New in version 2.6.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
cluster_name
-
|
Name of the cluster.
If set, facts of this cluster will be returned.
This parameter is required, if
datacenter is not supplied. |
|
datacenter
-
|
Datacenter to search for cluster/s.
This parameter is required, if
cluster_name is not supplied. |
|
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
added in 2.5 |
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.
|
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
|
|
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
yes , please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine. |
- name: Gather cluster facts from given datacenter
vmware_cluster_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
datacenter: ha-datacenter
validate_certs: no
delegate_to: localhost
register: cluster_facts
- name: Gather facts from datacenter about specific cluster
vmware_cluster_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: DC0_C0
delegate_to: localhost
register: cluster_facts
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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clusters
dictionary
|
always |
metadata about the available clusters
Sample:
{'DC0_C0': {'drs_default_vm_behavior': None, 'drs_enable_vm_behavior_overrides': None, 'drs_vmotion_rate': None, 'enable_ha': None, 'enabled_drs': True, 'enabled_vsan': False, 'ha_admission_control_enabled': None, 'ha_failover_level': None, 'ha_host_monitoring': None, 'ha_restart_priority': None, 'ha_vm_failure_interval': None, 'ha_vm_max_failure_window': None, 'ha_vm_max_failures': None, 'ha_vm_min_up_time': None, 'ha_vm_monitoring': None, 'ha_vm_tools_monitoring': None, 'vsan_auto_claim_storage': False}}
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