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community.vmware.vmware_host_package_info

Gathers info about available packages on an ESXi host

  • This module can be used to gather information about available packages and their status on an ESXi host.
Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
cluster_name
string
Name of the cluster.
Package information about each ESXi server will be returned for given cluster.
If esxi_hostname is not given, this parameter is required.
esxi_hostname
string
ESXi hostname.
Package information about this ESXi server will be returned.
If cluster_name is not given, this parameter is required.
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.
Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
password
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.
Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.

aliases: pass, pwd
port
integer
Default:
443
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 Ansible 2.6.
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.
This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12
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
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.
Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.

aliases: admin, user
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
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 Ansible 2.6.
If set to true, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.

Note

  • All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.
- name: Gather info about all ESXi Host in given Cluster
  community.vmware.vmware_host_package_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: cluster_name
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: cluster_host_packages

- name: Gather info about ESXi Host
  community.vmware.vmware_host_package_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: host_packages

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

Key Returned Description
hosts_package_info
dictionary
hosts_package_info
dict with hostname as key and dict with package information as value

Sample:
{'hosts_package_info': {'localhost.localdomain': []}}


Authors

  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)