Windows OS Deployment via Ansible AWX on ESX Environment – A Success Story
Automating Windows VM provisioning in ESX with Ansible AWX — fast, reliable, and scalable.
🛠️ Project Overview
When Cetin Kocaman’s IT team needed to scale Windows VM deployments on VMware ESX, manual OS installs and customization became inefficient. Bigs Bilişim leveraged Ansible AWX to build a robust, template-driven automation environment that streamlined the entire deployment process.
🚀 Key Steps & Achievements
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AWX Integration
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Set up ESX credentials and GitHub project in AWX
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Created dynamic inventory groups and job templates
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Configured surveys for parameters like VM name, IP, datastore, domain join, etc.
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Automated Playbooks
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Developed YAML playbooks to clone Windows VMs from ESX templates, configure networking, join AD domain, and run custom scripts
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Integration with VMware Tools ensured smooth OS customization
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One‑Click Deployment
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Engineers can now launch Windows VMs via AWX UI, answer deployment prompts (e.g. VM name, IP), and have a fully configured system in ~10 minutes
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Achieves repeatable, standardized operations across the board
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🌟 Business Benefits
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✅ Consistency & Speed – Automated provisioning frees teams from manual installs
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✅ Scalability – Easily expand services by adjusting AWX parameters
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✅ Efficiency – Domain join and setup logic handled via scripts/templates
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✅ Self‑service Portal – Empower DevOps and IT teams to self-provision VMs as needed
🌐 Why AWX & Bigs Bilişim?
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AWX delivers enterprise-grade automation without vendor lock-in
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Bigs Bilişim offers hands-on expertise in VMware automation, PowerShell scripting, Git-based workflows, and complex orchestration in regulated IT environments
Read the Original Case
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