community.vmware.vmware_host_ntp_info – Gathers info about NTP configuration on an ESXi host
community.vmware.vmware_host_ntp_info – Gathers info about NTP configuration on an ESXi host
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_host_ntp_info
.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to gather information about NTP configurations on an ESXi host.
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. NTP config information about each ESXi server will be returned for the given cluster. If | |
esxi_hostname string |
ESXi hostname. NTP config information about this ESXi server will be returned. 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 |
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 | |
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
Examples
- name: Gather NTP info about all ESXi Host in the given Cluster
community.vmware.vmware_host_ntp_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: cluster_name
delegate_to: localhost
register: cluster_host_ntp
- name: Gather NTP info about ESXi Host
community.vmware.vmware_host_ntp_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
delegate_to: localhost
register: host_ntp
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
hosts_ntp_info dictionary |
hosts_ntp_info |
dict with hostname as key and dict with NTP infos as value
Sample: {'10.76.33.226': [{'ntp_servers': [], 'time_zone_description': 'UTC', 'time_zone_gmt_offset': 0, 'time_zone_identifier': 'UTC', 'time_zone_name': 'UTC'}]} |
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/2.10/collections/community/vmware/vmware_host_ntp_info_module.html