vmware_category_facts – Gather facts about VMware tag categories¶

New in version 2.7.

DEPRECATED
Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status

DEPRECATED ¶

Removed in Ansible: version: 2.13
Why: Deprecated in favour of _info module.
Alternative: Use vmware_category_info instead.

Synopsis ¶

This module can be used to gather facts about VMware tag categories.
Tag feature is introduced in vSphere 6 version, so this module is not supported in 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.
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
protocol string	Choices: http https ←	The connection to protocol.
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	Choices: no yes ←	Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to `no` 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

Examples ¶

- name: Gather facts about tag categories
  vmware_category_facts:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: all_tag_category_facts

- name: Gather category id from given tag category
  vmware_category_facts:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: tag_category_results

- set_fact:
    category_id: "{{ item.category_id }}"
  loop: "{{ tag_category_results.tag_category_facts|json_query(query) }}"
  vars:
    query: "[?category_name==`Category0001`]"
- debug: var=category_id

Return Values ¶

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

Key	Returned	Description
tag_category_facts list	always	metadata of tag categories Sample: [{'category_associable_types': [], 'category_cardinality': 'MULTIPLE', 'category_description': 'awesome description', 'category_id': 'urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceCategory:e785088d-6981-4b1c-9fb8-1100c3e1f742:GLOBAL', 'category_name': 'Category0001', 'category_used_by': []}, {'category_associable_types': ['VirtualMachine'], 'category_cardinality': 'SINGLE', 'category_description': 'another awesome description', 'category_id': 'urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceCategory:ae5b7c6c-e622-4671-9b96-76e93adb70f2:GLOBAL', 'category_name': 'template_tag', 'category_used_by': []}]

Status ¶

This module will be removed in version 2.13. [deprecated]
For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors¶

Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

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