vmware_folder_info – Provides information about folders in a datacenter

New in version 2.9.

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status

Synopsis

The module can be used to gather a hierarchical view of the folders that exist within a datacenter

Requirements

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

python >= 2.6
PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
datacenter string / required		Name of the datacenter. aliases: datacenter_name
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 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 `VMWARE_PASSWORD` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 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 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 `VMWARE_PROXY_HOST` will be used instead. 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 `VMWARE_PROXY_PORT` will be used instead.
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 Ansible 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 Ansible 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 folders
  vmware_folder_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    datacenter: datacenter_name
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: vcenter_folder_info

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
folder_info string	success	dict about folders Sample: {'datastoreFolders': {'path': '/DC01/datastore', 'subfolders': {'Local Datastores': {'path': '/DC01/datastore/Local Datastores', 'subfolders': {}}}}, 'hostFolders': {'path': '/DC01/host', 'subfolders': {}}, 'networkFolders': {'path': '/DC01/network', 'subfolders': {}}, 'vmFolders': {'path': '/DC01/vm', 'subfolders': {'Core Infrastructure Servers': {'path': '/DC01/vm/Core Infrastructure Servers', 'subfolders': {'Staging Network Services': {'path': '/DC01/vm/Core Infrastructure Servers/Staging Network Services', 'subfolders': {}}, 'VMware': {'path': '/DC01/vm/Core Infrastructure Servers/VMware', 'subfolders': {}}}}}}}

Status

This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

David Hewitt (@davidmhewitt)

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/vmware_folder_info_module.html