vmware_guest_tools_upgrade – Module to upgrade VMTools
vmware_guest_tools_upgrade – Module to upgrade VMTools
New in version 2.8.
Synopsis
- This module upgrades the VMWare Tools on Windows and Linux guests.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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datacenter - / required |
Destination datacenter where the virtual machine exists. | |
folder - |
Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest. This is required, 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 folder: 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. | |
name - |
Name of the virtual machine to work with. This is required if | |
name_match - |
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If multiple virtual machines matching the name, use the first or last found. |
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 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 Environment variable support added in Ansible 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 Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
| |
uuid - |
UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's unique identifier. This is required if | |
validate_certs boolean |
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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
- In order to upgrade VMTools, please power on virtual machine before hand - either ‘manually’ or using module vmware_guest_powerstate.
Examples
- name: Upgrade VMWare Tools
vmware_guest_tools_upgrade:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
uuid: 421e4592-c069-924d-ce20-7e7533fab926
delegate_to: localhost
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Mike Klebolt (@MikeKlebolt) <[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/2.8/modules/vmware_guest_tools_upgrade_module.html