vmware_guest_snapshot_facts – Gather facts about virtual machine’s snapshots in vCenter
New in version 2.6.
Synopsis
- This module can be used to gather facts about virtual machine’s snapshots.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| datacenter
- / required
|
Name of the datacenter.
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| folder
-
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Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest.
This is required only, if multiple virtual machines with same name are found on given vCenter.
The folder should include the datacenter. ESX's datacenter is ha-datacenter
Examples:
folder: /ha-datacenter/vm
folder: ha-datacenter/vm
folder: /datacenter1/vm
folder: datacenter1/vm
folder: /datacenter1/vm/folder1
folder: datacenter1/vm/folder1
folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm
folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm
folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2
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| 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 version 2.6.
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| name
-
|
Name of the VM to work with.
This is required if uuid is not supplied.
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| 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 version 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 version 2.6.
|
| 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 version 2.6.
aliases: admin, user |
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| uuid
-
|
UUID of the instance to manage if known, this value is VMware's unique identifier.
This is required if
name is not supplied.
The folder is ignored, if uuid is provided.
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| validate_certs
boolean
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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 6.0 and 6.5
Examples
- name: Gather snapshot facts about the virtual machine in the given vCenter
vmware_guest_snapshot_facts:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
name: "{{ guest_name }}"
delegate_to: localhost
register: snapshot_facts
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| guest_snapshots
dictionary
|
always |
metadata about the snapshot facts
Sample:
{'current_snapshot': {'creation_time': '2018-02-10T14:48:31.999459+00:00', 'description': '', 'id': 28, 'name': 'snap_0003', 'state': 'poweredOff'}, 'snapshots': [{'creation_time': '2018-02-10T14:48:31.999459+00:00', 'description': '', 'id': 28, 'name': 'snap_0003', 'state': 'poweredOff'}]}
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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>
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