community.vmware.vmware_vc_infraprofile_info – List and Export VMware vCenter infra profile configs.

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_vc_infraprofile_info.

New in version 1.0.0: of community.vmware

Synopsis

• Module to manage VMware vCenter infra profile configs.

• vCenter infra profile Library feature is introduced in vSphere 7.0 version, so this module is not supported in the earlier versions of vSphere.

• All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.7

• PyVmomi

• vSphere Automation SDK

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
api string	Choices: export import list validate	API which needs to be executed
config_path string		Config file path which contains infra profile config JSON data, supports both relative and absolute path. This parameter is required only when import,validate APIs are being used.
decryption_key string		decryption_key argument for while doing import profile task as of now its not taken into account form API team.
description string		Description of about encryption or decryption key.
encryption_key string		encryption_key argument for while doing import profile task as of now its not taken into account form API team.
hostname string		The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_HOST will be used instead.
password string		The password of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead. aliases: pass, pwd
port integer	Default: 443	The port number of the vSphere vCenter. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PORT will be used instead.
profiles string		A list of profile names to be exported, imported, and validated. This parameter is not required while running for List API, not for export,import and validate.
protocol string	Choices: http https ←	The connection to protocol.
username string		The username of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_USER will be used instead. 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.

Notes

Note

• Tested on vSphere 7.0

Examples

- name: Get information about VC infraprofile
  vmware_vc_infraprofile_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: export vCenter appliance infra profile config
  vmware_vc_infraprofile_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    api: "export"
    profiles: "ApplianceManagement"
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: validate vCenter appliance infra profile config
  vmware_vc_infraprofile_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    api: "validate"
    profiles: "ApplianceManagement"
    config_path: "export.json"

- name: import vCenter appliance infra profile config
  vmware_vc_infraprofile_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    api: "import"
    profiles: "ApplianceManagement"
    config_path: "import.json"
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
export_infra dictionary	On success with API set as "export"	A message about the exported file Sample: {'export_config_json': 'json exported to file'}
import_profile dictionary	On success with API set as "import"	A message about import on import_profile spec Sample: {'changed': True, 'failed': False, 'status': '0.0'}
list_infra list / elements=string	on success with API as "list"	A list of infra configs, Sample: [{'info': 'ApplianceManagement', 'name': 'ApplianceManagement'}, {'info': 'ApplianceNetwork', 'name': 'ApplianceNetwork'}, {'info': 'Authentication & Authorization Management', 'name': 'AuthManagement'}]
validate_infra dictionary	On success with API set as "validate"	A message about validate on exported file Sample: {'changed': False, 'failed': False, 'status': 'VALID'}

Authors

• Naveenkumar G P (@ngp)