vmware_host_feature_facts – Gathers facts about an ESXi host’s feature capability information
vmware_host_feature_facts – Gathers facts about an ESXi host’s feature capability information
New in version 2.8.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to gather facts about an ESXi host’s feature capability information when ESXi hostname or Cluster name is given.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
cluster_name - |
Name of the cluster from all host systems to be used for facts gathering. If | |
esxi_hostname - |
ESXi hostname to gather facts from. 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 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.
| |
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 feature capability facts about all ESXi Hosts in given Cluster
vmware_host_feature_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: cluster_name
delegate_to: localhost
register: all_cluster_hosts_facts
- name: Check if ESXi is vulnerable for Speculative Store Bypass Disable (SSBD) vulnerability
vmware_host_feature_facts:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_server }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_user }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_pass }}"
validate_certs: no
esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
register: features_set
- set_fact:
ssbd : "{{ item.value }}"
loop: "{{ features_set.host_feature_facts[esxi_hostname] |json_query(name) }}"
vars:
name: "[?key=='cpuid.SSBD']"
- assert:
that:
- ssbd|int == 1
when: ssbd is defined
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
hosts_feature_facts dictionary |
always |
metadata about host's feature capability information
Sample: {'10.76.33.226': [{'feature_name': 'cpuid.3DNOW', 'key': 'cpuid.3DNOW', 'value': '0'}, {'feature_name': 'cpuid.3DNOWPLUS', 'key': 'cpuid.3DNOWPLUS', 'value': '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)
© 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_host_feature_facts_module.html