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

Gather information about vSphere storage profile defined storage policy information.

| "added in version" 2.9 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

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Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.9.24

Description

Returns basic information on vSphere storage profiles.

A vSphere storage profile defines storage policy information that describes storage requirements for virtual machines and storage capabilities of storage providers.


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Get SPBM info
  vmware_vm_storage_policy_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    validate_certs: no
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: profiles

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(true), please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.
    type: bool

Outputs

spbm_profiles:
  description: list of dictionary of SPBM info
  returned: success
  sample:
  - constraints_sub_profiles:
    - rule_set_info:
      - id: hostFailuresToTolerate
        value: 1
      - id: stripeWidth
        value: 1
      - id: forceProvisioning
        value: false
      - id: proportionalCapacity
        value: 0
      - id: cacheReservation
        value: 0
      rule_set_name: VSAN sub-profile
    description: Storage policy used as default for vSAN datastores
    id: aa6d5a82-1c88-45da-85d3-3d74b91a5bad
    name: vSAN Default Storage Policy
  type: list