Note
This plugin is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.15.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_content_library_info.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| hostname string | The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_HOST will be used instead. | |
| library_id string | content library id for which details needs to be fetched. | |
| password string | The password of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead.aliases: pass, pwd | |
| port integer | Default: 443 | The port number of the vSphere vCenter. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PORT will be used instead. |
| protocol string |
| The connection to protocol. |
| proxy_host string added in 1.12.0 of community.vmware | 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_HOST will be used instead. | |
| proxy_port integer added in 1.12.0 of community.vmware | 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_PORT will be used instead. | |
| username string | The username of the vSphere vCenter server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_USER will be used instead.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. |
Note
- name: Get List of Content Libraries
community.vmware.vmware_content_library_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Get information about content library
community.vmware.vmware_content_library_info:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
library_id: '13b0f060-f4d3-4f84-b61f-0fe1b0c0a5a8'
delegate_to: localhost
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| content_lib_details list / elements=string | on success | list of content library metadata Sample: [{'library_creation_time': '2019-07-02T11:50:52.242000', 'library_description': 'new description', 'library_id': '13b0f060-f4d3-4f84-b61f-0fe1b0c0a5a8', 'library_name': 'demo-local-lib', 'library_publish_info': {'authentication_method': 'NONE', 'persist_json_enabled': False, 'publish_url': None, 'published': False, 'user_name': None}, 'library_server_guid': '0fd5813b-aac7-4b92-9fb7-f18f16565613', 'library_type': 'LOCAL', 'library_version': '3'}] |
| content_libs list / elements=string | on success | list of content libraries Sample: ['ded9c4d5-0dcd-4837-b1d8-af7398511e33', '36b72549-14ed-4b5f-94cb-6213fecacc02'] |
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