community.vmware.vmware_host_package_info – Gathers info about available packages on an ESXi host

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

Synopsis

• This module can be used to gather information about available packages and their status on an ESXi host.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Gather info about all ESXi Host in given Cluster
  community.vmware.vmware_host_package_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: cluster_name
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: cluster_host_packages

- name: Gather info about ESXi Host
  community.vmware.vmware_host_package_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: host_packages

Return Values

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

Authors

• Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)