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community.vmware.vmware_vm_config_option – Return supported guest ID list and VM recommended config option for specific guest OS

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_vm_config_option.

New in version 1.15.0: of community.vmware

Synopsis

• This module is used for getting the hardware versions supported for creation, the guest ID list supported by ESXi host for the most recent virtual hardware supported or specified hardware version, the VM recommended config options for specified guest OS ID.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6

• PyVmomi

• System.View privilege

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
cluster_name string	Name of the cluster. If esxi_hostname is not given, this parameter is required.
datacenter string	The datacenter name used to get specified cluster or host. This parameter is case sensitive. Default: “ha-datacenter”
esxi_hostname string	ESXi hostname. Obtain VM configure options on this ESXi host. If cluster_name is not given, this parameter is required.
get_config_options boolean	Return the dict of VM recommended config options for guest ID specified by guest_id with hardware version specified by hardware_version or the default hardware version. When set to True, guest_id must be set. Choices: no ← (default) yes
get_guest_os_ids boolean	Return the list of guest OS IDs supported on the specified entity. If hardware_version is set, will return the corresponding guest OS ID list supported, or will return the guest OS ID list for the default hardware version. Choices: no ← (default) yes
get_hardware_versions boolean	Return the list of VM hardware versions supported for creation and the default hardware version on the specified entity. Choices: no ← (default) yes
guest_id string	The guest OS ID from the returned list when get_guest_os_ids is set to True, e.g., ‘rhel8_64Guest’. This parameter must be set when get_config_options is set to True.
hardware_version string	The hardware version from the returned list when get_hardware_versions is set to True, e.g., ‘vmx-19’.
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 aliases: pass, pwd 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.
port integer	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. Default: 443
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 aliases: admin, user 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.
validate_certs boolean	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. Choices: no yes ← (default)

Notes

Note

• Tested on vSphere 6.5

• Tested on vSphere 6.7

• Known issue on vSphere 7.0 (https://github.com/vmware/pyvmomi/issues/915)

• All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.

Examples

- name: Get supported guest ID list on given ESXi host for with default hardware version
  community.vmware.vmware_vm_config_option:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    get_guest_os_ids: True
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Get VM recommended config option for Windows 10 guest OS on given ESXi host
  community.vmware.vmware_vm_config_option:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    get_config_options: True
    guest_id: "windows9_64Guest"
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Description
instance dictionary	metadata about the VM recommended configuration Returned: always Sample: “None”

Authors

• Diane Wang (@Tomorrow9) <dianew@vmware.com>