See how Ansible Automation Platform and Terraform work together to provision and destroy cloud infrastructure. This lab shows how Ansible workflows can trigger Terraform projects and automatically update the inventory for seamless orchestration.

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Ansible Automation Platform

awf-GC-Terraform-Ansible CREATE VM Workflow
	
Workflow job template
	
	3/26/2025, 9:11:32 AM

Run on success
Run always
Elapsed time 00:00:03
Update Ter…Inventory
Start
Elapsed time 00:00:22
Trigger Te…ion infra

Host Details
Details
Data
Output
Variables
YAML
JSON
changed: true
diff:
  before: {}
  after:
    format_version: '1.0'
    terraform_version: 1.10.4
    values:
      outputs:
        vm_internal_ip:
          sensitive: false
          value: 172.16.0.40
          type: string
      root_module:
        resources:
          - address: google_compute_instance.vm_instance
            mode: managed
            type: google_compute_instance
            name: vm_instance
            provider_name: registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/google
            schema_version: 6
            values:
              advanced_machine_features: []
              allow_stopping_for_update: null
              attached_disk: null
              boot_disk: null
              can_ip_forward: false
              confidential_instance_config: []
              cpu_platform: Intel Broadwell
              current_status: RUNNING
              deletion_protection: false
              description: ''
              desired_status: null
              effective_labels: {}
              enable_display: false
              guest_accelerator: []
              hostname: ''
              id: projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance
              instance_id: '2025493501726264225'
              label_fingerprint: 42WmSpB8rSM=
              labels: null
              machine_type: e2-small
              metadata: null
              metadata_fingerprint: Kb1zCWAU_S4=
              metadata_startup_script: null
              min_cpu_platform: ''
              name: gcvm-tf-instance
              network_interface: null
              network_performance_config: []
              params: []
              project: red-hat-mbu
              reservation_affinity: []
              resource_policies: null
              scheduling: null
              scratch_disk: []
              self_link: >-
                https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance
              service_account: []
              shielded_instance_config: null
              tags: null
              tags_fingerprint: 42WmSpB8rSM=
              terraform_labels: {}
              timeouts: null
              zone: us-east1-b
            sensitive_values:
              advanced_machine_features: []
              attached_disk: []
              boot_disk:
                - disk_encryption_key_raw: true
                  initialize_params:
                    - labels: {}
              confidential_instance_config: []
              effective_labels: {}
              guest_accelerator: []
              network_interface:
                - access_config: []
                  alias_ip_range: []
                  ipv6_access_config: []
              network_performance_config: []
              params: []
              reservation_affinity: []
              scheduling:
                - local_ssd_recovery_timeout: []
                  node_affinities: []
              scratch_disk: []
              service_account: []
              shielded_instance_config:
                - {}
              terraform_labels: {}
            depends_on: []
        child_modules: []
state: present
workspace: default
outputs:
  vm_internal_ip:
    sensitive: false
    type: string
    value: 172.16.0.40
stdout: >
  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Creating...

  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still creating... [10s elapsed]

  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Creation complete after 11s
  [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance]


  Apply complete! Resources: 1 added, 0 changed, 0 destroyed.


  Outputs:


  vm_internal_ip = "172.16.0.40"
stderr: ''
command: apply -no-color -input=false -auto-approve -lock=true /tmp/tmphvxabu_k.tfplan
invocation:
  module_args:
    project_path: ../terraform/
    state: present
    force_init: true
    backend_config_files:
      - /runner/env/tmp3fwkmi9x
    workspace: default
    purge_workspace: false
    complex_vars: false
    targets: []
    lock: true
    init_reconfigure: false
    overwrite_init: true
    check_destroy: false
    provider_upgrade: false
    binary_path: null
    plugin_paths: null
    variables: null
    variables_files: null
    plan_file: null
    state_file: null
    lock_timeout: null
    backend_config: null
    parallelism: null
stdout_lines:
  - 'google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Creating...'
  - 'google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still creating... [10s elapsed]'
  - >-
    google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Creation complete after 11s
    [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance]
  - ''
  - 'Apply complete! Resources: 1 added, 0 changed, 0 destroyed.'
  - ''
  - 'Outputs:'
  - ''
  - vm_internal_ip = "172.16.0.40"
stderr_lines: []
_ansible_no_log: false

Google Cloud console

gcvm-tf-instance	us-east1-b		
	172.16.0.40 (nic0)		network-instance	
	
	
SSH

awf-GC-Terraform-Ansible DESTROY VM Workflow
	
Workflow job template
	
	3/26/2025, 9:15:47 AM

Run on success
Run always
Trigger Te…ROY infra
Update Ter…Inventory
Start

Run on success
Run always
Elapsed time 00:00:01
Update Ter…Inventory
Start
Elapsed time 00:02:01
Trigger Te…ROY infra

Host Details
Details
Data
Output
Variables
YAML
JSON
changed: true
diff:
  before:
    format_version: '1.0'
    terraform_version: 1.10.4
    values:
      outputs:
        vm_internal_ip:
          sensitive: false
          value: 172.16.0.40
          type: string
      root_module:
        resources:
          - address: google_compute_instance.vm_instance
            mode: managed
            type: google_compute_instance
            name: vm_instance
            provider_name: registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/google
            schema_version: 6
            values:
              advanced_machine_features: []
              allow_stopping_for_update: null
              attached_disk: null
              boot_disk: null
              can_ip_forward: false
              confidential_instance_config: []
              cpu_platform: Intel Broadwell
              current_status: RUNNING
              deletion_protection: false
              description: ''
              desired_status: null
              effective_labels: {}
              enable_display: false
              guest_accelerator: []
              hostname: ''
              id: projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance
              instance_id: '2025493501726264225'
              label_fingerprint: 42WmSpB8rSM=
              labels: null
              machine_type: e2-small
              metadata: null
              metadata_fingerprint: Kb1zCWAU_S4=
              metadata_startup_script: null
              min_cpu_platform: ''
              name: gcvm-tf-instance
              network_interface: null
              network_performance_config: []
              params: []
              project: red-hat-mbu
              reservation_affinity: []
              resource_policies: null
              scheduling: null
              scratch_disk: []
              self_link: >-
                https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance
              service_account: []
              shielded_instance_config: null
              tags: null
              tags_fingerprint: 42WmSpB8rSM=
              terraform_labels: {}
              timeouts: null
              zone: us-east1-b
            sensitive_values:
              advanced_machine_features: []
              attached_disk: []
              boot_disk:
                - disk_encryption_key_raw: true
                  initialize_params:
                    - labels: {}
              confidential_instance_config: []
              effective_labels: {}
              guest_accelerator: []
              network_interface:
                - access_config: []
                  alias_ip_range: []
                  ipv6_access_config: []
              network_performance_config: []
              params: []
              reservation_affinity: []
              scheduling:
                - local_ssd_recovery_timeout: []
                  node_affinities: []
              scratch_disk: []
              service_account: []
              shielded_instance_config:
                - {}
              terraform_labels: {}
            depends_on: []
        child_modules: []
  after: {}
state: absent
workspace: default
outputs: {}
stdout: >
  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Destroying...
  [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance]

  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
  [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 10s
  elapsed]

  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
  [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 20s
  elapsed]

  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
  [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 30s
  elapsed]

  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
  [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 40s
  elapsed]

  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
  [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 50s
  elapsed]

  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
  [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 1m0s
  elapsed]

  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
  [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 1m10s
  elapsed]

  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
  [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 1m20s
  elapsed]

  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
  [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 1m30s
  elapsed]

  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
  [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 1m40s
  elapsed]

  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
  [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 1m50s
  elapsed]

  google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Destruction complete after 1m52s


  Apply complete! Resources: 0 added, 0 changed, 1 destroyed.
stderr: ''
command: apply -no-color -input=false -auto-approve -lock=true /tmp/tmp3xe5hunq.tfplan
invocation:
  module_args:
    project_path: ../terraform/
    state: absent
    force_init: true
    backend_config_files:
      - /runner/env/tmpd5qa967e
    workspace: default
    purge_workspace: false
    complex_vars: false
    targets: []
    lock: true
    init_reconfigure: false
    overwrite_init: true
    check_destroy: false
    provider_upgrade: false
    binary_path: null
    plugin_paths: null
    variables: null
    variables_files: null
    plan_file: null
    state_file: null
    lock_timeout: null
    backend_config: null
    parallelism: null
stdout_lines:
  - >-
    google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Destroying...
    [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance]
  - >-
    google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
    [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 10s
    elapsed]
  - >-
    google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
    [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 20s
    elapsed]
  - >-
    google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
    [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 30s
    elapsed]
  - >-
    google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
    [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 40s
    elapsed]
  - >-
    google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
    [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 50s
    elapsed]
  - >-
    google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
    [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 1m0s
    elapsed]
  - >-
    google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
    [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 1m10s
    elapsed]
  - >-
    google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
    [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 1m20s
    elapsed]
  - >-
    google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
    [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 1m30s
    elapsed]
  - >-
    google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
    [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 1m40s
    elapsed]
  - >-
    google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Still destroying...
    [id=projects/red-hat-mbu/zones/us-east1-b/instances/gcvm-tf-instance, 1m50s
    elapsed]
  - 'google_compute_instance.vm_instance: Destruction complete after 1m52s'
  - ''
  - 'Apply complete! Resources: 0 added, 0 changed, 1 destroyed.'
stderr_lines: []
_ansible_no_log: false

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