community.vmware.vmware_guest_snapshot – Manages virtual machines snapshots in vCenter
community.vmware.vmware_guest_snapshot – Manages virtual machines snapshots in vCenter
Note
This plugin is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.6.0).
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_guest_snapshot
.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to create, delete and update snapshot(s) of the given virtual machine.
- All parameters and VMware object names are case sensitive.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
datacenter string / required |
Destination datacenter for the deploy operation. | |
description string |
Default: "" |
Define an arbitrary description to attach to snapshot. |
folder string |
Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest. This is required parameter, if The folder should include the datacenter. ESX's datacenter is ha-datacenter. 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 | |
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. | |
memory_dump boolean |
|
If set to Note that memory snapshots take time and resources, this will take longer time to create. If virtual machine does not provide capability to take memory snapshot, then this flag is set to |
moid string |
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 | |
name string |
Name of the virtual machine to work with. This is required parameter, if | |
name_match string |
|
If multiple VMs matching the name, use the first or last found. |
new_description string |
Value to change the description of an existing snapshot to. | |
new_snapshot_name string |
Value to rename the existing snapshot to. | |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
quiesce boolean |
|
If set to Note that VMware Tools are required for this flag. If virtual machine is powered off or VMware Tools are not available, then this flag is set to If virtual machine does not provide capability to take quiesce snapshot, then this flag is set to |
remove_children boolean |
|
If set to |
snapshot_name string |
Sets the snapshot name to manage. This param is required only if state is not | |
state string |
|
Manage snapshot(s) attached to a specific virtual machine. If set to If set to If set to If set to If set to If set to If set to If set to |
use_instance_uuid boolean |
|
Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID. |
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.
| |
uuid string |
UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's BIOS UUID by default. This is required if | |
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 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5
Examples
- name: Create a snapshot
community.vmware.vmware_guest_snapshot:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
name: "{{ guest_name }}"
state: present
snapshot_name: snap1
description: snap1_description
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Remove a snapshot
community.vmware.vmware_guest_snapshot:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
name: "{{ guest_name }}"
state: absent
snapshot_name: snap1
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Revert to a snapshot
community.vmware.vmware_guest_snapshot:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
name: "{{ guest_name }}"
state: revert
snapshot_name: snap1
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Remove all snapshots of a VM
community.vmware.vmware_guest_snapshot:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
name: "{{ guest_name }}"
state: remove_all
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Remove all snapshots of a VM using MoID
community.vmware.vmware_guest_snapshot:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
moid: vm-42
state: remove_all
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Take snapshot of a VM using quiesce and memory flag on
community.vmware.vmware_guest_snapshot:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
name: "{{ guest_name }}"
state: present
snapshot_name: dummy_vm_snap_0001
quiesce: true
memory_dump: true
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Remove a snapshot and snapshot subtree
community.vmware.vmware_guest_snapshot:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
name: "{{ guest_name }}"
state: absent
remove_children: true
snapshot_name: snap1
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Rename a snapshot
community.vmware.vmware_guest_snapshot:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
name: "{{ guest_name }}"
state: present
snapshot_name: current_snap_name
new_snapshot_name: im_renamed
new_description: "{{ new_snapshot_description }}"
delegate_to: localhost
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
snapshot_results dictionary |
always |
metadata about the virtual machine snapshots
Sample: {'current_snapshot': {'creation_time': '2019-04-09T14:40:26.617427+00:00', 'description': 'Snapshot 4 example', 'id': 4, 'name': 'snapshot4', 'state': 'poweredOff'}, 'snapshots': [{'creation_time': '2019-04-09T14:38:24.667543+00:00', 'description': 'Snapshot 3 example', 'id': 3, 'name': 'snapshot3', 'state': 'poweredOff'}, {'creation_time': '2019-04-09T14:40:26.617427+00:00', 'description': 'Snapshot 4 example', 'id': 4, 'name': 'snapshot4', 'state': 'poweredOff'}]} |
Authors
- Loic Blot (@nerzhul) <[email protected]>
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.10/collections/community/vmware/vmware_guest_snapshot_module.html