vmware_host_feature_info – Gathers info about an ESXi host’s feature capability information

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

Synopsis

• This module can be used to gather information about an ESXi host’s feature capability information when ESXi hostname or Cluster name is given.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Gather feature capability info about all ESXi Hosts in given Cluster
  vmware_host_feature_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: cluster_name
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: all_cluster_hosts_info

- name: Check if ESXi is vulnerable for Speculative Store Bypass Disable (SSBD) vulnerability
  vmware_host_feature_info:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_server }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_user }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_pass }}"
    validate_certs: no
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
  register: features_set
- set_fact:
    ssbd : "{{ item.value }}"
  loop: "{{ features_set.host_feature_info[esxi_hostname] |json_query(name) }}"
  vars:
    name: "[?key=='cpuid.SSBD']"
- assert:
    that:
      - ssbd|int == 1
  when: ssbd is defined

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)