community.vmware.vmware_host_custom_attributes – Manage custom attributes from VMware for the given ESXi host

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

Synopsis

• This module can be used to add, remove and update custom attributes for the given ESXi host.

Requirements

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

• PyVmomi

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Add ESXi host custom attributes
  community.vmware.vmware_host_custom_attributes:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    esxi_hostname: host1
    state: present
    attributes:
      - name: MyAttribute
        value: MyValue
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: attributes

- name: Remove ESXi host Attribute
  community.vmware.vmware_host_custom_attributes:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    esxi_hostname: host1
    state: absent
    attributes:
      - name: MyAttribute
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: attributes

Return Values

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

Authors

• Hunter Christain (@exp-hc)