

  • name: wait for connection to be online
    wait_for_connection:

  • name: Install IIS (Web-Server and Web-Common-Http)
    win_feature:
    name:

  • Web-Server

  • Web-Common-Http
    state: present

  • name: Install IIS Web-Server with sub features and management tools
    win_feature:
    name: Web-Server
    state: present
    include_sub_features: True
    include_management_tools: True
    register: feature_install

  • name: reboot if installing Web-Server feature requires it
    win_reboot:
    when: win_feature.reboot_required

Now, when I run through Azure cloud shell, it gives me error as below:

When I login to Azure cloud shell to execute it keeps in complaining that
[WARNING]: Could not match supplied host pattern, ignoring: windows

PLAY [install features on new Azure Windows Server] ************************************************************************************************************************
skipping: no hosts matched

PLAY RECAP *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost : ok=9 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0

Unfortunately there is no directory like /etc/ansible/host so how to inject configuration on newly created Azure VM?

Kind Regards,
Ameya Agashe

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Look at the add_host module to add freshly created hosts to your inventory