vmware_export_ovf – Exports a VMware virtual machine to an OVF file, device files and a manifest file
vmware_export_ovf – Exports a VMware virtual machine to an OVF file, device files and a manifest file
New in version 2.8.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to export a VMware virtual machine to OVF template from vCenter server or ESXi host.
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 string |
Default: "ha-datacenter" |
Datacenter name of the virtual machine to export. This parameter is case sensitive. |
download_timeout integer added in 2.9 |
Default: 10 |
The user defined timeout in minute of exporting file. If the vmdk file is too large to export in 10 minutes, specify the value larger than 10, the maximum value is 60. |
export_dir path / required |
Absolute path to place the exported files on the server running this task, must have write permission. If folder not exist will create it, also create a folder under this path named with VM name. | |
export_with_images boolean |
|
Export an ISO image of the media mounted on the CD/DVD Drive within the virtual machine. |
folder string |
Destination folder, absolute path to find the specified guest. The folder should include the datacenter. ESX's datacenter is ha-datacenter. This parameter is case sensitive. If multiple machines are found with same name, this parameter is used to identify uniqueness of the virtual machine. version_added 2.5 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 | |
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. | |
moid string added in 2.9 |
Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance. This is required if | |
name string |
Name of the virtual machine to export. This is a required parameter, if parameter | |
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. |
proxy_host string added in 2.9 |
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 added in 2.9 |
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 | |
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 string |
Uuid of the virtual machine to export. This is a required parameter, if parameter | |
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 |
Examples
- vmware_export_ovf:
validate_certs: false
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
name: '{{ vm_name }}'
export_with_images: true
export_dir: /path/to/ovf_template/
delegate_to: localhost
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
instance dictionary |
always |
list of the exported files, if exported from vCenter server, device file is not named with vm name
Sample: None |
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Diane Wang (@Tomorrow9) <[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/2.9/modules/vmware_export_ovf_module.html