vmware_host_feature_facts – Gathers facts about an ESXi host’s feature capability information¶
New in version 2.8.
DEPRECATED¶
| Removed in Ansible: | |
|---|---|
| version: 2.13 | |
| Why: | Deprecated in favour of _info module. |
| Alternative: | Use vmware_host_feature_info instead. |
Synopsis¶
- This module can be used to gather facts about an ESXi host’s feature capability information when ESXi hostname or Cluster name is given.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters¶
Examples¶
- name: Gather feature capability facts about all ESXi Hosts in given Cluster
vmware_host_feature_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: cluster_name
delegate_to: localhost
register: all_cluster_hosts_facts
- name: Check if ESXi is vulnerable for Speculative Store Bypass Disable (SSBD) vulnerability
vmware_host_feature_facts:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_server }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_user }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_pass }}"
validate_certs: no
esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
register: features_set
- set_fact:
ssbd : "{{ item.value }}"
loop: "{{ features_set.host_feature_facts[esxi_hostname] |json_query(name) }}"
vars:
name: "[?key=='cpuid.SSBD']"
- assert:
that:
- ssbd|int == 1
when: ssbd is defined
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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