vmware_host_package_facts – Gathers facts about available packages on an ESXi host¶

New in version 2.5.

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_host_package_info instead.

Synopsis ¶

This module can be used to gather facts about available packages and their status on an ESXi host.

Requirements ¶

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

python >= 2.6
PyVmomi

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
cluster_name string		Name of the cluster. Package facts about each ESXi server will be returned for given cluster. If `esxi_hostname` is not given, this parameter is required.
esxi_hostname string		ESXi hostname. Package 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 Ansible 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 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.
proxy_host string added in 2.9		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 added in 2.9		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	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: Gather facts about all ESXi Host in given Cluster
  vmware_host_package_facts:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: cluster_name
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: cluster_host_packages

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

Return Values ¶

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

Key	Returned	Description
hosts_package_facts dictionary	hosts_package_facts	dict with hostname as key and dict with package facts as value Sample: {'hosts_package_facts': {'localhost.localdomain': []}}

Status ¶

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

Authors¶

Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

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