community.vmware.vmware_host_feature_facts (1.18.2) — module

Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware:==1.18.2

Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: community.vmware
      version: 1.18.2

Description

This module can be used to gather facts about an ESXi host's feature capability information when ESXi hostname or Cluster name is given.

Requirements

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi

Usage examples

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- name: Gather feature capability facts about all ESXi Hosts in given Cluster
  community.vmware.vmware_host_feature_facts:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: cluster_name
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: all_cluster_hosts_facts

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- name: Check if ESXi is vulnerable for Speculative Store Bypass Disable (SSBD) vulnerability
  community.vmware.vmware_host_feature_facts:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
  register: features_set

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- set_fact:
    ssbd : "{{ item.value }}"
  loop: "{{ features_set.host_feature_facts[esxi_hostname] |json_query(name) }}"
  vars:
    name: "[?key=='cpuid.SSBD']"

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- assert:
    that:
      - ssbd|int == 1
  when: ssbd is defined

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

cluster_name:
    description:
    - Name of the cluster from all host systems to be used for facts gathering.
    - If C(esxi_hostname) is not given, this parameter is required.
    type: str

esxi_hostname:
    description:
    - ESXi hostname to gather facts from.
    - If C(cluster_name) is not given, this parameter is required.
    type: str

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

hosts_feature_facts:
  description: metadata about host's feature capability information
  returned: always
  sample:
    10.76.33.226:
    - feature_name: cpuid.3DNOW
      key: cpuid.3DNOW
      value: '0'
    - feature_name: cpuid.3DNOWPLUS
      key: cpuid.3DNOWPLUS
      value: '0'
  type: dict