vcenter_extension_info – Gather info vCenter extensions

New in version 2.9.

Synopsis

• This module can be used to gather information about vCenter extension.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
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 info about vCenter Extensions
  vcenter_extension_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
  register: ext_info
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
extension_info list	success	List of extensions Sample: [{'extension_company': 'VMware, Inc.', 'extension_key': 'com.vmware.vim.ls', 'extension_label': 'License Services', 'extension_last_heartbeat_time': '2018-09-03T09:36:18.003768+00:00', 'extension_subject_name': '', 'extension_summary': 'Provides various license services', 'extension_type': '', 'extension_version': '5.0'}, {'extension_company': 'VMware Inc.', 'extension_key': 'com.vmware.vim.sms', 'extension_label': 'VMware vCenter Storage Monitoring Service', 'extension_last_heartbeat_time': '2018-09-03T09:36:18.005730+00:00', 'extension_subject_name': '', 'extension_summary': 'Storage Monitoring and Reporting', 'extension_type': '', 'extension_version': '5.5'}]

Status

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

Authors

• Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

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