vmware_guest_tools_upgrade – Module to upgrade VMTools

vmware_guest_tools_upgrade – Module to upgrade VMTools

New in version 2.8.

• Synopsis
• Requirements
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Status

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
datacenter string / required		Destination datacenter where the virtual machine exists.
folder string		Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest. This is required, if name is supplied. 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
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.
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 or uuid is not supplied.
name string		Name of the virtual machine to work with. This is required if uuid or moid is not supplied.
name_match string	first ← last	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 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
uuid string		UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's unique identifier. This is required if name or moid is not supplied.
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

• 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 using uuid
  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

- name: Upgrade VMware Tools using MoID
  vmware_guest_tools_upgrade:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
    moid: vm-42
  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]>

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