vmware_tag – Manage VMware tags

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

Synopsis

• This module can be used to create / delete / update VMware tags.
• Tag feature is introduced in vSphere 6 version, so this module is not supported in the earlier versions of vSphere.
• All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi
• vSphere Automation SDK

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Create a tag
  vmware_tag:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    validate_certs: no
    category_id: 'urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceCategory:e785088d-6981-4b1c-9fb8-1100c3e1f742:GLOBAL'
    tag_name: Sample_Tag_0002
    tag_description: Sample Description
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Update tag description
  vmware_tag:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    tag_name: Sample_Tag_0002
    tag_description: Some fancy description
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Delete tag
  vmware_tag:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    tag_name: Sample_Tag_0002
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

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)