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How to configure the VMware tools of a running virtual machine

Introduction
Scenario requirements
How to change the upgrade policy
- Change the upgrade policy to MANUAL
- Change the upgrade policy to UPGRADE_AT_POWER_CYCLE

Introduction

This section show you how to collection information from a running virtual machine.

Scenario requirements

You”ve already followed vmware_rest_run_a_vm and your virtual machine runs VMware Tools.

How to change the upgrade policy

Change the upgrade policy to MANUAL

You can adjust the VMware Tools upgrade policy with the vcenter_vm_tools module.

- name: Change vm-tools upgrade policy to MANUAL
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_tools:
    vm: '{{ test_vm1_info.id }}'
    upgrade_policy: MANUAL
  register: _result

response

{
    "changed": false,
    "id": null,
    "value": {
        "auto_update_supported": false,
        "install_attempt_count": 0,
        "install_type": "OPEN_VM_TOOLS",
        "run_state": "RUNNING",
        "upgrade_policy": "MANUAL",
        "version": "10346",
        "version_number": 10346,
        "version_status": "UNMANAGED"
    }
}

Change the upgrade policy to UPGRADE_AT_POWER_CYCLE

- name: Change vm-tools upgrade policy to UPGRADE_AT_POWER_CYCLE
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_tools:
    vm: '{{ test_vm1_info.id }}'
    upgrade_policy: UPGRADE_AT_POWER_CYCLE
  register: _result

response

{
    "changed": true,
    "id": null,
    "value": {}
}