| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
                
                                                            | datacenter 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: 
 "ha-datacenter" | Datacenter name of the virtual machine to export. This parameter is case sensitive. | 
                            
                                                            | download_timeout 
                    integer
                                                                 added in 2.9 | Default: 
 10 | The user defined timeout in minute of exporting file. If the vmdk file is too large to export in 10 minutes, specify the value larger than 10, the maximum value is 60. | 
                            
                                                            | export_dir 
                    path
                                             / required                     |  | Absolute path to place the exported files on the server running this task, must have write permission. If folder not exist will create it, also create a folder under this path named with VM name. | 
                            
                                                            | export_with_images 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Export an ISO image of the media mounted on the CD/DVD Drive within the virtual machine. | 
                            
                                                            | folder 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Destination folder, absolute path to find the specified guest. The folder should include the datacenter. ESX's datacenter is ha-datacenter. This parameter is case sensitive. If multiple machines are found with same name, this parameter is used to identify uniqueness of the virtual machine. version_added 2.5 Examples: folder: /ha-datacenter/vm folder: ha-datacenter/vm folder: /datacenter1/vm folder: datacenter1/vm folder: /datacenter1/vm/folder1 folder: datacenter1/vm/folder1 folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2 | 
                            
                                                            | 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_HOSTwill be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. | 
                            
                                                            | moid 
                    string
                                                                 added in 2.9 |  | Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance. This is required if nameoruuidis not supplied. | 
                            
                                                            | name 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Name of the virtual machine to export. This is a required parameter, if parameter uuidormoidis not supplied. | 
                            
                                                            | 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_PASSWORDwill 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_PORTwill be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. | 
                            
                                                            | proxy_host 
                    string
                                                                 added in 2.9 |  | Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. The format is a hostname or a IP. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PROXY_HOSTwill be used instead. This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12 | 
                            
                                                            | proxy_port 
                    integer
                                                                 added in 2.9 |  | Port of the HTTP proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PROXY_PORTwill be used instead. | 
                            
                                                            | 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_USERwill be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: admin, user
 | 
                            
                                                            | uuid 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Uuid of the virtual machine to export. This is a required parameter, if parameter nameormoidis not supplied. | 
                            
                                                            | validate_certs 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to falsewhen certificates are not trusted. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTSwill 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. |