vmware_target_canonical_facts – Return canonical (NAA) from an ESXi host system
vmware_target_canonical_facts – Return canonical (NAA) from an ESXi host system
DEPRECATED
Removed in Ansible: | |
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version: 2.13 | |
Why: | Deprecated in favour of _info module.
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Alternative: | Use vmware_target_canonical_info instead. |
Synopsis
- This module can be used to gather facts about canonical (NAA) from an ESXi host based on SCSI target ID.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- Tested on vSphere 5.5 and 6.5
- PyVmomi installed
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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cluster_name string added in 2.6 |
Name of the cluster. Facts about all SCSI devices for all host system in the given cluster is returned. This parameter is required, if | |
esxi_hostname string added in 2.6 |
Name of the ESXi host system. Facts about all SCSI devices for the given ESXi host system is returned. This parameter is required, 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.
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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 | |
target_id integer |
The target id based on order of scsi device. version 2.6 onwards, this parameter is optional. | |
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.
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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 |
Examples
- name: Get Canonical name of particular target on particular ESXi host system
vmware_target_canonical_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
target_id: 7
esxi_hostname: esxi_hostname
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Get Canonical name of all target on particular ESXi host system
vmware_target_canonical_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Get Canonical name of all ESXi hostname on particular Cluster
vmware_target_canonical_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
delegate_to: localhost
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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canonical string |
if host system and target id is given |
metadata about SCSI Target device
Sample: mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0 |
scsi_tgt_facts dictionary |
if host system or cluster is given |
metadata about all SCSI Target devices
Sample: {'DC0_C0_H0': {'scsilun_canonical': {'key-vim.host.ScsiDisk-0000000000766d686261303a303a30': 'mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0', 'key-vim.host.ScsiLun-0005000000766d686261313a303a30': 'mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0'}, 'target_lun_uuid': {'0': 'key-vim.host.ScsiDisk-0000000000766d686261303a303a30'}}, 'DC0_C0_H1': {'scsilun_canonical': {'key-vim.host.ScsiDisk-0000000000766d686261303a303a30': 'mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0', 'key-vim.host.ScsiLun-0005000000766d686261313a303a30': 'mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0'}, 'target_lun_uuid': {'0': 'key-vim.host.ScsiDisk-0000000000766d686261303a303a30'}}} |
Status
- This module will be removed in version 2.13. [deprecated]
- For more information see DEPRECATED.
Authors
- Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)
- 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/2.9/modules/vmware_target_canonical_facts_module.html