New in version 2.6.
| Removed in Ansible: | |
|---|---|
| version: 2.13 | |
| Why: | Deprecated in favour of _info module. |
| Alternative: | Use vmware_guest_disk_info instead. |
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| datacenter string / required | The datacenter name to which virtual machine belongs to. | |
| folder string | Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest. This is required parameter, only if multiple VMs are found with same name. The folder should include the datacenter. ESX's datacenter is ha-datacenter Examples: folder: /ha-datacenter/vm folder: ha-datacenter/vm folder: /datacenter1/vm folder: datacenter1/vm folder: /datacenter1/vm/folder1 folder: datacenter1/vm/folder1 folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2 | |
| 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. | |
| moid string added in 2.9 | Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance. This is required if name or uuid is not supplied. | |
| name string | Name of the virtual machine. This is required parameter, if parameter uuid or moid is not supplied. | |
| 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. | |
| use_instance_uuid boolean added in 2.8 |
| Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID. |
| 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 | |
| uuid string | UUID of the instance to gather facts if known, this is VMware's unique identifier. This is required parameter, if parameter name or moid is not supplied. | |
| 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 disk facts from virtual machine using UUID
vmware_guest_disk_facts:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: ha-datacenter
validate_certs: no
uuid: 421e4592-c069-924d-ce20-7e7533fab926
delegate_to: localhost
register: disk_facts
- name: Gather disk facts from virtual machine using name
vmware_guest_disk_facts:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: ha-datacenter
validate_certs: no
name: VM_225
delegate_to: localhost
register: disk_facts
- name: Gather disk facts from virtual machine using moid
vmware_guest_disk_facts:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: ha-datacenter
validate_certs: no
moid: vm-42
delegate_to: localhost
register: disk_facts
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| guest_disk_facts dictionary | always | metadata about the virtual machine's disks Sample: {'0': {'backing_datastore': 'datastore2', 'backing_disk_mode': 'persistent', 'backing_eagerlyscrub': False, 'backing_filename': '[datastore2] VM_225/VM_225.vmdk', 'backing_thinprovisioned': False, 'backing_type': 'FlatVer2', 'backing_writethrough': False, 'backing_uuid': '200C3A00-f82a-97af-02ff-62a595f0020a', 'capacity_in_bytes': 10485760, 'capacity_in_kb': 10240, 'controller_bus_number': 0, 'controller_key': 1000, 'controller_type': 'paravirtual', 'key': 2000, 'label': 'Hard disk 1', 'summary': '10,240 KB', 'unit_number': 0}, '1': {'backing_datastore': 'datastore3', 'backing_devicename': 'vml.012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123', 'backing_disk_mode': 'independent_persistent', 'backing_filename': '[datastore3] VM_226/VM_226.vmdk', 'backing_lunuuid': '012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123', 'backing_type': 'RawDiskMappingVer1', 'backing_uuid': None, 'capacity_in_bytes': 15728640, 'capacity_in_kb': 15360, 'controller_bus_number': 0, 'controller_key': 1000, 'controller_type': 'paravirtual', 'key': 2001, 'label': 'Hard disk 3', 'summary': '15,360 KB', 'unit_number': 1}} |
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