vmware_guest_custom_attribute_defs – Manage custom attributes definitions for virtual machine from VMWare

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vmware_guest_custom_attribute_defs – Manage custom attributes definitions for virtual machine from VMWare

New in version 2.7.


Synopsis

  • This module can be used to add and remove custom attributes definitions for the given virtual machine from VMWare.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

attribute_key

-

Name of the custom attribute definition.

This is required parameter, if state is set to present or absent.

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.

state

- / required

  • present

  • absent

Manage definition of custom attributes.

If set to present and definition not present, then custom attribute definition is created.

If set to present and definition is present, then no action taken.

If set to absent and definition is present, then custom attribute definition is removed.

If set to absent and definition is absent, then no action taken.

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: Add VMWare Attribute Definition
  vmware_guest_custom_attribute_defs:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    state: present
    attribute_key: custom_attr_def_1
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: defs

- name: Remove VMWare Attribute Definition
  vmware_guest_custom_attribute_defs:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    state: absent
    attribute_key: custom_attr_def_1
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: defs

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description

custom_attribute_defs

list

always

list of all current attribute definitions


Sample:

['sample_5', 'sample_4']




Status

Authors

  • Jimmy Conner
  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

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