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+---
+- hosts: localhost
+  vars_files:
+    - ../vars/common.yml
+    - ../vars/{{ project_zone }}.yml
+  tasks:
+    - name: Create workbench VMs (ASYNCHRONUS)
+      os_server:
+        name: "{{ os_project }}-{{ win_project }}-wb{{ '%02d' | format(item+1) }}"
+        state: "{{ state }}"
+        image: c5d5abb3-c15a-4870-b9b7-89873ae9a9a6
+        flavor: 3661211f-673a-4777-8857-fd243d6c407d
+        timeout: 900
+        boot_from_volume: true
+        volume_size: 40
+        terminate_volume: yes
+        security_groups: 
+          - domain_member
+          - user_vms
+        network: "{{ os_network }}"
+        metadata:
+          name: "wb{{ '%02d' | format(item+1) }}"
+          win_project: "{{ win_project }}"
+          type: client
+          variant: workbench
+        userdata: |
+          #ps1
+          Rename-Computer "ab-ansible-no-user"
+          $admin = [adsi]("WinNT://./Administrator, user")
+          $admin.PSBase.Invoke("SetPassword", "{{ vm_initial_password }}")
+          Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.Webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-documentation/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1'))
+      loop: "{{ range(wb_quantity)|list}}"
+      async: 900
+      poll: 0
+      register: async_wb
+      when: 'wb_quantity|int <= 5'
+
+    - name: Create workbench VMs (SEQUENTIAL)
+      os_server:
+        name: "{{ os_project }}-{{ win_project }}-wb{{ '%02d' | format(item+1) }}"
+        state: "{{ state }}"
+        image: c5d5abb3-c15a-4870-b9b7-89873ae9a9a6
+        flavor: 3661211f-673a-4777-8857-fd243d6c407d
+        timeout: 900
+        boot_from_volume: true
+        volume_size: 40
+        terminate_volume: yes
+        security_groups: 
+          - domain_member
+          - user_vms
+        network: "{{ os_network }}"
+        metadata:
+          name: "wb{{ '%02d' | format(item+1) }}"
+          win_project: "{{ win_project }}"
+          type: client
+          variant: workbench
+        userdata: |
+          #ps1
+          Rename-Computer "ab-ansible-no-user"
+          $admin = [adsi]("WinNT://./Administrator, user")
+          $admin.PSBase.Invoke("SetPassword", "{{ vm_initial_password }}")
+          Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.Webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-documentation/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1'))
+      loop: "{{ range(wb_quantity)|list}}"
+      when: 'async_wb.skipped == true'
+
+    - name: Wait for workbench VMs to build
+      os_server_info:
+        name: "{{ os_project }}-{{ win_project }}-wb*"
+        filters:
+          vm_state: active
+      register: wb_status
+      until: 'wb_status.servers|length == wb_quantity|int'
+      retries: 100
+      delay: 60
+      when: 'async_wb.skipped == false'
+
+    - name: Create application VMs (ASYNCHRONUS)
+      os_server:
+        name: "{{ os_project }}-{{ win_project }}-app{{ '%02d' | format(item+1) }}"
+        state: "{{ state }}"
+        image: c5d5abb3-c15a-4870-b9b7-89873ae9a9a6
+        flavor: 3661211f-673a-4777-8857-fd243d6c407d
+        timeout: 900
+        boot_from_volume: true
+        volume_size: 40
+        terminate_volume: yes
+        security_groups: 
+          - domain_member
+          - user_vms
+        network: "{{ os_network }}"
+        metadata:
+          name: "app{{ '%02d' | format(item+1) }}"
+          win_project: "{{ win_project }}"
+          type: client
+          variant: application
+        userdata: |
+          #ps1
+          Rename-Computer "ab-ansible-no-user"
+          $admin = [adsi]("WinNT://./Administrator, user")
+          $admin.PSBase.Invoke("SetPassword", "{{ vm_initial_password }}")
+          Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.Webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-documentation/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1'))
+      loop: "{{ range(app_quantity)|list}}"
+      async: 900
+      poll: 0
+      register: async_app
+      when: 'app_quantity|int <= 5'
+
+    - name: Create application VMs (SEQUENTIAL)
+      os_server:
+        name: "{{ os_project }}-{{ win_project }}-app{{ '%02d' | format(item+1) }}"
+        state: "{{ state }}"
+        image: c5d5abb3-c15a-4870-b9b7-89873ae9a9a6
+        flavor: 3661211f-673a-4777-8857-fd243d6c407d
+        timeout: 900
+        boot_from_volume: true
+        volume_size: 40
+        terminate_volume: yes
+        security_groups: 
+          - domain_member
+          - user_vms
+        network: "{{ os_network }}"
+        metadata:
+          name: "app{{ '%02d' | format(item+1) }}"
+          win_project: "{{ win_project }}"
+          type: client
+          variant: application
+        userdata: |
+          #ps1
+          Rename-Computer "ab-ansible-no-user"
+          $admin = [adsi]("WinNT://./Administrator, user")
+          $admin.PSBase.Invoke("SetPassword", "{{ vm_initial_password }}")
+          Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.Webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-documentation/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1'))
+      loop: "{{ range(app_quantity)|list}}"
+      when: 'async_app.skipped == true'
+
+    - name: Wait for application VMs to build
+      os_server_info:
+        name: "{{ os_project }}-{{ win_project }}-app*"
+        filters:
+          vm_state: active
+      register: app_status
+      until: 'app_status.servers|length == app_quantity|int'
+      retries: 100
+      delay: 60
+      when: 'async_app.skipped == false'
+
+    - name: Create GPU VMs (ASYNCHRONUS)
+      os_server:
+        name: "{{ os_project }}-{{ win_project }}-gpu{{ '%02d' | format(item+1) }}"
+        state: "{{ state }}"
+        image: c5d5abb3-c15a-4870-b9b7-89873ae9a9a6
+        flavor: 3661211f-673a-4777-8857-fd243d6c407d
+        timeout: 900
+        boot_from_volume: true
+        volume_size: 40
+        terminate_volume: yes
+        security_groups: 
+          - domain_member
+          - user_vms
+        network: "{{ os_network }}"
+        metadata:
+          name: "gpu{{ '%02d' | format(item+1) }}"
+          win_project: "{{ win_project }}"
+          type: client
+          variant: gpu
+        userdata: |
+          #ps1
+          Rename-Computer "ab-ansible-no-user"
+          $admin = [adsi]("WinNT://./Administrator, user")
+          $admin.PSBase.Invoke("SetPassword", "{{ vm_initial_password }}")
+          Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.Webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-documentation/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1'))
+      loop: "{{ range(gpu_quantity)|list}}"
+      async: 900
+      poll: 0
+      register: async_gpu
+      when: 'gpu_quantity|int <= 5'
+
+    - name: Create GPU VMs (SEQUENTIAL)
+      os_server:
+        name: "{{ os_project }}-{{ win_project }}-gpu{{ '%02d' | format(item+1) }}"
+        state: "{{ state }}"
+        image: c5d5abb3-c15a-4870-b9b7-89873ae9a9a6
+        flavor: 3661211f-673a-4777-8857-fd243d6c407d
+        timeout: 900
+        boot_from_volume: true
+        volume_size: 40
+        terminate_volume: yes
+        security_groups: 
+          - domain_member
+          - user_vms
+        network: "{{ os_network }}"
+        metadata:
+          name: "gpu{{ '%02d' | format(item+1) }}"
+          win_project: "{{ win_project }}"
+          type: client
+          variant: gpu
+        userdata: |
+          #ps1
+          Rename-Computer "ab-ansible-no-user"
+          $admin = [adsi]("WinNT://./Administrator, user")
+          $admin.PSBase.Invoke("SetPassword", "{{ vm_initial_password }}")
+          Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.Webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-documentation/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1'))
+      loop: "{{ range(gpu_quantity)|list}}"
+      when: 'async_gpu.skipped == true'
+
+    - name: Wait for GPU VMs to build
+      os_server_info:
+        name: "{{ os_project }}-{{ win_project }}-gpu*"
+        filters:
+          vm_state: active
+      register: gpu_status
+      until: 'gpu_status.servers|length == gpu_quantity|int'
+      retries: 100
+      delay: 60
+      when: 'async_gpu.skipped == false'
+
+
+    - name: Create Common VMs (DCs, Fileservers, WSUS, Chocolatey)
+      openstack.cloud.server:
+        name: "{{ item.name }}"
+        state: "{{ state }}"
+        image: c5d5abb3-c15a-4870-b9b7-89873ae9a9a6
+        flavor: 3661211f-673a-4777-8857-fd243d6c407d
+        timeout: 900
+        boot_from_volume: true
+        volume_size: 40
+        terminate_volume: yes
+        security_groups: 
+          - domain_member
+          - "{{ item.security_group }}"
+        network: "{{ os_network }}"
+        metadata:
+          name: "{{ item.meta_name }}"
+          win_project: "{{ win_project }}"
+          type: server
+          variant: "{{ item.security_group }}" # just happens to match maybe change???
+        userdata: |
+          #ps1
+          Rename-Computer "ab-ansible-no-user"
+          $admin = [adsi]("WinNT://./Administrator, user")
+          $admin.PSBase.Invoke("SetPassword", "{{ vm_initial_password }}")
+          Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.Webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-documentation/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1'))
+      loop: "{{ standard_vms }}"
+      # Add async to this task for speed. can openstack handle 6 at once or split 3 3???
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