ansible.builtin.vmware_guest_customization_info (v2.9.24) — module

Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.9.24

Description

This module can be used to gather information about customization specifications.

All parameters and VMware object names are case sensitive.

Requirements

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi

Usage examples

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- name: Gather info about all customization specification
  vmware_guest_customization_info:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    validate_certs: no
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: all_custom_spec_info

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- name: Gather info about customization specification with the given name
  vmware_guest_customization_info:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    validate_certs: no
    spec_name: custom_linux_spec
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: custom_spec_info

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

spec_name:
    description:
    - Name of customization specification to find.
    required: false
    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(true), please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.
    type: bool

Outputs

custom_spec_info:
  description: metadata about the customization specification
  returned: always
  sample:
    assignip-eee0d684-44b7-457c-8c55-2585590b0d99:
      change_version: '1523438001'
      description: sample description
      dns_server_list: []
      dns_suffix_list: []
      domain: None
      hostname: sample1
      hw_clock_utc: null
      last_updated_time: '2018-04-11T09:13:21+00:00'
      name: sample
      nic_setting_map:
      - dns_domain: null
        gateway: []
        ip_address: 192.168.10.10
        net_bios: null
        nic_dns_server_list: []
        primary_wins: null
        secondry_wins: null
        subnet_mask: 255.255.255.0
      time_zone: null
      type: Linux
  type: dict