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community.vmware.vmware_object_rename – Renames VMware objects

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_object_rename.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to rename VMware objects.
  • All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.
  • Renaming Host and Network is not supported by VMware APIs.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.7
  • PyVmomi
  • vSphere Automation SDK

Parameters

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.
new_name
string / required
New name for VMware object.

aliases: object_new_name
object_moid
string
Managed object id of the VMware object to work with.
Mutually exclusive with object_name.
object_name
string
Name of the object to work with.
Mutually exclusive with object_moid.
object_type
string / required
    Choices:
  • ClusterComputeResource
  • Cluster
  • Datacenter
  • Datastore
  • Folder
  • Network
  • ResourcePool
  • VM
  • VirtualMachine
Type of object to work with.
Valid options are Cluster, ClusterComputeResource, Datacenter, Datastore, Folder, ResourcePool, VM or VirtualMachine.
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
    Choices:
  • http
  • https ←
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
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
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.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 6.5

Examples

- name: Rename a virtual machine
  community.vmware.vmware_object_rename:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    new_name: Fedora_31
    object_name: Fedora_VM
    object_type: VirtualMachine
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Rename a virtual machine using moid
  community.vmware.vmware_object_rename:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    new_name: Fedora_31
    object_moid: vm-14
    object_type: VirtualMachine
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Rename a datacenter
  community.vmware.vmware_object_rename:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    new_name: Asia_Datacenter
    object_name: dc1
    object_type: Datacenter
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Rename a folder with moid
  community.vmware.vmware_object_rename:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    new_name: backup
    object_moid: group-v46
    object_type: Folder
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Rename a cluster with moid
  community.vmware.vmware_object_rename:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    new_name: CCR_1
    object_moid: domain-c33
    object_type: Cluster
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
rename_status
dictionary
on success
metadata about VMware object rename operation

Sample:
{'current_name': 'Fedora_31', 'desired_name': 'Fedora_31', 'previous_name': 'Fedora_VM'}


Authors

  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/vmware/vmware_object_rename_module.html