vmware_guest_snapshot - Manages virtual machines snapshots in vcenter

New in version 2.3.

Synopsis

  • Create virtual machines snapshots

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Options

parameter required default choices comments
datacenter
 yes
Destination datacenter for the deploy operation
description
 no
Define an arbitrary description to attach to snapshot.
folder
 no /vm
Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest.
This is required if name is supplied.
The folder should include the datacenter. ESX's datacenter is ha-datacenter
Examples:
folder: /ha-datacenter/vm
folder: ha-datacenter/vm
folder: /datacenter1/vm
folder: datacenter1/vm
folder: /datacenter1/vm/folder1
folder: datacenter1/vm/folder1
folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm
folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm
folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2
folder: vm/folder2
folder: folder2
hostname
 yes
The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter.
memory_dump
(added in 2.4)
 no
If set to true, memory dump of virtual machine is also included in snapshot.
Note that memory snapshots take time and resources, this will take longer time to create.
If virtual machine does not provide capability to take memory snapshot, then this flag is set to false.
name
 no
Name of the VM to work with
This is required if uuid is not supplied.
name_match
 no first
  • first
  • last
If multiple VMs matching the name, use the first or last found
password
 yes
The password of the vSphere vCenter.
aliases: pass, pwd
quiesce
(added in 2.4)
 no
If set to true and virtual machine is powered on, it will quiesce the file system in virtual machine.
Note that VMWare Tools are required for this flag.
If virtual machine is powered off or VMware Tools are not available, then this flag is set to false.
If virtual machine does not provide capability to take quiesce snapshot, then this flag is set to false.
remove_children
(added in 2.4)
 no
If set to true and state is set to absent, then entire snapshot subtree is set for removal.
snapshot_name
 no
Sets the snapshot name to manage.
This param is required only if state is not remove_all
state
 yes
  • present
  • absent
  • revert
  • remove_all
Manage snapshots attached to a specific virtual machine.
username
 yes
The username of the vSphere vCenter.
aliases: user, admin
uuid
 no
UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's unique identifier.
This is required if name is not supplied.
validate_certs
 no True
  • True
  • False
Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to false when certificates are not trusted.

Examples

- name: Create snapshot
  vmware_guest_snapshot:
    hostname: 192.168.1.209
    username: [email protected]
    password: vmware
    datacenter: datacenter_name
    folder: /myfolder
    name: dummy_vm
    state: present
    snapshot_name: snap1
    description: snap1_description
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove a snapshot
  vmware_guest_snapshot:
    hostname: 192.168.1.209
    username: [email protected]
    password: vmware
    name: dummy_vm
    datacenter: datacenter_name
    folder: /myfolder
    state: remove
    snapshot_name: snap1
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Revert to a snapshot
  vmware_guest_snapshot:
    hostname: 192.168.1.209
    username: [email protected]
    password: vmware
    datacenter: datacenter_name
    folder: /myfolder
    name: dummy_vm
    state: revert
    snapshot_name: snap1
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove all snapshots of a VM
  vmware_guest_snapshot:
    hostname: 192.168.1.209
    username: [email protected]
    password: vmware
    datacenter: datacenter_name
    folder: /myfolder
    name: dummy_vm
    state: remove_all
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Take snapshot of a VM using quiesce and memory flag on
  vmware_guest_snapshot:
    hostname: 192.168.1.209
    username: [email protected]
    password: vmware
    name: dummy_vm
    state: present
    snapshot_name: dummy_vm_snap_0001
    quiesce: True
    memory_dump: True
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove a snapshot and snapshot subtree
  vmware_guest_snapshot:
    hostname: 192.168.1.209
    username: [email protected]
    password: vmware
    name: dummy_vm
    state: remove
    remove_children: True
    snapshot_name: snap1
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

name description returned type sample
instance
metadata about the new virtualmachine
 always dict None

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 5.5

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
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