New in version 2.5.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
Comments |
---|---|---|
cluster
|
|
Cluster to search for datastores
This is required if datacenter is not supplied
|
datacenter
|
|
Datacenter to search for datastores
This is required if cluster is not supplied
|
hostname
|
|
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.
|
name
|
|
Name of a datastore to match
|
password
|
|
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
(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
|
|
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: user, admin |
validate_certs
|
True
|
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.
|
Note
- name: Gather facts from standalone ESXi server having datacenter as 'ha-datacenter'
vmware_datastore_facts:
hostname: 192.168.1.209
username: [email protected]
password: vmware
datacenter: ha-datacenter
validate_certs: no
delegate_to: localhost
register: facts
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Returned |
Description |
---|---|---|
instance
dict
|
always |
metadata about the available datastores
Sample:
None
|
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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