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vmware_host_dns_facts - Gathers facts about an ESXi host’s DNS configuration information

New in version 2.5.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to gather facts about an ESXi host’s DNS configuration information when ESXi hostname or Cluster name is given.
  • 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

Parameter
Choices/Defaults
Comments
cluster_name
Name of the cluster from which the ESXi host belong to.
If esxi_hostname is not given, this parameter is required.
esxi_hostname
ESXi hostname to gather facts from.
If cluster_name is not given, this parameter is required.
hostname
required
The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter.
password
required
The password of the vSphere vCenter.

aliases: pass, pwd
port
(added in 2.5)
Default:
443
The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
username
required
The username of the vSphere vCenter.

aliases: user, admin
validate_certs
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Default:
True
Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to false when certificates are not trusted.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 6.5

Examples

- name: Gather DNS facts about all ESXi Host in given Cluster
  vmware_host_dns_facts:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: cluster_name

- name: Gather DNS facts about ESXi Host
  vmware_host_dns_facts:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'

Return Values

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

Key
Returned
Description
drs_rule_facts
dict
always
metadata about DNS config from given cluster / host system

Sample:
{'DC0_C0_H0': {'dhcp': True, 'domain_name': 'localdomain', 'host_name': 'localhost', 'ip_address': ['8.8.8.8'], 'search_doamin': ['localdomain'], 'virtual_nic_device': 'vmk0'}}


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Author

  • Abhijeet Kasurde (@akasurde)

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