community.vmware.vmware_custom_attribute (4.2.0) — module

Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware:==4.2.0

Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: community.vmware
      version: 4.2.0

Description

This module can be used to add and remove custom attributes definitions for various vSphere objects.

Usage examples

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- name: Add VM Custom Attribute Definition
  community.vmware.vmware_custom_attribute:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    state: present
    object_type: VirtualMachine
    custom_attribute: custom_attr_def_1
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: defs

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- name: Remove VM Custom Attribute Definition
  community.vmware.vmware_custom_attribute:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    state: absent
    object_type: VirtualMachine
    custom_attribute: custom_attr_def_1
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: defs

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 E(VMWARE_PORT)
      will be used instead.
    type: int

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - Manage definition of custom attributes.
    - If set to V(present) and definition not present, then custom attribute definition
      is created.
    - If set to V(present) and definition is present, then no action taken.
    - If set to V(absent) and definition is present, then custom attribute definition
      is removed.
    - If set to V(absent) and definition is absent, then no action taken.
    type: str

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 E(VMWARE_HOST)
      will be used instead.
    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 E(VMWARE_PASSWORD)
      will be used instead.
    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 E(VMWARE_USER)
      will be used instead.
    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

object_type:
    choices:
    - Cluster
    - Datacenter
    - Datastore
    - DistributedVirtualPortgroup
    - DistributedVirtualSwitch
    - Folder
    - Global
    - HostSystem
    - ResourcePool
    - VirtualMachine
    description:
    - Type of the object the custom attribute is associated with.
    required: true
    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

custom_attribute:
    description:
    - Name of the custom attribute.
    required: true
    type: str