community.vmware.vmware_vm_storage_policy_info – Gather information about vSphere storage profile defined storage policy information.
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_vm_storage_policy_info.
Synopsis
- Returns basic information on vSphere storage profiles.
- A vSphere storage profile defines storage policy information that describes storage requirements for virtual machines and storage capabilities of storage providers.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Ansible 2.6.
|
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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 Ansible 2.6.
aliases: pass, pwd |
|
| port
integer
|
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 Ansible 2.6.
|
| proxy_host
string
|
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.
This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12
|
|
| proxy_port
integer
|
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 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 Ansible 2.6.
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.
Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
If set to true, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.
|
Notes
Note
- Tested on vSphere 6.5
- All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.
Examples
- name: Get SPBM info
community.vmware.vmware_vm_storage_policy_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
delegate_to: localhost
register: profiles
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| spbm_profiles
list / elements=string
|
success |
list of dictionary of SPBM info
Sample:
[{'constraints_sub_profiles': [{'rule_set_info': [{'id': 'hostFailuresToTolerate', 'value': 1}, {'id': 'stripeWidth', 'value': 1}, {'id': 'forceProvisioning', 'value': False}, {'id': 'proportionalCapacity', 'value': 0}, {'id': 'cacheReservation', 'value': 0}], 'rule_set_name': 'VSAN sub-profile'}], 'description': 'Storage policy used as default for vSAN datastores', 'id': 'aa6d5a82-1c88-45da-85d3-3d74b91a5bad', 'name': 'vSAN Default Storage Policy'}]
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Authors
- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
© 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_vm_storage_policy_info_module.html