ansible / ansible.builtin / v2.4.2.0-1 / module / vmware_vm_facts 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 communityansible.builtin.vmware_vm_facts (v2.4.2.0-1) — module
pip
Install with pip install ansible==2.4.2.0.post1
Return basic facts pertaining to a vSphere virtual machine guest.
- 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
- debug: var: vmfacts.virtual_machines
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
virtual_machines: description: dictionary of virtual machines and their facts returned: success type: dict