ansible.builtin.vmware_vm_facts (v2.4.2.0-1) — module

Return basic facts pertaining to a vSphere virtual machine guest

| "added in version" 2.0 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)

preview | supported by community

Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.4.2.0.post1

Description

Return basic facts pertaining to a vSphere virtual machine guest.


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Gather all registered virtual machines
  vmware_vm_facts:
    hostname: esxi_or_vcenter_ip_or_hostname
    username: username
    password: password
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: vmfacts
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- debug:
    var: vmfacts.virtual_machines

Inputs

    
port:
    default: 443
    description:
    - The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PORT)
      will be used instead.
    - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
    type: int

hostname:
    description:
    - 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 C(VMWARE_HOST)
      will be used instead.
    - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
    type: str

password:
    aliases:
    - pass
    - pwd
    description:
    - The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PASSWORD)
      will be used instead.
    - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
    type: str

username:
    aliases:
    - admin
    - user
    description:
    - The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_USER)
      will be used instead.
    - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
    type: str

proxy_host:
    description:
    - 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 C(VMWARE_PROXY_HOST)
      will be used instead.
    - This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12
    required: false
    type: str

proxy_port:
    description:
    - 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 C(VMWARE_PROXY_PORT)
      will be used instead.
    required: false
    type: int

validate_certs:
    default: true
    description:
    - Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to C(false) when certificates
      are not trusted.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS)
      will be used instead.
    - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
    - If set to C(yes), please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.
    type: bool

Outputs

virtual_machines:
  description: dictionary of virtual machines and their facts
  returned: success
  type: dict