Enterprise-grade automation for Windows Server VM lifecycle management on Hyper-V using Ansible Automation Platform, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code practices.

Overview

This project demonstrates automated Windows Server VM management including:

Provisioning: Automated VM creation using autounattend.xml
Configuration Management: Day-2 operations and application deployment
Patch Management: Automated Windows updates via git commits
CMDB Integration: ServiceNow CMDB synchronization
Event-Driven Automation: Future EDA integration

Quick Start

# Install required collections
ansible-galaxy collection install -r collections/requirements.yml

# Run VM provisioning
ansible-playbook playbooks/provision-vm.yml -e vm_name=DEMO-WEB01

# Patch management
ansible-playbook playbooks/patch-vms.yml --limit windows_servers

# Install IIS demo application
ansible-playbook playbooks/install-iis.yml --limit web_servers

Project Structure

.
├── ansible.cfg                 # Ansible configuration
├── inventory/                  # Inventory files
│   ├── production/
│   └── staging/
├── playbooks/                  # Playbooks by use case
│   ├── provision-vm.yml
│   ├── patch-vms.yml
│   ├── install-iis.yml
│   └── sync-cmdb.yml
├── roles/                      # Custom roles
├── group_vars/                 # Group variables
├── host_vars/                  # Host-specific variables
└── collections/                # Ansible collections
    └── requirements.yml

Prerequisites

Ansible Automation Platform 2.x
Hyper-V Server or Windows Server with Hyper-V role
Windows Server ISO images
ServiceNow instance (for CMDB integration)
Active Directory domain (for authentication)

Documentation

See CLAUDE.md for detailed architectural documentation and development guidance.