vmware_vm_info – Return basic info pertaining to a VMware machine guest
vmware_vm_info – Return basic info pertaining to a VMware machine guest
Synopsis
- Return basic information pertaining to a vSphere or ESXi virtual machine guest.
- Cluster name as fact is added in version 2.7.
- This module was called
vmware_vm_factsbefore Ansible 2.9. The usage did not change.
Aliases: vmware_vm_facts
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
|
folder string added in 2.9 |
Specify a folder location of VMs to gather information from. 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. | |
|
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 | |
|
show_attribute boolean added in 2.8 |
|
Attributes related to VM guest shown in information only when this is set |
|
show_tag boolean added in 2.9 |
|
Tags related to virtual machine are shown if set to |
|
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 |
|
vm_type string added in 2.5 |
|
If set to If set to If set to |
Notes
Note
- Tested on ESXi 6.7, vSphere 5.5 and vSphere 6.5
- From 2.8 and onwards, information are returned as list of dict instead of dict.
Examples
- name: Gather all registered virtual machines
vmware_vm_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
delegate_to: localhost
register: vminfo
- debug:
var: vminfo.virtual_machines
- name: Gather only registered virtual machine templates
vmware_vm_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
vm_type: template
delegate_to: localhost
register: template_info
- debug:
var: template_info.virtual_machines
- name: Gather only registered virtual machines
vmware_vm_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
vm_type: vm
delegate_to: localhost
register: vm_info
- debug:
var: vm_info.virtual_machines
- name: Get UUID from given VM Name
block:
- name: Get virtual machine info
vmware_vm_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
folder: "/datacenter/vm/folder"
delegate_to: localhost
register: vm_info
- debug:
msg: "{{ item.uuid }}"
with_items:
- "{{ vm_info.virtual_machines | json_query(query) }}"
vars:
query: "[?guest_name=='DC0_H0_VM0']"
- name: Get Tags from given VM Name
block:
- name: Get virtual machine info
vmware_vm_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
folder: "/datacenter/vm/folder"
delegate_to: localhost
register: vm_info
- debug:
msg: "{{ item.tags }}"
with_items:
- "{{ vm_info.virtual_machines | json_query(query) }}"
vars:
query: "[?guest_name=='DC0_H0_VM0']"Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
virtual_machines list |
success |
list of dictionary of virtual machines and their information
Sample: [{'guest_name': 'ubuntu_t', 'cluster': None, 'esxi_hostname': '10.76.33.226', 'guest_fullname': 'Ubuntu Linux (64-bit)', 'ip_address': , 'mac_address': ['00:50:56:87:a5:9a'], 'power_state': 'poweredOff', 'uuid': '4207072c-edd8-3bd5-64dc-903fd3a0db04', 'vm_network': {'00:50:56:87:a5:9a': {'ipv4': ['10.76.33.228'], 'ipv6': []}}, 'attributes': {'job': 'backup-prepare'}, 'tags': [{'category_id': 'urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceCategory:b316cc45-f1a9-4277-811d-56c7e7975203:GLOBAL', 'category_name': 'cat_0001', 'description': , 'id': 'urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceTag:43737ec0-b832-4abf-abb1-fd2448ce3b26:GLOBAL', 'name': 'tag_0001'}]}] |
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)
- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
- Fedor Vompe (@sumkincpp)
© 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_vm_info_module.html
