Create an Azure Service Principal for Ansible Tower (AWX)
You want to test Azure Provisioning using Ansible Tower (or the Open Source version, AWX) so you’ll need a way to authenticate with Azure.
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Azure Credential Error When Adding to a Job Template via Ansible Tower CLI
Whilst I was working out how to automate Ansible Tower (AWX) using the tower-cli command line tool , I came across an error when trying to create a Job Template using a Microsoft Azure Resource Manager credential, and couldn’t find a solution anywhere online.
Testing Ansible AWX with Windows Hosts
After installing Ansible AWX using Docker to test within a Windows environment, I wanted to configure and test Ansible AWX.
Installing Ansible AWX using Docker
After installing Ansible to test within a Windows environment, I wanted to explore other methods of administering and using Ansible other than from the commandline.
Using Ansible and DSC with Windows
For the past year or so I’ve been teaching my friend Steve about the many tools and techniques I’ve been using at work. We gradually built upon each topic until we had a working build for Exchange https://github.com/steevaavoo/ExchangeLab This all worked great as an example, but along the way we ...
Packer Example for Windows
You can get started quickly by using Packer’s simple getting started guide, but you’ll soon want to delve into the documentation for more options and examples. Let’s install it and create our first image!
Using Packer for Automated Machine Images
Before we get into the good stuff, let’s just pause for a moment and remember the “old way” of managing templates.
DSC Package Resource Gotcha
This quick post covers a gotcha I found using the DSC Package resource. I was having issues installing the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client (Direct Download http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=239648&clcid=0x409) like so.
Get Product ID GUID Directly From MSI File
You need to find an MSI Product ID / GUID, but don’t want to install it first.
Error defining PSDscRunAsCredential Parameter in DSC Configuration
The following error was occurring whilst testing a DSC Configuration “An item with the same key has already been added”
Using VSTS Package Management for PowerShell Modules
I wanted to store my PowerShell Modules in VSTS and then install those modules during automated Builds / Release