vmware_target_canonical_facts - Return canonical (NAA) from an ESXi host

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

  • Return canonical (NAA) from an ESXi host based on SCSI target ID

Requirements

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

  • Tested on vSphere 5.5
  • PyVmomi installed

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
hostname
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 supported added in version 2.6.
password
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 supported added in version 2.6.

aliases: pass, pwd
port
(added in 2.5)
 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 supported added in version 2.6.
target_id
required
The target id based on order of scsi device
username
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 supported added in version 2.6.

aliases: user, admin
validate_certs
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Default:
True
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 supported added in version 2.6.

Examples

# Example vmware_target_canonical_facts command from Ansible Playbooks
- name: Get Canonical name
  local_action:
    module: vmware_target_canonical_facts
    hostname: "{{ ansible_ssh_host }}"
    username: root
    password: vmware
    target_id: 7

Status

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

Author

  • Joseph Callen

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.5/modules/vmware_target_canonical_facts_module.html