vmware_guest_disk_facts – Gather facts about disks of given virtual machine¶
New in version 2.6.
DEPRECATED¶
| Removed in Ansible: | |
|---|---|
| version: 2.13 | |
| Why: | Deprecated in favour of _infomodule. | 
| Alternative: | Use vmware_guest_disk_info instead. | 
Synopsis¶
- This module can be used to gather facts about disks belonging to given virtual machine.
- All parameters and VMware object names are case sensitive.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters¶
Notes¶
Note
- Tested on vSphere 6.0 and 6.5.
- Disk UUID information is added in version 2.8.
- Additional information about guest disk backings added in version 2.8.
Examples¶
- name: Gather disk facts from virtual machine using UUID
  vmware_guest_disk_facts:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: ha-datacenter
    validate_certs: no
    uuid: 421e4592-c069-924d-ce20-7e7533fab926
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: disk_facts
- name: Gather disk facts from virtual machine using name
  vmware_guest_disk_facts:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: ha-datacenter
    validate_certs: no
    name: VM_225
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: disk_facts
- name: Gather disk facts from virtual machine using moid
  vmware_guest_disk_facts:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    datacenter: ha-datacenter
    validate_certs: no
    moid: vm-42
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: disk_facts
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Status¶
- This module will be removed in version 2.13. [deprecated]
- For more information see DEPRECATED.
Authors¶
- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde) <akasurde@redhat.com>
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