community / community.vmware / 4.2.0 / module / vmware_content_deploy_template Deploy Virtual Machine from template stored in content library. Authors: Pavan Bidkar (@pgbidkar)community.vmware.vmware_content_deploy_template (4.2.0) — module
Install with ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware:==4.2.0
collections: - name: community.vmware version: 4.2.0
Module to deploy virtual machine from template in content library.
Content Library feature is introduced in vSphere 6.0 version.
vmtx templates feature is introduced in vSphere 67U1 and APIs for clone template from content library in 67U2.
This module does not work with vSphere version older than 67U2.
All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.
- name: Deploy Virtual Machine from template in content library community.vmware.vmware_content_deploy_template: hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' template: rhel_test_template datastore: Shared_NFS_Volume folder: vm datacenter: Sample_DC_1 name: Sample_VM resource_pool: test_rp state: present delegate_to: localhost
- name: Deploy Virtual Machine from template in content library with PowerON State community.vmware.vmware_content_deploy_template: hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' template: rhel_test_template content_library: test_content_library datastore: Shared_NFS_Volume folder: vm datacenter: Sample_DC_1 name: Sample_VM resource_pool: test_rp state: poweredon delegate_to: localhost
host: description: - Name of the ESX Host in datacenter in which to place deployed VM. - The host has to be a member of the cluster that contains the resource pool. - Required with O(resource_pool) to find resource pool details. This will be used as additional information when there are resource pools with same name. required: false type: str name: aliases: - vm_name description: - The name of the VM to be deployed. required: true type: str port: default: 443 description: - The port number of the vSphere vCenter. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(VMWARE_PORT) will be used instead. type: int state: choices: - present - poweredon default: present description: - The state of Virtual Machine deployed from template in content library. - If set to V(present) and VM does not exists, then VM is created. - If set to V(present) and VM exists, no action is taken. - If set to V(poweredon) and VM does not exists, then VM is created with powered on state. - If set to V(poweredon) and VM exists, no action is taken. required: false type: str folder: default: vm description: - Name of the folder in datacenter in which to place deployed VM. type: str cluster: description: - Name of the cluster in datacenter in which to place deployed VM. - Required if O(resource_pool) is not specified. required: false type: str library: aliases: - content_library - content_library_src description: - The name of the content library from where the template resides. required: false type: str hostname: description: - The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter server. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(VMWARE_HOST) will be used instead. type: str password: aliases: - pass - pwd description: - The password of the vSphere vCenter server. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(VMWARE_PASSWORD) will be used instead. type: str protocol: choices: - http - https default: https description: - The connection to protocol. type: str template: aliases: - template_src description: - The name of template from which VM to be deployed. required: true type: str username: aliases: - admin - user description: - The username of the vSphere vCenter server. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(VMWARE_USER) will be used instead. type: str datastore: description: - Name of the datastore to store deployed VM and disk. - Required if O(datastore_cluster) is not provided. required: false type: str log_level: choices: - debug - info - normal default: normal description: - The level of logging desired in this module. required: false type: str datacenter: description: - Name of the datacenter, where VM to be deployed. required: true 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 E(VMWARE_PROXY_HOST) will be used instead. 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 E(VMWARE_PROXY_PORT) will be used instead. required: false type: int resource_pool: description: - Name of the resource pool in datacenter in which to place deployed VM. - Required if O(cluster) is not specified. - For default or non-unique resource pool names, specify O(host) and O(cluster). - C(Resources) is the default name of resource pool. required: false type: str validate_certs: default: true description: - Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. - Set to V(false) when certificates are not trusted. - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS) will be used instead. type: bool datastore_cluster: description: - Name of the datastore cluster to store deployed VM and disk. - Please make sure Storage DRS is active for recommended datastore from the given datastore cluster. - If Storage DRS is not enabled, datastore with largest free storage space is selected. - Required if O(datastore) is not provided. required: false type: str
vm_deploy_info: description: Virtual machine deployment message and vm_id returned: on success sample: msg: Deployed Virtual Machine 'Sample_VM'. vm_id: vm-1009 type: dict