vmware_guest_boot_facts – Gather facts about boot options for the given virtual machine¶
New in version 2.7.
DEPRECATED¶
Removed in Ansible: | |
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version: 2.13 | |
Why: | Deprecated in favour of _info module. |
Alternative: | Use vmware_guest_boot_info instead. |
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters¶
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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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.
|
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moid
string
added in 2.9 |
Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
This is required if
name or uuid is not supplied. |
|
name
string
|
Name of the VM to work with.
This is required if
uuid or moid parameter is not supplied. |
|
name_match
string
|
|
If multiple virtual machines matching the name, use the first or last found.
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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.
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proxy_host
string
added in 2.9 |
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
|
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proxy_port
integer
added in 2.9 |
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. |
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use_instance_uuid
boolean
added in 2.8 |
|
Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
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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 |
|
uuid
string
|
UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's BIOS UUID by default.
This is required if
name or moid parameter is not supplied. |
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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. |
Examples¶
- name: Gather facts about virtual machine's boot order and related parameters
vmware_guest_boot_facts:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
validate_certs: no
name: "{{ vm_name }}"
register: vm_boot_order_facts
- name: Gather facts about virtual machine's boot order using MoID
vmware_guest_boot_facts:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
validate_certs: no
moid: "vm-42"
register: vm_moid_boot_order_facts
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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vm_boot_facts
dictionary
|
always |
metadata about boot order of virtual machine
Sample:
{'current_boot_order': ['floppy', 'disk', 'ethernet', 'cdrom'], 'current_boot_delay': 2000, 'current_boot_retry_delay': 22300, 'current_boot_retry_enabled': True, 'current_enter_bios_setup': True, 'current_boot_firmware': 'bios', 'current_secure_boot_enabled': False}
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Status¶
- This module will be removed in version 2.13. [deprecated]
- For more information see DEPRECATED.
Authors¶
- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
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