vmware_about_facts – Provides information about VMware server to which user is connecting to

New in version 2.7.

DEPRECATED

Removed in Ansible:
version: 2.13
Why: Deprecated in favour of _info module.
Alternative: Use vmware_about_info instead.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to gather information about VMware server to which user is trying to connect.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
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
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 support added in Ansible 2.6.
proxy_host
string
added in 2.9
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
added in 2.9
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
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
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 yes, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 6.5

Examples

- name: Provide information about vCenter
  vmware_about_facts:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: vcenter_about_info

- name: Provide information about a standalone ESXi server
  vmware_about_facts:
    hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
    password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: esxi_about_info

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
about_facts
string
success
dict about VMware server

Sample:
{'api_type': 'VirtualCenter', 'api_version': '6.5', 'build': '5973321', 'instance_uuid': 'dbed6e0c-bd88-4ef6-b594-21283e1c677f', 'license_product_name': 'VMware VirtualCenter Server', 'license_product_version': '6.0', 'locale_build': '000', 'locale_version': 'INTL', 'os_type': 'darwin-amd64', 'product_full_name': 'VMware vCenter Server 6.5.0 build-5973321', 'product_line_id': 'vpx', 'product_name': 'VMware vCenter Server (govmomi simulator)', 'vendor': 'VMware, Inc.', 'version': '6.5.0'}


Status

  • This module will be removed in version 2.13. [deprecated]
  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

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