Note
This plugin is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.7.0).
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_host_vmhba_facts.
major release after 2021-12-01
Deprecated in favour of community.vmware.vmware_host_vmhba_info module.
Use community.vmware.vmware_host_vmhba_info instead.
cluster_name is provided, then vmhba facts about all hosts from given cluster will be returned.esxi_hostname is provided, then vmhba facts about given host system will be returned.The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| cluster_name string | Name of the cluster from which all host systems will be used. Vmhba facts about each ESXi server will be returned for the given cluster. This parameter is required if esxi_hostname is not specified. | |
| esxi_hostname string | Name of the host system to work with. Vmhba facts about this ESXi server will be returned. This parameter is required if cluster_name is not specified. | |
| 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_HOST will be used instead.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. | |
| 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_PASSWORD will be used instead.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd | |
| port integer | 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_PORT will be used instead.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. |
| proxy_host string | 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.This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12 | |
| proxy_port integer | 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 or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_USER will be used instead.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. 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.Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. If set to true, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine. |
Note
- name: Gather facts about vmhbas of all ESXi Host in the given Cluster
community.vmware.vmware_host_vmhba_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
delegate_to: localhost
register: cluster_host_vmhbas
- name: Gather facts about vmhbas of an ESXi Host
community.vmware.vmware_host_vmhba_facts:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
delegate_to: localhost
register: host_vmhbas
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| hosts_vmhbas_facts dictionary | hosts_vmhbas_facts | dict with hostname as key and dict with vmhbas facts as value. Sample: {'10.76.33.204': {'vmhba_details': [{'adapter': 'HPE Smart Array P440ar', 'bus': 3, 'device': 'vmhba0', 'driver': 'nhpsa', 'location': '0000:03:00.0', 'model': 'Smart Array P440ar', 'node_wwn': '50:01:43:80:37:18:9e:a0', 'status': 'unknown', 'type': 'SAS'}, {'adapter': 'QLogic Corp ISP2532-based 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA', 'bus': 5, 'device': 'vmhba1', 'driver': 'qlnativefc', 'location': '0000:05:00.0', 'model': 'ISP2532-based 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA', 'node_wwn': '57:64:96:32:15:90:23:95:82', 'port_type': 'unknown', 'port_wwn': '57:64:96:32:15:90:23:95:82', 'speed': 8, 'status': 'online', 'type': 'Fibre Channel'}, {'adapter': 'QLogic Corp ISP2532-based 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA', 'bus': 8, 'device': 'vmhba2', 'driver': 'qlnativefc', 'location': '0000:08:00.0', 'model': 'ISP2532-based 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA', 'node_wwn': '57:64:96:32:15:90:23:95:21', 'port_type': 'unknown', 'port_wwn': '57:64:96:32:15:90:23:95:21', 'speed': 8, 'status': 'online', 'type': 'Fibre Channel'}]}} |
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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.11/collections/community/vmware/vmware_host_vmhba_facts_module.html