vmware_datastore_facts - Gather facts about datastores available in given vCenter
New in version 2.5.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to gather facts about datastores in VMWare infrastructure.
- All values and VMware object names are case sensitive.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| cluster |
Cluster to search for datastores.
If set, facts of datastores belonging this clusters will be returned.
This parameter is required, if datacenter is not supplied.
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| datacenter |
Datacenter to search for datastores.
This parameter is required, if cluster is not supplied.
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| hostname
str
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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 version 2.6.
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| name |
Name of the datastore to match.
If set, facts of specific datastores are returned.
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| password
str
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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 version 2.6.
aliases: pass, pwd |
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| port
int
(added in 2.5)
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Default:
443
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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 version 2.6.
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| username
str
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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 version 2.6.
aliases: admin, user |
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| validate_certs
bool
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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 version 2.6.
If set to yes, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.
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Notes
Note
- Tested on vSphere 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5
Examples
- name: Gather facts from standalone ESXi server having datacenter as 'ha-datacenter'
vmware_datastore_facts:
hostname: 192.168.1.209
username: administrator@vsphere.local
password: vmware
datacenter: ha-datacenter
validate_certs: no
delegate_to: localhost
register: facts
- name: Gather facts from datacenter about specific datastore
vmware_datastore_facts:
hostname: 192.168.1.209
username: administrator@vsphere.local
password: vmware
datacenter: DC0
name: datastore1
validate_certs: no
delegate_to: localhost
register: facts
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| datastores
list
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always |
metadata about the available datastores
Sample:
[{'accessible': False, 'capacity': 42681237504, 'datastore_cluster': 'datacluster0', 'freeSpace': 39638269952, 'maintenanceMode': 'normal', 'multipleHostAccess': False, 'name': 'datastore2', 'provisioned': 12289211488, 'type': 'VMFS', 'uncommitted': 9246243936, 'url': 'ds:///vmfs/volumes/5a69b18a-c03cd88c-36ae-5254001249ce/'}]
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Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Tim Rightnour (@garbled1)
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