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

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 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 `VMWARE_HOST` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in version 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 `VMWARE_PASSWORD` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in version 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd
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 `VMWARE_PORT` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in version 2.6.
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 `VMWARE_USER` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in version 2.6. aliases: admin, user
validate_certs boolean	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 support 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: {'api_type': 'VirtualCenter', 'api_version': '6.5', 'build': '5973321', 'instance_uuid': 'dbed6e0c-bd88-4ef6-b594-21283e1c677f', 'license_product_name': 'VMware VirtualCenter Server', 'license_product_version': '6.0', 'locale_build': '000', 'locale_version': 'INTL', 'os_type': 'darwin-amd64', 'product_full_name': 'VMware vCenter Server 6.5.0 build-5973321', 'product_line_id': 'vpx', 'product_name': 'VMware vCenter Server (govmomi simulator)', 'vendor': 'VMware, Inc.', 'version': '6.5.0'}

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)

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