vmware_guest_find – Find the folder path(s) for a virtual machine by name or UUID

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

Synopsis

• Find the folder path(s) for a virtual machine by name or UUID

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Find Guest's Folder using name
  vmware_guest_find:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    validate_certs: no
    name: testvm
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: vm_folder

- name: Find Guest's Folder using UUID
  vmware_guest_find:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    uuid: 38c4c89c-b3d7-4ae6-ae4e-43c5118eae49
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: vm_folder

Return Values

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

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde) <akasurde@redhat.com>