community.vmware.vmware_host_scsidisk_info – Gather information about SCSI disk attached to the given ESXi

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_scsidisk_info.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to gather information about SCSI disk attached to the given ESXi.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • Python >= 2.7

  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
cluster_name
string
Name of the cluster from which all host systems will be used.
SCSI disk information about each ESXi server will be returned for the given cluster.
This parameter is required if esxi_hostname is not specified.
esxi_hostname
string
Name of the host system to work with.
SCSI disk information about this ESXi server will be returned.
This parameter is required if cluster_name is not specified.
hostname
string
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.
password
string
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
port
integer
Default:
443
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.
proxy_host
string
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
proxy_port
integer
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.
username
string
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
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
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.

Examples

- name: Gather information SCSI disk attached to the given ESXi
  community.vmware.vmware_host_scsidisk_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Gather information of all host systems from the given cluster
  community.vmware.vmware_host_scsidisk_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
hosts_scsidisk_info
dictionary
always
metadata about host system SCSI disk information

Sample:
{'10.65.201.106': [{'block': 41943040, 'block_size': 512, 'canonical_name': 't10.ATA_QEMU_HARDDISK_QM00001_', 'device_name': '/vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_QEMU_HARDDISK_QM00001_', 'device_path': '/vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_QEMU_HARDDISK_QM00001_', 'device_type': 'disk', 'display_name': 'Local ATA Disk (t10.ATA_QEMU_HARDDISK_QM00001_)', 'key': 'key-vim.host.ScsiDisk-0100000000514d30303030312020202020202020202020202051454d552048', 'local_disk': True, 'lun_type': 'disk', 'model': 'QEMU HARDDISK ', 'perenniallyReserved': None, 'protocol_endpoint': False, 'revision': '1.5.', 'scsi_disk_type': 'native512', 'scsi_level': 5, 'serial_number': 'unavailable', 'ssd': False, 'uuid': '0100000000514d30303030312020202020202020202020202051454d552048', 'vStorageSupport': 'vStorageUnsupported', 'vendor': 'ATA '}]}


Authors

  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)