community.vmware.vmware_guest_move module – Moves virtual machines in vCenter
Note
This module is part of the community.vmware collection (version 5.1.0).
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_guest_move.
Synopsis
This module can be used to move virtual machines between folders.
Parameters
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Destination datacenter for the move operation |
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Absolute path to move an existing guest The dest_folder should include the datacenter. ESX’s datacenter is ha-datacenter. Examples: dest_folder: /ha-datacenter/vm dest_folder: ha-datacenter/vm dest_folder: /datacenter1/vm dest_folder: datacenter1/vm dest_folder: /datacenter1/vm/folder1 dest_folder: datacenter1/vm/folder1 dest_folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm dest_folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm dest_folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2 |
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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 |
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If multiple virtual machines matching the name, use the first or last found. Choices:
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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 |
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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 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 |
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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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Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID. Choices:
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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 |
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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: Move Virtual Machine
community.vmware.vmware_guest_move:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: datacenter
name: testvm-1
dest_folder: "/{{ datacenter }}/vm"
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Move Virtual Machine using MoID
community.vmware.vmware_guest_move:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: datacenter
moid: vm-42
dest_folder: "/{{ datacenter }}/vm"
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Get VM UUID
vmware_guest_facts:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter }}"
folder: "/{{ datacenter }}/vm"
name: "{{ vm_name }}"
delegate_to: localhost
register: vm_facts
- name: Get UUID from previous task and pass it to this task
community.vmware.vmware_guest_move:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
datacenter: "{{ datacenter }}"
uuid: "{{ vm_facts.instance.hw_product_uuid }}"
dest_folder: "/DataCenter/vm/path/to/new/folder/where/we/want"
delegate_to: localhost
register: facts
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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metadata about the virtual machine Returned: always Sample: |