vmware_guest_snapshot – Manages virtual machines snapshots in vCenter¶

New in version 2.3.

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Synopsis ¶

This module can be used to create, delete and update snapshot(s) of the given virtual machine.
All parameters and VMware object names are case sensitive.

Requirements ¶

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

python >= 2.6
PyVmomi

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
datacenter - / required		Destination datacenter for the deploy operation.
description -	Default: ""	Define an arbitrary description to attach to snapshot.
folder -		Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest. This is required parameter, if `name` is supplied. The folder should include the datacenter. ESX's datacenter is ha-datacenter. Examples: folder: /ha-datacenter/vm folder: ha-datacenter/vm folder: /datacenter1/vm folder: datacenter1/vm folder: /datacenter1/vm/folder1 folder: datacenter1/vm/folder1 folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2 folder: vm/folder2 folder: folder2
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.
memory_dump boolean added in 2.4	Choices: no ← yes	If set to `true`, memory dump of virtual machine is also included in snapshot. Note that memory snapshots take time and resources, this will take longer time to create. If virtual machine does not provide capability to take memory snapshot, then this flag is set to `false`.
name -		Name of the virtual machine to work with. This is required parameter, if `uuid` is not supplied.
name_match -	Choices: first ← last	If multiple VMs matching the name, use the first or last found.
new_description - added in 2.5		Value to change the description of an existing snapshot to.
new_snapshot_name - added in 2.5		Value to rename the existing snapshot to.
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.
quiesce boolean added in 2.4	Choices: no ← yes	If set to `true` and virtual machine is powered on, it will quiesce the file system in virtual machine. Note that VMWare Tools are required for this flag. If virtual machine is powered off or VMware Tools are not available, then this flag is set to `false`. If virtual machine does not provide capability to take quiesce snapshot, then this flag is set to `false`.
remove_children boolean added in 2.4	Choices: no ← yes	If set to `true` and state is set to `absent`, then entire snapshot subtree is set for removal.
snapshot_name -		Sets the snapshot name to manage. This param is required only if state is not `remove_all`
state - / required	Choices: present ← absent revert remove_all	Manage snapshot(s) attached to a specific virtual machine. If set to `present` and snapshot absent, then will create a new snapshot with the given name. If set to `present` and snapshot present, then no changes are made. If set to `absent` and snapshot present, then snapshot with the given name is removed. If set to `absent` and snapshot absent, then no changes are made. If set to `revert` and snapshot present, then virtual machine state is reverted to the given snapshot. If set to `revert` and snapshot absent, then no changes are made. If set to `remove_all` and snapshot(s) present, then all snapshot(s) will be removed. If set to `remove_all` and snapshot(s) absent, then no changes are made.
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 instance to manage if known, this is VMware's BIOS UUID by default. This is required if `name` parameter 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 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5

Examples ¶

- name: Create a snapshot
  vmware_guest_snapshot:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
    folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
    name: "{{ guest_name }}"
    state: present
    snapshot_name: snap1
    description: snap1_description
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove a snapshot
  vmware_guest_snapshot:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
    folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
    name: "{{ guest_name }}"
    state: absent
    snapshot_name: snap1
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Revert to a snapshot
  vmware_guest_snapshot:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
    folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
    name: "{{ guest_name }}"
    state: revert
    snapshot_name: snap1
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove all snapshots of a VM
  vmware_guest_snapshot:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
    folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
    name: "{{ guest_name }}"
    state: remove_all
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Take snapshot of a VM using quiesce and memory flag on
  vmware_guest_snapshot:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
    folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
    name: "{{ guest_name }}"
    state: present
    snapshot_name: dummy_vm_snap_0001
    quiesce: yes
    memory_dump: yes
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove a snapshot and snapshot subtree
  vmware_guest_snapshot:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
    folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
    name: "{{ guest_name }}"
    state: absent
    remove_children: yes
    snapshot_name: snap1
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Rename a snapshot
  vmware_guest_snapshot:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
    folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
    name: "{{ guest_name }}"
    state: present
    snapshot_name: current_snap_name
    new_snapshot_name: im_renamed
    new_description: "{{ new_snapshot_description }}"
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values ¶

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

Key	Returned	Description
snapshot_results dictionary	always	metadata about the virtual machine snapshots Sample: {'current_snapshot': {'creation_time': '2019-04-09T14:40:26.617427+00:00', 'description': 'Snapshot 4 example', 'id': 4, 'name': 'snapshot4', 'state': 'poweredOff'}, 'snapshots': [{'creation_time': '2019-04-09T14:38:24.667543+00:00', 'description': 'Snapshot 3 example', 'id': 3, 'name': 'snapshot3', 'state': 'poweredOff'}, {'creation_time': '2019-04-09T14:40:26.617427+00:00', 'description': 'Snapshot 4 example', 'id': 4, 'name': 'snapshot4', 'state': 'poweredOff'}]}

Status ¶

This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors¶

Loic Blot (@nerzhul) <loic.blot@unix-experience.fr>

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vmware_guest_snapshot – Manages virtual machines snapshots in vCenter¶

Synopsis¶

Requirements¶

Parameters¶

Notes¶

Examples¶

Return Values¶

Status¶