vmware_about_facts - Provides information about VMware server to which user is connecting to¶

New in version 2.7.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status
Maintenance
- Author

Synopsis ¶

This module can be used to gather information about VMware server to which user is trying to connect.

Requirements ¶

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

python >= 2.6
PyVmomi

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
hostname str		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 `VMWARE_HOST` will be used instead. Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.
password str		The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PASSWORD` will be used instead. Environment variable supported added in version 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd
port int (added in 2.5)	Default: 443	The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PORT` will be used instead. Environment variable supported added in version 2.6.
username str		The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_USER` will be used instead. Environment variable supported added in version 2.6. aliases: admin, user
validate_certs bool	Choices: no yes ←	Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to `false` when certificates are not trusted. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS` will be used instead. Environment variable supported added in version 2.6. If set to `yes`, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.

Notes ¶

Note

Tested on vSphere 6.5

Examples ¶

- name: Provide information about vCenter
  vmware_about_facts:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: vcenter_about_info

- name: Provide information about a standalone ESXi server
  vmware_about_facts:
    hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
    password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: esxi_about_info

Return Values ¶

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
about_facts string	success	dict about VMware server Sample: {'instance_uuid': 'dbed6e0c-bd88-4ef6-b594-21283e1c677f', 'vendor': 'VMware, Inc.', 'locale_version': 'INTL', 'license_product_name': 'VMware VirtualCenter Server', 'locale_build': '000', 'product_line_id': 'vpx', 'api_version': '6.5', 'version': '6.5.0', 'build': '5973321', 'license_product_version': '6.0', 'os_type': 'darwin-amd64', 'product_name': 'VMware vCenter Server (govmomi simulator)', 'product_full_name': 'VMware vCenter Server 6.5.0 build-5973321', 'api_type': 'VirtualCenter'}

Status ¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance ¶

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author ¶

Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

Hint

If you notice any issues in this documentation you can edit this document to improve it.