vmware_vmkernel_facts – Gathers VMKernel facts about an ESXi host

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to gather VMKernel facts about an ESXi host from given ESXi hostname or cluster name.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
cluster_name
-
Name of the cluster.
VMKernel facts about each ESXi server will be returned for the given cluster.
If esxi_hostname is not given, this parameter is required.
esxi_hostname
-
ESXi hostname.
VMKernel facts about this ESXi server will be returned.
If cluster_name is not given, this parameter is required.
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.
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
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
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.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 6.5

Examples

- name: Gather VMKernel facts about all ESXi Host in given Cluster
  vmware_vmkernel_facts:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: cluster_name
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: cluster_host_vmks

- name: Gather VMKernel facts about ESXi Host
  vmware_vmkernel_facts:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: host_vmks

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
host_vmk_facts
dictionary
 success
metadata about VMKernel present on given host system

Sample:
{'10.76.33.208': [{'device': 'vmk0', 'dhcp': True, 'enable_ft': False, 'enable_management': True, 'enable_vmotion': False, 'enable_vsan': False, 'ipv4_address': '10.76.33.28', 'ipv4_subnet_mask': '255.255.255.0', 'key': 'key-vim.host.VirtualNic-vmk0', 'mac': '52:54:00:12:50:ce', 'mtu': 1500, 'portgroup': 'Management Network', 'stack': 'defaultTcpipStack'}]}


Status

Authors

  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

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