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vmware_host_service_facts - Gathers facts about an ESXi host’s services
- This module can be used to gather facts about an ESXi host’s services.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
Comments |
cluster_name
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Name of the cluster.
Service facts about each ESXi server will be returned for given cluster.
If esxi_hostname is not given, this parameter is required.
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esxi_hostname
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ESXi hostname.
Service facts about this ESXi server will be returned.
If cluster_name is not given, this parameter is required.
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hostname
str |
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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 VMWARE_HOST will be used instead.
Environment variable support added in version 2.6.
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password
str |
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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 VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead.
Environment variable support added in version 2.6.
aliases: pass, pwd
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port
int
(added in 2.5) |
Default:
443
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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 VMWARE_PORT will be used instead.
Environment variable support added in version 2.6.
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username
str |
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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 VMWARE_USER will be used instead.
Environment variable support added in version 2.6.
aliases: admin, user
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validate_certs
bool |
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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.
Environment variable support added in version 2.6.
If set to yes , please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.
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Note
- Tested on vSphere 6.5
- If source package name is not available then fact is populated as null.
- name: Gather facts about all ESXi Host in given Cluster
vmware_host_service_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: cluster_name
register: cluster_host_services
- name: Gather facts about ESXi Host
vmware_host_service_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
register: host_services
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Returned |
Description |
host_service_facts
dict
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always |
dict with hostname as key and dict with host service config facts
Sample:
{'10.76.33.226': [{'required': False, 'source_package_name': 'esx-base', 'uninstallable': False, 'running': True, 'key': 'DCUI', 'policy': 'on', 'source_package_desc': 'This VIB contains all of the base functionality of vSphere ESXi.', 'label': 'Direct Console UI'}, {'required': False, 'source_package_name': 'esx-base', 'uninstallable': False, 'running': False, 'key': 'TSM', 'policy': 'off', 'source_package_desc': 'This VIB contains all of the base functionality of vSphere ESXi.', 'label': 'ESXi Shell'}]}
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This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
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- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
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