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-====== Delete the first Ubuntu VM using Ansible ======
-Let's look at using Ansible to remove this first VM. Exit out of the user ''ansible''.
-===== Simple Playbook =====
-<file yaml destroy_vm.yml>
----
-- hosts: localhost  # Run on the local machine
-  connection: local
-  gather_facts: false
-  vars_files:
-    - variables.yml
-  vars:
-    vm_name: my_vm
-  tasks:
-  - name: Remove any old VM with this name
-    command: "{{ Global.vboxmanage_path }} unregistervm --delete {{ vm_name }}"
-</file>
-Try this with the VM running. Note how it fails.
-===== Attempt 2 Playbook =====
-<file yaml destroy_vm.yml>
----
-- hosts: localhost  # Run on the local machine
-  connection: local
-  gather_facts: false
-  vars_files:
-    - variables.yml
-  vars:
-    vm_name: my_vm
-  tasks:
-  - name: Shut down VM with this name
-    command: "{{ Global.vboxmanage_path }} controlvm {{ vm_name }} acpipowerbutton"
-  - name: Remove any old VM with this name
-    command: "{{ Global.vboxmanage_path }} unregistervm --delete {{ vm_name }}"
-</file>
-Try this with the VM running. Note how it fails to work as expected. The vm stops, but is not removed. What ideas do you have to do this? There are many ways.
-===== Better Playbook =====
-This is a quick and dirty solution, no better than running the commands manually.
-<file yaml destroy_vm.yml>
----
-- hosts: localhost  # Run on the local machine
-  connection: local
-  gather_facts: false
-  vars_files:
-    - variables.yml
-  vars:
-    vm_name: my_vm
-  tasks:
-  - name: Shut down VM with this name
-    command: "{{ Global.vboxmanage_path }} controlvm {{ vm_name }} acpipowerbutton"
-  - name: Pause 1 minute
-    pause:
-      minutes: 1
-  - name: Remove any old VM with this name
-    command: "{{ Global.vboxmanage_path }} unregistervm --delete {{ vm_name }}"
-</file>
-===== Why So Complicated? =====
-Oracle Virtualbox doesn't have the nice modules for Ansible that VMware vCenter has.
-====== Next Step ======
-OK, we did the easy bit first. When you are ready for a challenge, continue to [[Deploy a Fleet of VMs]]
-Or back to [[Test the First Ubuntu VM on Ansible]]