vmware_vm_shell – Run commands in a VMware guest operating system
vmware_vm_shell – Run commands in a VMware guest operating system
Synopsis
- Module allows user to run common system administration commands in the guest operating system.
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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cluster string |
The cluster hosting the virtual machine. If set, it will help to speed up virtual machine search. | |
datacenter string |
The datacenter hosting the virtual machine. If set, it will help to speed up virtual machine search. | |
folder string added in 2.4 |
Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest or create the new guest. 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 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 | |
timeout integer added in 2.7 |
Default: 3600 |
Timeout in seconds. If set to positive integers, then |
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 |
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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 |
vm_id string / required |
Name of the virtual machine to work with. | |
vm_id_type string |
|
The VMware identification method by which the virtual machine will be identified. |
vm_password string / required |
The password used to login-in to the virtual machine. | |
vm_shell string / required |
The absolute path to the program to start. On Linux, shell is executed via bash. | |
vm_shell_args string |
Default: " " |
The argument to the program. The characters which must be escaped to the shell also be escaped on the command line provided. |
vm_shell_cwd string |
The current working directory of the application from which it will be run. | |
vm_shell_env list |
Comma separated list of environment variable, specified in the guest OS notation. | |
vm_username string / required |
The user to login-in to the virtual machine. | |
wait_for_process boolean added in 2.7 |
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If set to |
Notes
Note
- Tested on vSphere 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5.
- Only the first match against vm_id is used, even if there are multiple matches.
Examples
- name: Run command inside a virtual machine
vmware_vm_shell:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter }}"
folder: "/{{datacenter}}/vm"
vm_id: "{{ vm_name }}"
vm_username: root
vm_password: superSecret
vm_shell: /bin/echo
vm_shell_args: " $var >> myFile "
vm_shell_env:
- "PATH=/bin"
- "VAR=test"
vm_shell_cwd: "/tmp"
delegate_to: localhost
register: shell_command_output
- name: Run command inside a virtual machine with wait and timeout
vmware_vm_shell:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter }}"
folder: "/{{datacenter}}/vm"
vm_id: NameOfVM
vm_username: root
vm_password: superSecret
vm_shell: /bin/sleep
vm_shell_args: 100
wait_for_process: True
timeout: 2000
delegate_to: localhost
register: shell_command_with_wait_timeout
- name: Change user password in the guest machine
vmware_vm_shell:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter }}"
folder: "/{{datacenter}}/vm"
vm_id: "{{ vm_name }}"
vm_username: sample
vm_password: old_password
vm_shell: "/bin/echo"
vm_shell_args: "-e 'old_password\nnew_password\nnew_password' | passwd sample > /tmp/$$.txt 2>&1"
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Change hostname of guest machine
vmware_vm_shell:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
validate_certs: no
datacenter: "{{ datacenter }}"
folder: "/{{datacenter}}/vm"
vm_id: "{{ vm_name }}"
vm_username: testUser
vm_password: SuperSecretPassword
vm_shell: "/usr/bin/hostnamectl"
vm_shell_args: "set-hostname new_hostname > /tmp/$$.txt 2>&1"
delegate_to: localhost
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
results dictionary |
on success |
metadata about the new process after completion with wait_for_process
Sample: {'cmd_line': '"/bin/sleep" 1', 'end_time': '2018-04-26T05:03:21+00:00', 'exit_code': 0, 'name': 'sleep', 'owner': 'dev1', 'start_time': '2018-04-26T05:03:19+00:00', 'uuid': '564db1e2-a3ff-3b0e-8b77-49c25570bb66'} |
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Ritesh Khadgaray (@ritzk)
- 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_vm_shell_module.html