community.vmware.vmware_folder_info – Provides information about folders in a datacenter
Note
This plugin is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.6.0).
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_folder_info.
Synopsis
- The module can be used to gather a hierarchical view of the folders that exist within a datacenter
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 | |
| 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 | 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. | |
| 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 true, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine. |
Notes
Note
- Tested on vSphere 6.5
-
flat_folder_infoadded in VMware collection 1.4.0.
Examples
- name: Provide information about vCenter folders
community.vmware.vmware_folder_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
datacenter: datacenter_name
delegate_to: localhost
register: vcenter_folder_info
- name: Get information about folders
community.vmware.vmware_folder_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
datacenter: 'Asia-Datacenter1'
register: r
- name: Set Managed object ID for the given folder
ansible.builtin.set_fact:
folder_mo_id: "{{ (r.flat_folder_info | selectattr('path', 'equalto', '/Asia-Datacenter1/vm/tier1/tier2') | map(attribute='moid'))[0] }}"
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| flat_folder_info list / elements=string | success | list of dict about folders in flat structure Sample: [{'moid': 'group-v3', 'path': '/Asia-Datacenter1/vm'}, {'moid': 'group-v44', 'path': '/Asia-Datacenter1/vm/tier1'}, {'moid': 'group-v45', 'path': '/Asia-Datacenter1/vm/tier1/tier2'}] |
| folder_info dictionary | success | dict about folders Sample: {'datastoreFolders': {'moid': 'group-v10', 'path': '/DC01/datastore', 'subfolders': {'Local Datastores': {'path': '/DC01/datastore/Local Datastores', 'subfolders': {}}}}, 'hostFolders': {'moid': 'group-v21', 'path': '/DC01/host', 'subfolders': {}}, 'networkFolders': {'moid': 'group-v31', 'path': '/DC01/network', 'subfolders': {}}, 'vmFolders': {'moid': 'group-v41', 'path': '/DC01/vm', 'subfolders': {'Core Infrastructure Servers': {'moid': 'group-v42', 'path': '/DC01/vm/Core Infrastructure Servers', 'subfolders': {'Staging Network Services': {'moid': 'group-v43', 'path': '/DC01/vm/Core Infrastructure Servers/Staging Network Services', 'subfolders': {}}, 'VMware': {'moid': 'group-v44', 'path': '/DC01/vm/Core Infrastructure Servers/VMware', 'subfolders': {}}}}}}} |
Authors
- David Hewitt (@davidmhewitt)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.10/collections/community/vmware/vmware_folder_info_module.html