vmware_guest_custom_attributes – Manage custom attributes from VMWare for the given virtual machine

New in version 2.7.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to add, remove and update custom attributes for the given virtual machine.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6

  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
attributes
-
Default:
[]
A list of name and value of custom attributes that needs to be manage.
Value of custom attribute is not required and will be ignored, if state is set to absent.
datacenter
- / required
Datacenter name where the virtual machine is located in.
folder
-
Absolute path to find an existing guest.
This is required parameter, if name is supplied and multiple virtual machines with same name are found.
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.
name
- / required
Name of the virtual machine to work with.
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
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 Ansible 2.6.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
The action to take.
If set to present, then custom attribute is added or updated.
If set to absent, then custom attribute is removed.
use_instance_uuid
boolean
added in 2.8
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Whether to use the VMWare instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
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
uuid
-
UUID of the virtual machine to manage if known. This is VMware's unique identifier.
This is required parameter, if name is not supplied.
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 Ansible 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: Add virtual machine custom attributes
  vmware_guest_custom_attributes:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    uuid: 421e4592-c069-924d-ce20-7e7533fab926
    state: present
    attributes:
      - name: MyAttribute
        value: MyValue
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: attributes

- name: Add multiple virtual machine custom attributes
  vmware_guest_custom_attributes:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    uuid: 421e4592-c069-924d-ce20-7e7533fab926
    state: present
    attributes:
      - name: MyAttribute
        value: MyValue
      - name: MyAttribute2
        value: MyValue2
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: attributes

- name: Remove virtual machine Attribute
  vmware_guest_custom_attributes:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    uuid: 421e4592-c069-924d-ce20-7e7533fab926
    state: absent
    attributes:
      - name: MyAttribute
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: attributes

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
custom_attributes
dictionary
 always
metadata about the virtual machine attributes

Sample:
{'mycustom': 'my_custom_value', 'mycustom_2': 'my_custom_value_2', 'sample_1': 'sample_1_value', 'sample_2': 'sample_2_value', 'sample_3': 'sample_3_value'}


Status

Authors

  • Jimmy Conner (@cigamit)

  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

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