community.vmware.vmware_host_package_facts – Gathers facts about available packages on an ESXi host¶
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_host_package_facts
.
DEPRECATED¶
- Removed in
major release after 2021-12-01
- Why
Deprecated in favour of community.vmware.vmware_host_package_info module.
- Alternative
Use community.vmware.vmware_host_package_info instead.
Synopsis¶
This module can be used to gather facts about available packages and their status on an ESXi host.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
python >= 2.6
PyVmomi
Parameters¶
Examples¶
- name: Gather facts about all ESXi Host in given Cluster
community.vmware.vmware_host_package_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: cluster_name
delegate_to: localhost
register: cluster_host_packages
- name: Gather facts about ESXi Host
community.vmware.vmware_host_package_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
delegate_to: localhost
register: host_packages
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Status¶
This module will be removed in a major release after 2021-12-01. [deprecated]
For more information see DEPRECATED.
Authors¶
Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)