community.vmware.vmware_recommended_datastore module – Returns the recommended datastore from a SDRS-enabled datastore cluster

Note

This module is part of the community.vmware collection (version 4.8.1).

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_recommended_datastore.

Synopsis

• This module provides the recommended datastore name from a datastore cluster only if the SDRS is enabled for the specified datastore cluster

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
datacenter string / required	Name of the datacenter.
datastore_cluster string / required	Name of the datastore cluster.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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: false true ← (default)

Notes

Note

• Supports Check mode.

• 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: Get recommended datastore from a Storage DRS-enabled datastore cluster
  community.vmware.vmware_recommended_datastore:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    validate_certs: false
    datastore_cluster: '{{ datastore_cluster_name }}'
    datacenter: '{{ datacenter }}'
  register: recommended_ds

Return Values

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

Key	Description
recommended_datastore string	metadata about the recommended datastore Returned: always Sample: "{'recommended_datastore': 'datastore-01'}"

Authors

• Unknown (@MalfuncEddie)

• Alina Buzachis (@alinabuzachis)

• Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

Collection links

• Issue Tracker
• Homepage
• Repository (Sources)