vmware_category_facts – Gather facts about VMware tag categories¶
New in version 2.7.
DEPRECATED¶
Removed in Ansible: | |
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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¶
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:
Status¶
- This module will be removed in version 2.13. [deprecated]
- For more information see DEPRECATED.
Authors¶
- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
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