community.vmware.vmware_guest_customization_info – Gather info about VM customization specifications
community.vmware.vmware_guest_customization_info – Gather info about VM customization specifications
Note
This plugin is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.7.0).
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_guest_customization_info
.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to gather information about customization specifications.
- 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 |
---|---|---|
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 | |
spec_name string |
Name of customization specification to find. | |
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 6.0 and 6.5
Examples
- name: Gather info about all customization specification
community.vmware.vmware_guest_customization_info:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
delegate_to: localhost
register: all_custom_spec_info
- name: Gather info about customization specification with the given name
community.vmware.vmware_guest_customization_info:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
spec_name: custom_linux_spec
delegate_to: localhost
register: custom_spec_info
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
custom_spec_info dictionary |
always |
metadata about the customization specification
Sample: {'assignip-eee0d684-44b7-457c-8c55-2585590b0d99': {'change_version': '1523438001', 'description': 'sample description', 'dns_server_list': [], 'dns_suffix_list': [], 'domain': 'None', 'hostname': 'sample1', 'hw_clock_utc': None, 'last_updated_time': '2018-04-11T09:13:21+00:00', 'name': 'sample', 'nic_setting_map': [{'dns_domain': None, 'gateway': [], 'ip_address': '192.168.10.10', 'net_bios': None, 'nic_dns_server_list': [], 'primary_wins': None, 'secondry_wins': None, 'subnet_mask': '255.255.255.0'}], 'time_zone': None, 'type': 'Linux'}} |
Authors
- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.11/collections/community/vmware/vmware_guest_customization_info_module.html