New in version 2.8.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
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.
|
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
|
|
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. |
- name: Gather facts about vCenter Extensions
vcenter_extension_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
register: ext_facts
delegate_to: localhost
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
extension_facts
list
|
success |
List of extensions
Sample:
[{'extension_key': 'com.vmware.vim.ls', 'extension_type': '', 'extension_last_heartbeat_time': '2018-09-03T09:36:18.003768+00:00', 'extension_subject_name': '', 'extension_summary': 'Provides various license services', 'extension_label': 'License Services', 'extension_company': 'VMware, Inc.', 'extension_version': '5.0'}, {'extension_key': 'com.vmware.vim.sms', 'extension_type': '', 'extension_last_heartbeat_time': '2018-09-03T09:36:18.005730+00:00', 'extension_subject_name': '', 'extension_summary': 'Storage Monitoring and Reporting', 'extension_label': 'VMware vCenter Storage Monitoring Service', 'extension_company': 'VMware Inc.', 'extension_version': '5.5'}]
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