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community.vmware.vmware_content_library_info – Gather information about VMWare Content Library
Note
This plugin is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.15.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_content_library_info.
Synopsis
- Module to list the content libraries.
 - Module to get information about specific content library.
 - Content Library feature is introduced in vSphere 6.0 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
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| hostname
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter server.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  VMWARE_HOST will be used instead.
        | 
     |
| library_id
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        content library id for which details needs to be fetched.
         | 
     |
| password
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The password of the vSphere vCenter server.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  
       VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead.
       aliases: pass, pwd  | 
     |
| port
        
        integer
         | 
      Default: 
        443
         | 
      
        
        The port number of the vSphere vCenter.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  VMWARE_PORT will be used instead.
        | 
     
| protocol
        
        string
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        The connection to protocol.
         | 
     
| proxy_host
        
        string
        
       
        added in 1.12.0 of community.vmware
         | 
      
        
        Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them.
        
       
        The format is a hostname or a IP.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  VMWARE_PROXY_HOST will be used instead.
        | 
     |
| proxy_port
        
        integer
        
       
        added in 1.12.0 of community.vmware
         | 
      
        
        Port of the HTTP proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  VMWARE_PROXY_PORT will be used instead.
        | 
     |
| username
        
        string
         | 
      
        
        The username of the vSphere vCenter server.
        
       
        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable  
       VMWARE_USER will be used instead.
       aliases: admin, user  | 
     |
| validate_certs
        
        boolean
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        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.
        | 
     
Notes
Note
- Tested on vSphere 6.5, 6.7
 
Examples
- name: Get List of Content Libraries
  community.vmware.vmware_content_library_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Get information about content library
  community.vmware.vmware_content_library_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    library_id: '13b0f060-f4d3-4f84-b61f-0fe1b0c0a5a8'
  delegate_to: localhost
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| content_lib_details
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      on success | 
        
        list of content library metadata
         Sample:
        
       
        [{'library_creation_time': '2019-07-02T11:50:52.242000', 'library_description': 'new description', 'library_id': '13b0f060-f4d3-4f84-b61f-0fe1b0c0a5a8', 'library_name': 'demo-local-lib', 'library_publish_info': {'authentication_method': 'NONE', 'persist_json_enabled': False, 'publish_url': None, 'published': False, 'user_name': None}, 'library_server_guid': '0fd5813b-aac7-4b92-9fb7-f18f16565613', 'library_type': 'LOCAL', 'library_version': '3'}]
         | 
     
| content_libs
        
        list / elements=string
         | 
      on success | 
        
        list of content libraries
         Sample:
        
       
        ['ded9c4d5-0dcd-4837-b1d8-af7398511e33', '36b72549-14ed-4b5f-94cb-6213fecacc02']
         | 
     
Authors
- Pavan Bidkar (@pgbidkar)
 
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/vmware/vmware_content_library_info_module.html