New in version 2.8.
| Removed in Ansible: | |
|---|---|
| version: 2.13 | |
| Why: | Deprecated in favour of _info module. |
| Alternative: | Use vcenter_extension_info instead. |
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| hostname string | The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_HOST will be used instead.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. | |
| password string | The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd | |
| port integer added in 2.5 | Default: 443 | The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PORT will be used instead.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. |
| proxy_host string added in 2.9 | Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. The format is a hostname or a IP. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PROXY_HOST will be used instead.This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12 | |
| proxy_port integer added in 2.9 | Port of the HTTP proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PROXY_PORT will be used instead. | |
| username string | The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_USER will be used instead.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: admin, user | |
| validate_certs boolean |
| Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to false when certificates are not trusted.If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used instead.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. If set to yes, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine. |
Note
- name: Gather facts about vCenter Extensions
vcenter_extension_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
register: ext_facts
delegate_to: localhost
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| extension_facts list | success | List of extensions Sample: [{'extension_company': 'VMware, Inc.', 'extension_key': 'com.vmware.vim.ls', 'extension_label': 'License Services', 'extension_last_heartbeat_time': '2018-09-03T09:36:18.003768+00:00', 'extension_subject_name': '', 'extension_summary': 'Provides various license services', 'extension_type': '', 'extension_version': '5.0'}, {'extension_company': 'VMware Inc.', 'extension_key': 'com.vmware.vim.sms', 'extension_label': 'VMware vCenter Storage Monitoring Service', 'extension_last_heartbeat_time': '2018-09-03T09:36:18.005730+00:00', 'extension_subject_name': '', 'extension_summary': 'Storage Monitoring and Reporting', 'extension_type': '', 'extension_version': '5.5'}] |
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