vmware_guest_move – Moves virtual machines in vCenter

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

Synopsis

• This module can be used to move virtual machines between folders.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Move Virtual Machine
  vmware_guest_move:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: datacenter
    validate_certs: no
    name: testvm-1
    dest_folder: "/{{ datacenter }}/vm"
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Move Virtual Machine using MoID
  vmware_guest_move:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: datacenter
    validate_certs: no
    moid: vm-42
    dest_folder: "/{{ datacenter }}/vm"
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Get VM UUID
  vmware_guest_facts:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    validate_certs: no
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter }}"
    folder: "/{{datacenter}}/vm"
    name: "{{ vm_name }}"
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: vm_facts

- name: Get UUID from previous task and pass it to this task
  vmware_guest_move:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    validate_certs: no
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter }}"
    uuid: "{{ vm_facts.instance.hw_product_uuid }}"
    dest_folder: "/DataCenter/vm/path/to/new/folder/where/we/want"
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: facts

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

• Jose Angel Munoz (@imjoseangel)