community.vmware.vmware_content_deploy_template – Deploy Virtual Machine from template stored in content library.

• Synopsis
• Requirements
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Return Values

Synopsis

• Module to deploy virtual machine from template in content library.
• Content Library feature is introduced in vSphere 6.0 version.
• vmtx templates feature is introduced in vSphere 67U1 and APIs for clone template from content library in 67U2.
• This module does not work with vSphere version older than 67U2.
• All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi
• vSphere Automation SDK

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Deploy Virtual Machine from template in content library
  community.vmware.vmware_content_deploy_template:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    template: rhel_test_template
    datastore: Shared_NFS_Volume
    folder: vm
    datacenter: Sample_DC_1
    name: Sample_VM
    resource_pool: test_rp
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Deploy Virtual Machine from template in content library with PowerON State
  community.vmware.vmware_content_deploy_template:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    template: rhel_test_template
    content_library: test_content_library
    datastore: Shared_NFS_Volume
    folder: vm
    datacenter: Sample_DC_1
    name: Sample_VM
    resource_pool: test_rp
    state: poweredon
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Authors

• Pavan Bidkar (@pgbidkar)