vsphere_file – Manage files on a vCenter datastore¶
New in version 2.8.
Parameters¶
Examples¶
- name: Create an empty file on a datastore
  vsphere_file:
    host: '{{ vhost }}'
    username: '{{ vuser }}'
    password: '{{ vpass }}'
    datacenter: DC1 Someplace
    datastore: datastore1
    path: some/remote/file
    state: touch
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Create a directory on a datastore
  vsphere_file:
    host: '{{ vhost }}'
    username: '{{ vuser }}'
    password: '{{ vpass }}'
    src: /other/local/file
    datacenter: DC2 Someplace
    datastore: datastore2
    path: other/remote/file
    state: directory
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Query a file on a datastore
  vsphere_file:
    host: '{{ vhost }}'
    username: '{{ vuser }}'
    password: '{{ vpass }}'
    datacenter: DC1 Someplace
    datastore: datastore1
    path: some/remote/file
    state: touch
  delegate_to: localhost
  ignore_errors: yes
- name: Delete a file on a datastore
  vsphere_file:
    host: '{{ vhost }}'
    username: '{{ vuser }}'
    password: '{{ vpass }}'
    datacenter: DC2 Someplace
    datastore: datastore2
    path: other/remote/file
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost
Status¶
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors¶
- Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)
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