community.vmware.vmware_target_canonical_info (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 gather information about canonical (NAA) from an ESXi host based on SCSI target ID.

Usage examples

Scanned by Steampunk Spotter

• Success
  Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.

- name: Get Canonical name of particular target on particular ESXi host system
  community.vmware.vmware_target_canonical_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    target_id: 7
    esxi_hostname: esxi_hostname
  delegate_to: localhost

Scanned by Steampunk Spotter

• Success
  Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.

- name: Get Canonical name of all target on particular ESXi host system
  community.vmware.vmware_target_canonical_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
  delegate_to: localhost

Scanned by Steampunk Spotter

• Success
  Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.

- name: Get Canonical name of all ESXi hostname on particular Cluster
  community.vmware.vmware_target_canonical_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
  delegate_to: localhost

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

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

target_id:
    description:
    - The target id based on order of scsi device.
    - version 2.6 onwards, this parameter is optional.
    required: false
    type: int

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

cluster_name:
    description:
    - Name of the cluster.
    - Info about all SCSI devices for all host system in the given cluster is returned.
    - This parameter is required, if O(esxi_hostname) is not provided.
    type: str

esxi_hostname:
    description:
    - Name of the ESXi host system.
    - Info about all SCSI devices for the given ESXi host system is returned.
    - This parameter is required, if O(cluster_name) is not provided.
    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

Outputs

canonical:
  description: metadata about SCSI Target device
  returned: if host system and target id is given
  sample: mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0
  type: str
scsi_tgt_info:
  description: metadata about all SCSI Target devices
  returned: if host system or cluster is given
  sample:
    DC0_C0_H0:
      scsilun_canonical:
        key-vim.host.ScsiDisk-0000000000766d686261303a303a30: mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0
        key-vim.host.ScsiLun-0005000000766d686261313a303a30: mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0
      target_lun_uuid:
        '0': key-vim.host.ScsiDisk-0000000000766d686261303a303a30
    DC0_C0_H1:
      scsilun_canonical:
        key-vim.host.ScsiDisk-0000000000766d686261303a303a30: mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0
        key-vim.host.ScsiLun-0005000000766d686261313a303a30: mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0
      target_lun_uuid:
        '0': key-vim.host.ScsiDisk-0000000000766d686261303a303a30
  type: dict