New in version 2.6.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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hostname | The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_HOST will be used instead. | |
password | The password of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead.aliases: pass, pwd | |
protocol |
| The connection to protocol. |
username | The username of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_USER will be used instead.aliases: user, admin | |
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. |
Note
- name: Get facts about tag vmware_tag_facts: hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' delegate_to: localhost - name: Get category id from the given tag vmware_tag_facts: hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' validate_certs: no delegate_to: localhost register: tag_details - debug: msg: "{{ tag_details.tag_facts['fedora_machines']['tag_category_id'] }}"
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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results dict | on success | dictionary of tag metadata Sample: {'Sample_Tag_0002': {'tag_category_id': 'urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceCategory:6de17f28-7694-43ec-a783-d09c141819ae:GLOBAL', 'tag_description': 'Sample Description', 'tag_id': 'urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceTag:a141f212-0f82-4f05-8eb3-c49647c904c5:GLOBAL', 'tag_used_by': []}, 'ubuntu_machines': {'tag_category_id': 'urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceCategory:89573410-29b4-4cac-87a4-127c084f3d50:GLOBAL', 'tag_description': '', 'tag_id': 'urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceTag:7f3516d5-a750-4cb9-8610-6747eb39965d:GLOBAL', 'tag_used_by': []}, 'fedora_machines': {'tag_category_id': 'urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceCategory:baa90bae-951b-4e87-af8c-be681a1ba30c:GLOBAL', 'tag_description': '', 'tag_id': 'urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceTag:7d27d182-3ecd-4200-9d72-410cc6398a8a:GLOBAL', 'tag_used_by': []}} |
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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