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vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_boot_info module – Returns the boot-related settings of a virtual machine.

Note

This module is part of the vmware.vmware_rest collection (version 2.2.0).

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 vmware.vmware_rest.

To use it in a playbook, specify: vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_boot_info.

New in version 0.1.0: of vmware.vmware_rest

Synopsis

• Returns the boot-related settings of a virtual machine.

Requirements

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

• vSphere 7.0.2 or greater

• python >= 3.6

• aiohttp

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
session_timeout float added in 2.1.0 of vmware.vmware_rest	Timeout settings for client session. The maximal number of seconds for the whole operation including connection establishment, request sending and response. The default value is 300s.
vcenter_hostname string / required	The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_HOST will be used instead.
vcenter_password string / required	The vSphere vCenter password If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead.
vcenter_rest_log_file string	You can use this optional parameter to set the location of a log file. This file will be used to record the HTTP REST interaction. The file will be stored on the host that run the module. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_REST_LOG_FILE will be used instead.
vcenter_username string / required	The vSphere vCenter username If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_USER will be used instead.
vcenter_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. Choices: no yes ← (default)
vm string	Virtual machine identifier. Required with state=[‘get’]

Notes

Note

• Tested on vSphere 7.0.2

Examples

- name: Look up the VM called test_vm1 in the inventory
  register: search_result
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info:
    filter_names:
    - test_vm1

- name: Collect information about a specific VM
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info:
    vm: '{{ search_result.value[0].vm }}'
  register: test_vm1_info

- name: Retrieve the boot information from the VM
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_boot_info:
    vm: '{{ test_vm1_info.id }}'

Return Values

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

Key	Description
value dictionary	Retrieve the boot information from the VM Returned: On success Sample: {“delay”: 0, “enter_setup_mode”: 0, “retry”: 0, “retry_delay”: 10000, “type”: “BIOS”}

Authors

• Ansible Cloud Team (@ansible-collections)

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