vmware_cluster_info – Gather info about clusters available in given vCenter
vmware_cluster_info – Gather info about clusters available in given vCenter
New in version 2.6.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to gather information about clusters in VMWare infrastructure.
- All values and VMware object names are case sensitive.
- This module was called
vmware_cluster_facts
before Ansible 2.9. The usage did not change.
Aliases: vmware_cluster_facts
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
cluster_name string |
Name of the cluster. If set, information of this cluster will be returned. This parameter is required, if | |
datacenter string |
Datacenter to search for cluster/s. This parameter is required, if | |
hostname string |
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 Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. | |
password string |
The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
| |
port integer 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 Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. |
proxy_host string added in 2.9 |
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 This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12 | |
proxy_port integer added in 2.9 |
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 | |
show_tag boolean added in 2.9 |
|
Tags related to cluster are shown if set to |
username string |
The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
| |
validate_certs boolean |
|
Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. If set to |
Notes
Note
- Tested on vSphere 6.5, 6.7
Examples
- name: Gather cluster info from given datacenter
vmware_cluster_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
datacenter: ha-datacenter
validate_certs: no
delegate_to: localhost
register: cluster_info
- name: Gather info from datacenter about specific cluster
vmware_cluster_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: DC0_C0
delegate_to: localhost
register: cluster_info
- name: Gather info from datacenter about specific cluster with tags
vmware_cluster_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: DC0_C0
show_tag: True
delegate_to: localhost
register: cluster_info
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
clusters dictionary |
always |
metadata about the available clusters
Sample: {'DC0_C0': {'drs_default_vm_behavior': None, 'drs_enable_vm_behavior_overrides': None, 'drs_vmotion_rate': None, 'enable_ha': None, 'enabled_drs': True, 'enabled_vsan': False, 'ha_admission_control_enabled': None, 'ha_failover_level': None, 'ha_host_monitoring': None, 'ha_restart_priority': None, 'ha_vm_failure_interval': None, 'ha_vm_max_failure_window': None, 'ha_vm_max_failures': None, 'ha_vm_min_up_time': None, 'ha_vm_monitoring': None, 'ha_vm_tools_monitoring': None, 'vsan_auto_claim_storage': False, 'tags': [{'category_id': 'urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceCategory:9fbf83de-7903-442e-8004-70fd3940297c:GLOBAL', 'category_name': 'sample_cluster_cat_0001', 'description': , 'id': 'urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceTag:93d680db-b3a6-4834-85ad-3e9516e8fee8:GLOBAL', 'name': 'sample_cluster_tag_0001'}]}} |
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/vmware_cluster_info_module.html