# Getting error when trying to install IIS on Windows server. **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Tags:** azure, windows\ **Created:** [October 12, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-error-when-trying-to-install-iis-on-windows-server/28772 "2018-10-12T02:15:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ameya\_Agashe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@Ameya\_Agashe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ameya_Agashe)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-error-when-trying-to-install-iis-on-windows-server/28772/1 "2018-10-12T02:15:29Z")
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](http://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](http://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 ---
**Author:** ![Ameya\_Agashe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@Ameya\_Agashe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ameya_Agashe)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-error-when-trying-to-install-iis-on-windows-server/28772/2 "2018-10-12T04:13:21Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Wouter\_Hummelink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/48db29/32.png) [@Wouter\_Hummelink](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Wouter_Hummelink)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-error-when-trying-to-install-iis-on-windows-server/28772/3 "2018-10-12T04:28:38Z")
Look at the add\_host module to add freshly created hosts to your inventory