community.vmware.vmware_guest – Manages virtual machines in vCenter¶
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_guest
.
Synopsis¶
This module can be used to create new virtual machines from templates or other virtual machines, manage power state of virtual machine such as power on, power off, suspend, shutdown, reboot, restart etc., modify various virtual machine components like network, disk, customization etc., rename a virtual machine and remove a virtual machine with associated components.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
python >= 2.6
PyVmomi
Parameters¶
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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advanced_settings
list
/ elements=dictionary
added in 1.7.0 of community.vmware
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Define a list of advanced settings to be added to the VMX config.
An advanced settings object takes two fields
key and value .Incorrect key and values will be ignored.
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annotation
string
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A note or annotation to include in the virtual machine.
aliases: notes |
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cdrom
raw
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A list of CD-ROM configurations for the virtual machine. Added in version 2.9.
Providing CD-ROM configuration as dict is deprecated and will be removed VMware collection 4.0.0. Please use a list instead.
Parameters
controller_type , controller_number , unit_number , state are added for a list of CD-ROMs configuration support.For
ide controller, hot-add or hot-remove CD-ROM is not supported. |
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controller_number
integer
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For
ide controller, valid value is 0 or 1.For
sata controller, valid value is 0 to 3. |
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controller_type
string
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Valid options are
ide and sata .Default value is
ide .When set to
sata , please make sure unit_number is correct and not used by SATA disks. |
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iso_path
string
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The datastore path to the ISO file to use, in the form of
[datastore1] path/to/file.iso .Required if type is set
iso . |
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state
string
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Valid value is
present or absent .Default is
present .If set to
absent , then the specified CD-ROM will be removed. |
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type
string
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The type of CD-ROM, valid options are
none , client or iso .With
none the CD-ROM will be disconnected but present.The default value is
client . |
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unit_number
integer
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For CD-ROM device attach to
ide controller, valid value is 0 or 1.For CD-ROM device attach to
sata controller, valid value is 0 to 29.controller_number and unit_number are mandatory attributes. |
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cluster
string
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The cluster name where the virtual machine will run.
This is a required parameter, if
esxi_hostname is not set.esxi_hostname and cluster are mutually exclusive parameters.This parameter is case sensitive.
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convert
string
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Specify convert disk type while cloning template or virtual machine.
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customization
dictionary
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Parameters for OS customization when cloning from the template or the virtual machine, or apply to the existing virtual machine directly.
Not all operating systems are supported for customization with respective vCenter version, please check VMware documentation for respective OS customization.
For supported customization operating system matrix, (see http://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/guestOS/guest-os-customization-matrix.pdf)
All parameters and VMware object names are case sensitive.
Linux based OSes requires Perl package to be installed for OS customizations.
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autologon
boolean
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Auto logon after virtual machine customization.
Specific to Windows customization.
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autologoncount
integer
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Number of autologon after reboot.
Specific to Windows customization.
Ignored if
autologon is unset or set to False .If unset, 1 will be used.
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dns_servers
list
/ elements=string
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List of DNS servers to configure.
Common for Linux and Windows customization.
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dns_suffix
list
/ elements=string
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List of domain suffixes, also known as DNS search path.
Default
domain parameter.Common for Linux and Windows customization.
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domain
string
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DNS domain name to use.
Common for Linux and Windows customization.
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domainadmin
string
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User used to join in AD domain.
Required if
joindomain specified.Specific to Windows customization.
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domainadminpassword
string
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Password used to join in AD domain.
Required if
joindomain specified.Specific to Windows customization.
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existing_vm
boolean
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If set to
True , do OS customization on the specified virtual machine directly.Common for Linux and Windows customization.
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fullname
string
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Server owner name.
Specific to Windows customization.
If unset, "Administrator" will be used as a fall-back.
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hostname
string
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Computer hostname.
Default is shortened
name parameter.Allowed characters are alphanumeric (uppercase and lowercase) and minus, rest of the characters are dropped as per RFC 952.
Common for Linux and Windows customization.
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hwclockUTC
boolean
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Specifies whether the hardware clock is in UTC or local time.
Specific to Linux customization.
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joindomain
string
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AD domain to join.
Not compatible with
joinworkgroup .Specific to Windows customization.
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joinworkgroup
string
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Workgroup to join.
Not compatible with
joindomain .Specific to Windows customization.
If unset, "WORKGROUP" will be used as a fall-back.
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orgname
string
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Organisation name.
Specific to Windows customization.
If unset, "ACME" will be used as a fall-back.
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password
string
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Local administrator password.
Specific to Windows customization.
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productid
string
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Product ID.
Specific to Windows customization.
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runonce
list
/ elements=string
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List of commands to run at first user logon.
Specific to Windows customization.
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timezone
string
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Timezone.
See List of supported time zones for different vSphere versions in Linux/Unix.
Common for Linux and Windows customization.
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customization_spec
string
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Unique name identifying the requested customization specification.
This parameter is case sensitive.
If set, then overrides
customization parameter values. |
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customvalues
list
/ elements=dictionary
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Define a list of custom values to set on virtual machine.
A custom value object takes two fields
key and value .Incorrect key and values will be ignored.
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datacenter
string
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Default: "ha-datacenter"
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Destination datacenter for the deploy operation.
This parameter is case sensitive.
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datastore
string
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Specify datastore or datastore cluster to provision virtual machine.
This parameter takes precedence over
disk.datastore parameter.This parameter can be used to override datastore or datastore cluster setting of the virtual machine when deployed from the template.
Please see example for more usage.
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delete_from_inventory
boolean
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Whether to delete Virtual machine from inventory or delete from disk.
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disk
list
/ elements=dictionary
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A list of disks to add.
This parameter is case sensitive.
Shrinking disks is not supported.
Removing existing disks of the virtual machine is not supported.
Attributes
controller_type , controller_number , unit_number are used to configure multiple types of disk controllers and disks for creating or reconfiguring virtual machine. Added in Ansible 2.10. |
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autoselect_datastore
boolean
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Select the less used datastore.
disk.datastore and disk.autoselect_datastore will not be used if datastore is specified outside this disk configuration. |
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controller_number
integer
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Disk controller bus number.
The maximum number of same type controller is 4 per VM.
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controller_type
string
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Type of disk controller.
nvme controller type support starts on ESXi 6.5 with VM hardware version version 13. Set this type on not supported ESXi or VM hardware version will lead to failure in deployment.When set to
sata , please make sure unit_number is correct and not used by SATA CDROMs.If set to
sata type, please make sure controller_number and unit_number are set correctly when cdrom also set to sata type. |
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datastore
string
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The name of datastore which will be used for the disk.
If
autoselect_datastore is set to True, will select the less used datastore whose name contains this "disk.datastore" string. |
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disk_mode
string
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Type of disk mode.
Added in Ansible 2.6.
If
persistent specified, changes are immediately and permanently written to the virtual disk. This is default.If
independent_persistent specified, same as persistent, but not affected by snapshots.If
independent_nonpersistent specified, changes to virtual disk are made to a redo log and discarded at power off, but not affected by snapshots. |
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filename
string
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Existing disk image to be used.
Filename must already exist on the datastore.
Specify filename string in
[datastore_name] path/to/file.vmdk format. Added in Ansible 2.8. |
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size
string
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Disk storage size.
Please specify storage unit like [kb, mb, gb, tb].
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size_gb
integer
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Disk storage size in gb.
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size_kb
integer
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Disk storage size in kb.
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size_mb
integer
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Disk storage size in mb.
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size_tb
integer
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Disk storage size in tb.
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type
string
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Type of disk.
If
thin specified, disk type is set to thin disk.If
eagerzeroedthick specified, disk type is set to eagerzeroedthick disk. Added Ansible 2.5.If not specified, disk type is inherited from the source VM or template when cloned and thick disk, no eagerzero otherwise.
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unit_number
integer
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Disk Unit Number.
Valid value range from 0 to 15 for SCSI controller, except 7.
Valid value range from 0 to 14 for NVME controller.
Valid value range from 0 to 29 for SATA controller.
controller_type , controller_number and unit_number are required when creating or reconfiguring VMs with multiple types of disk controllers and disks.When creating new VM, the first configured disk in the
disk list will be "Hard Disk 1". |
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esxi_hostname
string
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The ESXi hostname where the virtual machine will run.
This is a required parameter, if
cluster is not set.esxi_hostname and cluster are mutually exclusive parameters.This parameter is case sensitive.
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folder
string
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Destination folder, absolute path to find an existing guest or create the new guest.
The folder should include the datacenter. ESXi's datacenter is ha-datacenter.
This parameter is case sensitive.
If multiple machines are found with same name, this parameter is used to identify
Examples:
folder: /ha-datacenter/vm
folder: ha-datacenter/vm
folder: /datacenter1/vm
folder: datacenter1/vm
folder: /datacenter1/vm/folder1
folder: datacenter1/vm/folder1
folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm
folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm
folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2
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force
boolean
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Ignore warnings and complete the actions.
This parameter is useful while removing virtual machine which is powered on state.
This module reflects the VMware vCenter API and UI workflow, as such, in some cases the `force` flag will be mandatory to perform the action to ensure you are certain the action has to be taken, no matter what the consequence. This is specifically the case for removing a powered on the virtual machine when
state is set to absent . |
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guest_id
string
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Set the guest ID.
This parameter is case sensitive.
rhel7_64Guest for virtual machine with RHEL7 64 bit.centos64Guest for virtual machine with CentOS 64 bit.ubuntu64Guest for virtual machine with Ubuntu 64 bit.This field is required when creating a virtual machine, not required when creating from the template.
Valid values are referenced here: https://code.vmware.com/apis/358/doc/vim.vm.GuestOsDescriptor.GuestOsIdentifier.html
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hardware
dictionary
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Manage virtual machine's hardware attributes.
All parameters case sensitive.
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boot_firmware
string
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Choose which firmware should be used to boot the virtual machine.
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cpu_limit
integer
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The CPU utilization of a virtual machine will not exceed this limit.
Unit is MHz.
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cpu_reservation
integer
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The amount of CPU resource that is guaranteed available to the virtual machine.
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hotadd_cpu
boolean
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Allow virtual CPUs to be added while the virtual machine is running.
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hotadd_memory
boolean
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Allow memory to be added while the virtual machine is running.
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hotremove_cpu
boolean
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Allow virtual CPUs to be removed while the virtual machine is running.
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max_connections
integer
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Maximum number of active remote display connections for the virtual machines.
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mem_limit
integer
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The memory utilization of a virtual machine will not exceed this limit.
Unit is MB.
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mem_reservation
integer
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The amount of memory resource that is guaranteed available to the virtual machine.
aliases: memory_reservation |
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memory_mb
integer
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Amount of memory in MB.
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memory_reservation_lock
boolean
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If set
true , memory resource reservation for the virtual machine. |
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nested_virt
boolean
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Enable nested virtualization.
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num_cpu_cores_per_socket
integer
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Number of Cores Per Socket.
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num_cpus
integer
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Number of CPUs.
num_cpus must be a multiple of num_cpu_cores_per_socket .For example, to create a VM with 2 sockets of 4 cores, specify
num_cpus as 8 and num_cpu_cores_per_socket as 4. |
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scsi
string
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Valid values are
buslogic , lsilogic , lsilogicsas and paravirtual .paravirtual is default. |
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version
string
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The Virtual machine hardware versions.
Default is 10 (ESXi 5.5 and onwards).
If set to
latest , the specified virtual machine will be upgraded to the most current hardware version supported on the host.latest is added in Ansible 2.10.Please check VMware documentation for correct virtual machine hardware version.
Incorrect hardware version may lead to failure in deployment. If hardware version is already equal to the given.
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virt_based_security
boolean
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Enable Virtualization Based Security feature for Windows on ESXi 6.7 and later, from hardware version 14.
Supported Guest OS are Windows 10 64 bit, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 and later.
The firmware of virtual machine must be EFI.
Deploy on unsupported ESXi, hardware version or firmware may lead to failure or deployed VM with unexpected configurations.
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hostname
string
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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.
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is_template
boolean
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Flag the instance as a template.
This will mark the given virtual machine as template.
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linked_clone
boolean
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Whether to create a linked clone from the snapshot specified.
If specified, then
snapshot_src is required parameter. |
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name
string
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Name of the virtual machine to work with.
Virtual machine names in vCenter are not necessarily unique, which may be problematic, see
name_match .If multiple virtual machines with same name exists, then
folder is required parameter to identify uniqueness of the virtual machine.This parameter is required, if
state is set to poweredon , powered-on , poweredoff , powered-off , present , restarted , suspended and virtual machine does not exists.This parameter is case sensitive.
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name_match
string
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If multiple virtual machines matching the name, use the first or last found.
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networks
list
/ elements=dictionary
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A list of networks (in the order of the NICs).
Removing NICs is not allowed, while reconfiguring the virtual machine.
All parameters and VMware object names are case sensitive.
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connected
boolean
added in 1.5.0 of community.vmware
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Indicates whether the NIC is currently connected.
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device_type
string
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Virtual network device.
Valid value can be one of
e1000 , e1000e , pcnet32 , vmxnet2 , vmxnet3 , sriov .vmxnet3 is default.Optional per entry.
Used for virtual hardware.
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dns_servers
string
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DNS servers for this network interface (Windows).
Optional per entry.
Used for OS customization.
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domain
string
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Domain name for this network interface (Windows).
Optional per entry.
Used for OS customization.
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dvswitch_name
string
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Name of the distributed vSwitch.
Optional per entry.
Used for virtual hardware.
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gateway
string
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Static gateway.
Optional per entry.
Used for OS customization.
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ip
string
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Static IP address. Implies
type=static .Optional per entry.
Used for OS customization.
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mac
string
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Customize MAC address.
Optional per entry.
Used for virtual hardware.
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name
string
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Name of the portgroup or distributed virtual portgroup for this interface.
Required per entry.
When specifying distributed virtual portgroup make sure given
esxi_hostname or cluster is associated with it. |
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netmask
string
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Static netmask required for
ip .Optional per entry.
Used for OS customization.
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start_connected
boolean
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Specifies whether or not to connect the device when the virtual machine starts.
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type
string
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Type of IP assignment.
Valid values are one of
dhcp , static .dhcp is default.Optional per entry.
Used for OS customization.
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vlan
integer
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VLAN number for this interface.
Required per entry.
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password
string
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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 |
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port
integer
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Default: 443
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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.
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proxy_host
string
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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
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proxy_port
integer
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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. |
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resource_pool
string
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Use the given resource pool for virtual machine operation.
This parameter is case sensitive.
Resource pool should be child of the selected host parent.
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snapshot_src
string
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Name of the existing snapshot to use to create a clone of a virtual machine.
This parameter is case sensitive.
While creating linked clone using
linked_clone parameter, this parameter is required. |
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state
string
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Specify the state the virtual machine should be in.
If
state is set to present and virtual machine exists, ensure the virtual machine configurations conforms to task arguments.If
state is set to absent and virtual machine exists, then the specified virtual machine is removed with it's associated components.If
state is set to one of the following poweredon , powered-on , poweredoff , powered-off , present , restarted , suspended and virtual machine does not exists, virtual machine is deployed with the given parameters.If
state is set to poweredon or powered-on and virtual machine exists with powerstate other than powered on, then the specified virtual machine is powered on.If
state is set to poweredoff or powered-off and virtual machine exists with powerstate other than powered off, then the specified virtual machine is powered off.If
state is set to restarted and virtual machine exists, then the virtual machine is restarted.If
state is set to suspended and virtual machine exists, then the virtual machine is set to suspended mode.If
state is set to shutdownguest or shutdown-guest and virtual machine exists, then the virtual machine is shutdown.If
state is set to rebootguest or reboot-guest and virtual machine exists, then the virtual machine is rebooted.Powerstate
powered-on and powered-off is added in version 2.10. |
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state_change_timeout
integer
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Default: 0
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If the
state is set to shutdownguest , by default the module will return immediately after sending the shutdown signal.If this argument is set to a positive integer, the module will instead wait for the virtual machine to reach the poweredoff state.
The value sets a timeout in seconds for the module to wait for the state change.
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template
string
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Template or existing virtual machine used to create new virtual machine.
If this value is not set, virtual machine is created without using a template.
If the virtual machine already exists, this parameter will be ignored.
This parameter is case sensitive.
From version 2.8 onwards, absolute path to virtual machine or template can be used.
aliases: template_src |
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use_instance_uuid
boolean
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Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
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username
string
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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 |
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uuid
string
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UUID of the virtual machine to manage if known, this is VMware's unique identifier.
This is required if
name is not supplied.If virtual machine does not exists, then this parameter is ignored.
Please note that a supplied UUID will be ignored on virtual machine creation, as VMware creates the UUID internally.
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validate_certs
boolean
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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
true , please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine. |
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vapp_properties
list
/ elements=dictionary
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A list of vApp properties.
For full list of attributes and types refer to: https://code.vmware.com/apis/704/vsphere/vim.vApp.PropertyInfo.html
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id
string
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Property ID.
Required per entry.
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operation
string
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The
remove attribute is required only when removing properties. |
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type
string
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Value type, string type by default.
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value
string
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Property value.
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wait_for_customization
boolean
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Wait until vCenter detects all guest customizations as successfully completed.
When enabled, the VM will automatically be powered on.
If vCenter does not detect guest customization start or succeed, failed events after time
wait_for_customization_timeout parameter specified, warning message will be printed and task result is fail. |
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wait_for_customization_timeout
integer
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Default: "3600"
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Define a timeout (in seconds) for the wait_for_customization parameter.
Be careful when setting this value since the time guest customization took may differ among guest OSes.
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wait_for_ip_address
boolean
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Wait until vCenter detects an IP address for the virtual machine.
This requires vmware-tools (vmtoolsd) to properly work after creation.
vmware-tools needs to be installed on the given virtual machine in order to work with this parameter.
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wait_for_ip_address_timeout
integer
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Default: "300"
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Define a timeout (in seconds) for the wait_for_ip_address parameter.
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Notes¶
Note
Please make sure that the user used for community.vmware.vmware_guest has the correct level of privileges.
For example, following is the list of minimum privileges required by users to create virtual machines.
DataStore > Allocate Space
Virtual Machine > Configuration > Add New Disk
Virtual Machine > Configuration > Add or Remove Device
Virtual Machine > Inventory > Create New
Network > Assign Network
Resource > Assign Virtual Machine to Resource Pool
Module may require additional privileges as well, which may be required for gathering facts - e.g. ESXi configurations.
Tested on vSphere 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 and 6.7.
Use SCSI disks instead of IDE when you want to expand online disks by specifying a SCSI controller.
Uses SysPrep for Windows VM (depends on ‘guest_id’ parameter match ‘win’) with PyVmomi.
In order to change the VM’s parameters (e.g. number of CPUs), the VM must be powered off unless the hot-add support is enabled and the
state=present
must be used to apply the changes.For additional information please visit Ansible VMware community wiki - https://github.com/ansible/community/wiki/VMware.
Examples¶
- name: Create a virtual machine on given ESXi hostname
community.vmware.vmware_guest:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
folder: /DC1/vm/
name: test_vm_0001
state: poweredon
guest_id: centos64Guest
# This is hostname of particular ESXi server on which user wants VM to be deployed
esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
disk:
- size_gb: 10
type: thin
datastore: datastore1
hardware:
memory_mb: 512
num_cpus: 4
scsi: paravirtual
networks:
- name: VM Network
mac: aa:bb:dd:aa:00:14
ip: 10.10.10.100
netmask: 255.255.255.0
device_type: vmxnet3
wait_for_ip_address: true
wait_for_ip_address_timeout: 600
delegate_to: localhost
register: deploy_vm
- name: Create a virtual machine from a template
community.vmware.vmware_guest:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
folder: /testvms
name: testvm_2
state: poweredon
template: template_el7
disk:
- size_gb: 10
type: thin
datastore: g73_datastore
# Add another disk from an existing VMDK
- filename: "[datastore1] testvms/testvm_2_1/testvm_2_1.vmdk"
hardware:
memory_mb: 512
num_cpus: 6
num_cpu_cores_per_socket: 3
scsi: paravirtual
memory_reservation_lock: True
mem_limit: 8096
mem_reservation: 4096
cpu_limit: 8096
cpu_reservation: 4096
max_connections: 5
hotadd_cpu: True
hotremove_cpu: True
hotadd_memory: False
version: 12 # Hardware version of virtual machine
boot_firmware: "efi"
cdrom:
- controller_number: 0
unit_number: 0
state: present
type: iso
iso_path: "[datastore1] livecd.iso"
networks:
- name: VM Network
mac: aa:bb:dd:aa:00:14
wait_for_ip_address: true
delegate_to: localhost
register: deploy
- name: Clone a virtual machine from Windows template and customize
community.vmware.vmware_guest:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: datacenter1
cluster: cluster
name: testvm-2
template: template_windows
networks:
- name: VM Network
ip: 192.168.1.100
netmask: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 192.168.1.1
mac: aa:bb:dd:aa:00:14
domain: my_domain
dns_servers:
- 192.168.1.1
- 192.168.1.2
- vlan: 1234
type: dhcp
customization:
autologon: true
dns_servers:
- 192.168.1.1
- 192.168.1.2
domain: my_domain
password: new_vm_password
runonce:
- powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -File C:\Windows\Temp\ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1 -ForceNewSSLCert -EnableCredSSP
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Clone a virtual machine from Linux template and customize
community.vmware.vmware_guest:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter }}"
state: present
folder: /DC1/vm
template: "{{ template }}"
name: "{{ vm_name }}"
cluster: DC1_C1
networks:
- name: VM Network
ip: 192.168.10.11
netmask: 255.255.255.0
wait_for_ip_address: True
customization:
domain: "{{ guest_domain }}"
dns_servers:
- 8.9.9.9
- 7.8.8.9
dns_suffix:
- example.com
- example2.com
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Rename a virtual machine (requires the virtual machine's uuid)
community.vmware.vmware_guest:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
uuid: "{{ vm_uuid }}"
name: new_name
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Remove a virtual machine by uuid
community.vmware.vmware_guest:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
uuid: "{{ vm_uuid }}"
state: absent
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Remove a virtual machine from inventory
community.vmware.vmware_guest:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
name: vm_name
delete_from_inventory: True
state: absent
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Manipulate vApp properties
community.vmware.vmware_guest:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
name: vm_name
state: present
vapp_properties:
- id: remoteIP
category: Backup
label: Backup server IP
type: string
value: 10.10.10.1
- id: old_property
operation: remove
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Set powerstate of a virtual machine to poweroff by using UUID
community.vmware.vmware_guest:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
uuid: "{{ vm_uuid }}"
state: poweredoff
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Deploy a virtual machine in a datastore different from the datastore of the template
community.vmware.vmware_guest:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
name: "{{ vm_name }}"
state: present
template: "{{ template_name }}"
# Here datastore can be different which holds template
datastore: "{{ virtual_machine_datastore }}"
hardware:
memory_mb: 512
num_cpus: 2
scsi: paravirtual
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Create a diskless VM
community.vmware.vmware_guest:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ dc1 }}"
state: poweredoff
cluster: "{{ ccr1 }}"
name: diskless_vm
folder: /Asia-Datacenter1/vm
guest_id: centos64Guest
datastore: "{{ ds1 }}"
hardware:
memory_mb: 1024
num_cpus: 2
num_cpu_cores_per_socket: 1
- name: Create a VM with multiple disks of different disk controller types
community.vmware.vmware_guest:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
folder: /DC1/vm/
name: test_vm_multi_disks
state: poweredoff
guest_id: centos64Guest
datastore: datastore1
disk:
- size_gb: 10
controller_type: 'nvme'
controller_number: 0
unit_number: 0
- size_gb: 10
controller_type: 'paravirtual'
controller_number: 0
unit_number: 1
- size_gb: 10
controller_type: 'sata'
controller_number: 0
unit_number: 2
hardware:
memory_mb: 512
num_cpus: 4
version: 14
networks:
- name: VM Network
device_type: vmxnet3
delegate_to: localhost
register: deploy_vm
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
instance
dictionary
|
always |
metadata about the new virtual machine
Sample:
None
|
Authors¶
Loic Blot (@nerzhul) <loic.blot@unix-experience.fr>
Philippe Dellaert (@pdellaert) <philippe@dellaert.org>
Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde) <akasurde@redhat.com>