New in version 2.7.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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cluster_name | Name of the cluster. NTP config facts about each ESXi server will be returned for the given cluster. If esxi_hostname is not given, this parameter is required. | |
esxi_hostname | ESXi hostname. NTP config facts about this ESXi server will be returned. If cluster_name is not given, this parameter is required. | |
hostname str | 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 supported added in version 2.6. | |
password str | 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 supported added in version 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd | |
port int (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 supported added in version 2.6. |
username str | 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 supported added in version 2.6. aliases: admin, user | |
validate_certs bool |
| 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 supported added in version 2.6. If set to yes , please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine. |
Note
- name: Gather NTP facts about all ESXi Host in the given Cluster vmware_host_ntp_facts: hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' cluster_name: cluster_name delegate_to: localhost register: cluster_host_ntp - name: Gather NTP facts about ESXi Host vmware_host_ntp_facts: hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}' delegate_to: localhost register: host_ntp
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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hosts_ntp_facts dict | hosts_ntp_facts | dict with hostname as key and dict with NTP facts as value Sample: {'10.76.33.226': [{'ntp_servers': [], 'time_zone_gmt_offset': 0, 'time_zone_description': 'UTC', 'time_zone_name': 'UTC', 'time_zone_identifier': 'UTC'}]} |
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