vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info module – Returns information about a virtual machine.
Note
This module is part of the vmware.vmware_rest collection (version 4.3.0).
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 vmware.vmware_rest.
You need further requirements to be able to use this module,
see Requirements for details.
To use it in a playbook, specify: vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info.
New in vmware.vmware_rest 0.1.0
Synopsis
Returns information about a virtual machine.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
vSphere 7.0.3 or greater
python >= 3.6
aiohttp
Parameters
Parameter |
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Clusters that must contain the virtual machine for the virtual machine to match the filter. If unset or empty, virtual machines in any cluster match the filter. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must contain the id of resources returned by vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_cluster_info. |
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Datacenters that must contain the virtual machine for the virtual machine to match the filter. If unset or empty, virtual machines in any datacenter match the filter. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must contain the id of resources returned by vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_datacenter_info. |
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Folders that must contain the virtual machine for the virtual machine to match the filter. If unset or empty, virtual machines in any folder match the filter. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must contain the id of resources returned by vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_folder_info. |
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Hosts that must contain the virtual machine for the virtual machine to match the filter. If unset or empty, virtual machines on any host match the filter. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must contain the id of resources returned by vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_host_info. |
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Names that virtual machines must have to match the filter (see name). If unset or empty, virtual machines with any name match the filter. |
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Power states that a virtual machine must be in to match the filter (see If unset or empty, virtual machines in any power state match the filter. |
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Resource pools that must contain the virtual machine for the virtual machine to match the filter. If unset or empty, virtual machines in any resource pool match the filter. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must contain the id of resources returned by vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_resourcepool_info. |
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Timeout settings for client session. The maximal number of seconds for the whole operation including connection establishment, request sending and response. The default value is 300s. |
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The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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The vSphere vCenter password If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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You can use this optional parameter to set the location of a log file. This file will be used to record the HTTP REST interaction. The file will be stored on the host that runs the module. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
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The vSphere vCenter username 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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Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be the id of a resource returned by vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info. Required with state=[‘get’] |
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Identifiers of virtual machines that can match the filter. If unset or empty, virtual machines with any identifier match the filter. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must contain the id of resources returned by vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info. |
Notes
Note
Tested on vSphere 7.0.3
Examples
- name: Create a VM
vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm:
placement:
cluster: "{{ lookup('vmware.vmware_rest.cluster_moid', '/my_dc/host/my_cluster') }}"
datastore: "{{ lookup('vmware.vmware_rest.datastore_moid', '/my_dc/datastore/local') }}"
folder: "{{ lookup('vmware.vmware_rest.folder_moid', '/my_dc/vm') }}"
resource_pool: "{{ lookup('vmware.vmware_rest.resource_pool_moid', '/my_dc/host/my_cluster/Resources') }}"
name: test_vm1
guest_OS: RHEL_7_64
hardware_version: VMX_11
memory:
hot_add_enabled: true
size_MiB: 1024
disks:
- type: SATA
backing:
type: VMDK_FILE
vmdk_file: '[local] test_vm1/{{ disk_name }}.vmdk'
- type: SATA
new_vmdk:
name: second_disk
capacity: 32000000000
cdroms:
- type: SATA
sata:
bus: 0
unit: 2
nics:
- backing:
type: STANDARD_PORTGROUP
network: "{{ lookup('vmware.vmware_rest.network_moid', '/my_dc/network/VM Network') }}"
register: my_vm
- name: Wait until my VM is off
vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info:
vm: '{{ my_vm.id }}'
register: vm_info
until:
- vm_info is not failed
- vm_info.value.power_state == "POWERED_OFF"
retries: 60
delay: 5
- register: _should_be_empty
name: Search with an invalid filter
vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info:
filter_names: test_vm1_does_not_exists
- name: Look up the VM called test_vm1 in the inventory
register: search_result
vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info:
filter_names:
- test_vm1
- name: Collect information about a specific VM
vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info:
vm: '{{ search_result.value[0].vm }}'
register: test_vm1_info
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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moid of the resource Returned: On success Sample: |
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Wait until my VM is off Returned: On success Sample: |