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vmware_vmkernel_facts - Gathers VMKernel facts about an ESXi host

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to gather VMKernel facts about an ESXi host from given ESXi hostname or cluster name.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
cluster_name
Name of the cluster.
VMKernel 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.
VMKernel facts about this ESXi server will be returned.
If cluster_name is not given, this parameter is required.
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.
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
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Default:
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.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 6.5

Examples

- name: Gather VMKernel facts about all ESXi Host in given Cluster
  vmware_vmkernel_facts:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: cluster_name
  register: cluster_host_vmks

- name: Gather VMKernel facts about ESXi Host
  vmware_vmkernel_facts:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
  register: host_vmks

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
host_vmk_facts
dict
 success
metadata about VMKernel present on given host system

Sample:
{'10.76.33.208': [{'enable_vsan': False, 'enable_vmotion': False, 'enable_management': True, 'ipv4_subnet_mask': '255.255.255.0', 'mtu': 1500, 'ipv4_address': '10.76.33.28', 'mac': '52:54:00:12:50:ce', 'key': 'key-vim.host.VirtualNic-vmk0', 'device': 'vmk0', 'dhcp': True, 'portgroup': 'Management Network', 'stack': 'defaultTcpipStack', 'enable_ft': False}]}


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Author

  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@akasurde)

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