community.vmware.vmware_about_info – Provides information about VMware server to which user is connecting to¶
Note
This plugin is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.9.0).
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_about_info
.
Synopsis¶
This module can be used to gather information about VMware server to which user is trying to connect.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
python >= 2.6
PyVmomi
Parameters¶
Examples¶
- name: Provide information about vCenter
community.vmware.vmware_about_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
delegate_to: localhost
register: vcenter_about_info
- name: Provide information about a standalone ESXi server
community.vmware.vmware_about_info:
hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
delegate_to: localhost
register: esxi_about_info
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Authors¶
Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)