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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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. |
Note
- name: Gather facts about local role from an ESXi
vmware_local_role_facts:
hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
register: fact_details
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Get Admin privileges
set_fact:
admin_priv: "{{ fact_details.local_role_facts['Admin']['privileges'] }}"
- debug:
msg: "{{ admin_priv }}"
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
local_role_facts
dictionary
|
always |
Facts about role present on ESXi host
Sample:
[{'role_name': 'AnsiUser1', 'role_system': True, 'role_info_label': 'Ansible User', 'privileges': ['Alarm.Acknowledge', 'Alarm.Create', 'Alarm.Delete', 'Alarm.DisableActions'], 'role_info_summary': 'Ansible Automation user', 'role_id': -12}, {'role_name': 'NoAccess', 'role_system': True, 'role_info_label': 'No access', 'privileges': [], 'role_info_summary': 'Used for restricting granted access', 'role_id': -5}, {'role_name': 'View', 'role_system': True, 'role_info_label': 'View', 'privileges': ['System.Anonymous', 'System.View'], 'role_info_summary': 'Visibility access (cannot be granted)', 'role_id': -3}]
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