community.vmware.vcenter_folder – Manage folders on given datacenter

Note

This plugin is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.15.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vcenter_folder.

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

This module can be used to create, delete, move and rename folder on then given datacenter.
This module is only supported for vCenter.

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		Name of the datacenter. aliases: datacenter_name
folder_name string / required		Name of folder to be managed. This is case sensitive parameter. Folder name should be under 80 characters. This is a VMware restriction.
folder_type string	Choices: datastore host network vm ←	This is type of folder. If set to `vm`, then 'VM and Template Folder' is created under datacenter. If set to `host`, then 'Host and Cluster Folder' is created under datacenter. If set to `datastore`, then 'Storage Folder' is created under datacenter. If set to `network`, then 'Network Folder' is created under datacenter. This parameter is required, if `state` is set to `present` and parent_folder is absent. This option is ignored, if `parent_folder` is set.
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.
parent_folder string		Name of the parent folder under which new folder needs to be created. This is case sensitive parameter. If user wants to create a folder under '/DC0/vm/vm_folder', this value will be 'vm_folder'. If user wants to create a folder under '/DC0/vm/folder1/folder2', this value will be 'folder1/folder2'.
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	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		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		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.
state string	Choices: present ← absent	State of folder. If set to `present` without parent folder parameter, then folder with `folder_type` is created. If set to `present` with parent folder parameter, then folder in created under parent folder. `folder_type` is ignored. If set to `absent`, then folder is unregistered and destroyed.
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	Choices: 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 `true`, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.

Notes

Note

Tested on vSphere 6.5
All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.

Examples

- name: Create a VM folder on given datacenter
  community.vmware.vcenter_folder:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    datacenter_name: datacenter_name
    folder_name: sample_vm_folder
    folder_type: vm
    state: present
  register: vm_folder_creation_result
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a datastore folder on given datacenter
  community.vmware.vcenter_folder:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    datacenter_name: datacenter_name
    folder_name: sample_datastore_folder
    folder_type: datastore
    state: present
  register: datastore_folder_creation_result
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Create a sub folder under VM folder on given datacenter
  community.vmware.vcenter_folder:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    datacenter_name: datacenter_name
    folder_name: sample_sub_folder
    parent_folder: vm_folder
    state: present
  register: sub_folder_creation_result
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Delete a VM folder on given datacenter
  community.vmware.vcenter_folder:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    datacenter_name: datacenter_name
    folder_name: sample_vm_folder
    folder_type: vm
    state: absent
  register: vm_folder_deletion_result
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key		Returned	Description
result complex		On success	The detail about the new folder
	msg string	success	string stating about result
	path string	success	the full path of the new folder

Authors

Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
Christian Kotte (@ckotte) <christian.kotte@gmx.de>
Jan Meerkamp (@meerkampdvv)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/vmware/vcenter_folder_module.html