community.vmware.vmware_content_deploy_template module – Deploy Virtual Machine from template stored in content library.
Note
This module is part of the community.vmware collection (version 4.8.0).
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
.
You need further requirements to be able to use this module,
see Requirements for details.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_content_deploy_template
.
Synopsis
Module to deploy virtual machine from template in content library.
Content Library feature is introduced in vSphere 6.0 version.
vmtx templates feature is introduced in vSphere 67U1 and APIs for clone template from content library in 67U2.
This module does not work with vSphere version older than 67U2.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
vSphere Automation SDK
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
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Name of the cluster in datacenter in which to place deployed VM. Required if |
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Name of the datacenter, where VM to be deployed. |
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Name of the datastore to store deployed VM and disk. Required if |
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Name of the datastore cluster to store deployed VM and disk. Please make sure Storage DRS is active for recommended datastore from the given datastore cluster. If Storage DRS is not enabled, datastore with largest free storage space is selected. Required if |
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Name of the folder in datacenter in which to place deployed VM. Default: |
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Name of the ESX Host in datacenter in which to place deployed VM. The host has to be a member of the cluster that contains the resource pool. Required with |
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The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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The name of the content library from where the template resides. |
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The level of logging desired in this module. Choices:
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The name of the VM to be deployed. |
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The password of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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The port number of the vSphere vCenter. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Default: |
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The connection to protocol. Choices:
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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 |
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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 state of Virtual Machine deployed from template in content library. If set to If set to If set to If set to Choices:
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The name of template from which VM to be deployed. |
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The username of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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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 Choices:
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Notes
Note
All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.
All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.
Examples
- name: Deploy Virtual Machine from template in content library
community.vmware.vmware_content_deploy_template:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
template: rhel_test_template
datastore: Shared_NFS_Volume
folder: vm
datacenter: Sample_DC_1
name: Sample_VM
resource_pool: test_rp
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Deploy Virtual Machine from template in content library with PowerON State
community.vmware.vmware_content_deploy_template:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
template: rhel_test_template
content_library: test_content_library
datastore: Shared_NFS_Volume
folder: vm
datacenter: Sample_DC_1
name: Sample_VM
resource_pool: test_rp
state: poweredon
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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Virtual machine deployment message and vm_id Returned: on success Sample: |