community.vmware.vmware_host_capability_info module – Gathers info about an ESXi host’s capability information
Note
This module is part of the community.vmware collection (version 4.7.0).
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_capability_info
.
Synopsis
This module can be used to gather information about an ESXi host’s capability information when ESXi hostname or Cluster name is given.
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
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Name of the cluster from all host systems to be used for information gathering. If |
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ESXi hostname to gather information from. 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 |
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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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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: Gather capability info about all ESXi Host in given Cluster
community.vmware.vmware_host_capability_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: cluster_name
delegate_to: localhost
register: all_cluster_hosts_info
- name: Gather capability info about ESXi Host
community.vmware.vmware_host_capability_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
delegate_to: localhost
register: hosts_info
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 host’s capability info Returned: always Sample: |