community.vmware.vmware_custom_attribute_manager (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, remove and update custom attributes for the given vSphere object.

Usage examples

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- name: Add virtual machine custom attributes
  community.vmware.vmware_custom_attribute_manager:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    object_name: vm1
    object_type: VirtualMachine
    state: present
    custom_attributes:
      - name: MyAttribute
        value: MyValue
  delegate_to: localhost

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- name: Add multiple virtual machine custom attributes
  community.vmware.vmware_custom_attribute_manager:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    object_name: vm1
    object_type: VirtualMachine
    state: present
    custom_attributes:
      - name: MyAttribute
        value: MyValue
      - name: MyAttribute2
        value: MyValue2
  delegate_to: localhost

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- name: Remove virtual machine Attribute
  community.vmware.vmware_custom_attribute_manager:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    object_name: vm1
    object_type: VirtualMachine
    state: absent
    custom_attributes:
      - name: MyAttribute
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: attributes

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:
    - If set to V(present), the custom attribute is set to the given value.
    - If set to V(absent), the custom attribute is cleared. The given value is ignored
      in this case.
    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_name:
    description:
    - Name of the vSphere object to work with.
    required: true
    type: str

object_type:
    choices:
    - Cluster
    - Datacenter
    - Datastore
    - DistributedVirtualPortgroup
    - DistributedVirtualSwitch
    - Folder
    - 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_attributes:
    description:
    - A list of name and value of custom attributes that needs to be manage.
    - Value of custom attribute is not required and will be ignored if O(state=absent).
    elements: dict
    required: true
    suboptions:
      name:
        description:
        - Name of the attribute.
        required: true
        type: str
      value:
        default: ''
        description:
        - Value of the attribute.
        type: str
    type: list