ansible_update_ubuntu_vms

---
- name: FIND VM BY NAME
  hosts: localhost
  tasks:
  - include_vars: /etc/ansible/roles/vmware/vars/main.yml
  - debug:
      msg: "{{ vmuser }}"
  - name: Find Guest's info using name
    vmware_guest_facts:
      hostname: "{{ vmhost }}"
      username: "{{ vmuser }}"
      password: "{{ vmpass }}"
      validate_certs: no
      datacenter: ""
      name: "{{ target }}"
    register: vmfacts
  - debug:
      msg: "{{ vmfacts.instance.instance_uuid }}"
#  - debug:
#      msg: "{{ vmfacts }}"

  - name: Take Snapshot
    vmware_guest_snapshot:
      hostname: "{{ vmhost }}"
      username: "{{ vmuser }}"
      password: "{{ vmpass }}"
      validate_certs: no
      datacenter: ""
      name: "{{ vmfacts.instance.hw_name }}"
      folder: "{{ vmfacts.instance.hw_folder }}"
      memory_dump: yes
      quiesce: yes
      state: present
      snapshot_name: pre-upgrade
    connection: local
    delegate_to: localhost

- name: Run System Updates
  hosts: "{{ target }}"
  tasks:
  - include_vars: /etc/ansible/roles/vmware/vars/main.yml
  - name: Get pre-update kernel version
    command: uname -r
    register: kernel
  - debug:
      msg: "{{ kernel.stdout }}"
  - block:
    - name: apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade && apt-get autoremove
      apt:
        force_apt_get: yes
        update_cache: yes
        upgrade: dist
        autoremove: yes
      register: stdout
    #- debug:
    #    msg: "{{ stdout }}"

    - name: Reboot
      shell: "sleep 2 && shutdown -r now"
      async: 30
      ignore_errors: true
    - name: Pause a bit to let the target reboot
      pause:
        minutes: 1
      # Now we will run a local 'ansible -m ping' on this host until it returns.
      # This works with the existing ansible hosts inventory and so any custom ansible_ssh_hosts definitions are being used
    - name: Ping til host comes back
      local_action: shell ansible -u {{ ansible_user_id }} -m ping {{ inventory_hostname }}
      register: result
      until: result.rc == 0
      # retries should be set to 30 and delay 10 for prod use
      retries: 5
      delay: 5
      # And finally, execute 'uname -r' when the host is back.
    - name: Check New Kernel Version
      command: uname -r
      register: uname
    - debug:
        msg: "{{ uname.stdout }}"

    rescue:
    - name: Find Guest details so we can revert
      hosts: localhost
      vmware_guest_facts:
        hostname: "{{ vmhost }}"
        username: "{{ vmuser }}"
        password: "{{ vmpass }}"
        validate_certs: no
        datacenter: ""
        name: "{{ target }}"
      register: vmfacts
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: restore snapshot
      hosts: localhost
      vmware_guest_snapshot:
        hostname: "{{ vmhost }}"
        username: "{{ vmuser }}"
        password: "{{ vmpass }}"
        validate_certs: no
        datacenter: ""
        name: "{{ vmfacts.instance.hw_name }}"
        folder: "{{ vmfacts.instance.hw_folder }}"
        state: revert
        snapshot_name: pre-upgrade
      connection: local
      delegate_to: localhost
      become: false

    - name: Delete now unnecessary snapshot
      hosts: localhost
      vmware_guest_snapshot:
        hostname: "{{ vmhost }}"
        username: "{{ vmuser }}"
        password: "{{ vmpass }}"
        validate_certs: no
        datacenter: ""
        name: "{{ vmfacts.instance.hw_name }}"
        folder: "{{ vmfacts.instance.hw_folder }}"
        state: absent
        snapshot_name: pre-upgrade
      connection: local
      delegate_to: localhost
      become: false


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/etc/ansible/roles/vmware/vars/main.yml

---
# vars file for /etc/ansible/roles/vmware
vmuser: "<VMWAREUSERNAMEGOESHERE>"
vmpass: "<VMWAREPASSWORDGOESHERE"
vmhost: "<VMWAREHOSTGOESHERE>"