community.vmware.vmware_host_ssl_info module – Gather info of ESXi host system about SSL
Note
This module is part of the community.vmware collection (version 3.7.0).
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_ssl_info.
Synopsis
This module can be used to gather information of the SSL thumbprint information for a host.
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
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Name of the cluster. SSL thumbprint information about all ESXi host system in the given cluster will be reported. If |
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ESXi hostname. SSL thumbprint information of this ESXi host system will be reported. 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: |
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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
All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.
Examples
- name: Gather SSL thumbprint information about all ESXi Hosts in given Cluster
community.vmware.vmware_host_ssl_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
delegate_to: localhost
register: all_host_ssl_info
- name: Get SSL Thumbprint info about "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
community.vmware.vmware_host_ssl_info:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
register: ssl_info
- set_fact:
ssl_thumbprint: "{{ ssl_info['host_ssl_info'][esxi_hostname]['ssl_thumbprints'][0] }}"
- debug:
msg: "{{ ssl_thumbprint }}"
- name: Add ESXi Host to vCenter
vmware_host:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
datacenter_name: '{{ datacenter_name }}'
cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
esxi_username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
esxi_password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
esxi_ssl_thumbprint: '{{ ssl_thumbprint }}'
state: present
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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dict with hostname as key and dict with SSL thumbprint related info Returned: info Sample: |