community.vmware.vmware_host_dns_info – Gathers info about an ESXi host’s DNS configuration information
Note
This plugin is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.17.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible
package.
It is not included in ansible-core
.
To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list
.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_host_dns_info
.
Synopsis
This module can be used to gather information about an ESXi host’s DNS configuration information when ESXi hostname or Cluster name is given.
All parameters and VMware object names are case sensitive.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
python >= 2.6
PyVmomi
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
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Name of the cluster from which the ESXi host belong to. If |
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ESXi hostname to gather information from. If |
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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 Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. |
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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 Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. |
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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 Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. Default: 443 |
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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 This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12 |
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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 |
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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 Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. |
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Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. If set to Choices:
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Notes
Note
Tested on vSphere 6.5
All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.
Examples
- name: Gather DNS info about all ESXi Hosts in given Cluster
community.vmware.vmware_host_dns_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: cluster_name
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Gather DNS info about ESXi Host
community.vmware.vmware_host_dns_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
delegate_to: localhost
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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metadata about DNS config from given cluster / host system Returned: always Sample: {“DC0_C0_H0”: {“dhcp”: true, “domain_name”: “localdomain”, “host_name”: “localhost”, “ip_address”: [“8.8.8.8”], “search_domain”: [“localdomain”], “virtual_nic_device”: “vmk0”}} |
Authors
Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)