community.vmware.vmware_export_ovf (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 export a VMware virtual machine to OVF template from vCenter server or ESXi host.

Usage examples

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- community.vmware.vmware_export_ovf:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    name: '{{ vm_name }}'
    export_with_images: true
    export_dir: /path/to/ovf_template/
  delegate_to: localhost

Inputs

    
moid:
    description:
    - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier
      only within a single vCenter instance.
    - This is required if O(name) or O(uuid) is not supplied.
    type: str

name:
    description:
    - Name of the virtual machine to export.
    - This is a required parameter, if parameter O(uuid) or O(moid) is not supplied.
    type: str

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

uuid:
    description:
    - Uuid of the virtual machine to export.
    - This is a required parameter, if parameter O(name) or O(moid) is not supplied.
    type: str

folder:
    description:
    - Destination folder, absolute path to find the specified guest.
    - The folder should include the datacenter. ESX datacenter is ha-datacenter.
    - This parameter is case sensitive.
    - If multiple machines are found with same name, this parameter is used to identify
    - 'Examples:'
    - '   folder: /ha-datacenter/vm'
    - '   folder: ha-datacenter/vm'
    - '   folder: /datacenter1/vm'
    - '   folder: datacenter1/vm'
    - '   folder: /datacenter1/vm/folder1'
    - '   folder: datacenter1/vm/folder1'
    - '   folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm'
    - '   folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm'
    - '   folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2'
    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

datacenter:
    default: ha-datacenter
    description:
    - Datacenter name of the virtual machine to export.
    - This parameter is case sensitive.
    type: str

export_dir:
    description:
    - Absolute path to place the exported files on the server running this task, must
      have write permission.
    - If folder not exist will create it, also create a folder under this path named with
      VM name.
    required: true
    type: path

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

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

download_timeout:
    default: 30
    description:
    - The user defined timeout in second of exporting file.
    - If the vmdk file is too large, you can increase the value.
    type: int

export_with_images:
    default: false
    description:
    - Export an ISO image of the media mounted on the CD/DVD Drive within the virtual
      machine.
    type: bool

export_with_extraconfig:
    default: false
    description:
    - All extra configuration options are exported for a virtual machine.
    type: bool

Outputs

instance:
  description: list of the exported files, if exported from vCenter server, device
    file is not named with vm name
  returned: always
  sample: None
  type: dict