# Create an instance on NeCTAR - name: Create instances os_server: name: '{{ item.instance_name }}' image: '{{ item.instance_image }}' key_name: '{{ item.instance_key_name }}' flavor: '{{ item.instance_flavor }}' availability_zone: '{{ availability_zone }}' security_groups: '{{sg_names }}' auto_floating_ip: yes wait: yes timeout: 600 state: present loop: '{{ instances }}' register: os_instance - debug: msg: "Instance {{ instance_name }} has been created. IP address is {{ os_instance.openstack.public_v4 }}" when: os_instance.openstack is defined #get a list of instance Ids from the return value of os_instance - name: Create a list of instance Ids set_fact: os_instance_ids: '{{ os_instance_ids|default([]) + [ item.id ] }}' loop: '{{ os_instance.results }}' - debug: msg: "Instance {{ os_instance_ids }} has been created." when: os_instance.name is defined