Hi Nick,
Thanks for the response. I'm actually basing my tasks on your github repo
you shared!
So I've tried what you suggested but its not returning any data.
Updated task:
- name: Find Guest's Folder using name
vmware_guest_find:
hostname: "{{ vmware_esxi.hostname }}"
validate_certs: "{{ vmware_esxi.validate_certs }}"
username: "{{ vmware_esxi.username }}"
password: "{{ vmware_esxi.password }}"
datacenter: "{{ vmware_esxi.datacenter }}"
name: "{{ item }}"
delegate_to: localhost
tags: findvm
with_items:
- "{{ vm_hostname }}"
Playbook run:
# ansible-playbook -i hosts vmware-template.yml --tags findvm
PLAY [vms]
*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
TASK [vmware-template : Find Guest's Folder using name]
************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [testvm01 -> localhost]
PLAY RECAP
*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
testvm01 : ok=1 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0
The VM is definitely in a folder.
I can see the session opening in the VMware client so I'm assuming that its
connecting and versions of the various software components are compatible.
Must be missing something simple
Regards,
Ted
On Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 7:54:56 PM UTC+1, Nick Rogers wrote:
> It looks like your problem is using the "vm_hostname" in the task.
>
> In my experiments, I either use "{{ inventory_hostname }}" for a per
> vm/host/target definition in the hosts group or a "with_items" loop:
>
> - name: Find Guest's Folder using name
> vmware_guest_find:
> hostname: "{{ vmware_esxi.hostname }}"
> validate_certs: "{{ vmware_esxi.validate_certs }}"
> username: "{{ vmware_esxi.username }}"
> password: "{{ vmware_esxi.password }}"
> datacenter: "{{ vmware_esxi.datacenter }}"
> name: "{{ item }}"
> delegate_to: localhost
> tags: findvm
> with_items:
> - "{{ vm_hostname }}"
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 9:52:01 AM UTC-5, Ted wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm having issues with getting basic VMware modules working. For example
>> vmware_guest_find. I'm running the below from a RHEL 7 server.
>>
>> Versions installed:
>> pyvmomi 6.7.0
>> ansible 2.5.2
>> vSphere vCenter 6.0
>>
>>
>>
>> playbook:
>> ---
>> - hosts: vms
>>
>> roles:
>> - vmware-template
>>
>> Role task:
>> ---
>> # tasks file for vmware-template
>>
>> - name: Find Guest's Folder using name
>> vmware_guest_find:
>> hostname: "{{ vmware_esxi.hostname }}"
>> validate_certs: "{{ vmware_esxi.validate_certs }}"
>> username: "{{ vmware_esxi.username }}"
>> password: "{{ vmware_esxi.password }}"
>> datacenter: "{{ vmware_esxi.datacenter }}"
>> name: "{{ vm_hostname }}"
>> delegate_to: localhost
>> tags: findvm
>>
>> Role vars:(sensitive info hashed out)
>>
>> ---
>> # vars file for vmware-template
>> vmware_esxi:
>> hostname: #######
>> validate_certs: no
>> username: #######
>> password: ########
>> datacenter: #######
>>
>> vm_hostname:
>> - testvm01
>>
>> Hosts file:
>> [local]
>> localhost
>>
>> [vms]
>> testvm01
>>
>>
>>
>> Playbook run: (sensitive info hashed out)
>>
>> # ansible-playbook -i hosts vmware-template.yml --tags findvm -vvvv
>> ansible-playbook 2.5.2
>> config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
>> configured module search path = [u'/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', u
>> '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
>> ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/
>> ansible
>> executable location = /bin/ansible-playbook
>> python version = 2.7.5 (default, May 3 2017, 07:55:04) [GCC 4.8.5
>> 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-14)]
>> Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
>> setting up inventory plugins
>> Set default localhost to localhost
>> Parsed /etc/ansible/plays/hosts inventory source with ini plugin
>> Trying secret FileVaultSecret(filename='########') for vault_id=default
>> Loading callback plugin default of type stdout, v2.0 from /usr/lib/
>> python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/callback/default.pyc
>> PLAYBOOK: vmware-template.yml
>> **************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>> 1 plays in vmware-template.yml
>> PLAY [vms]
>> *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>> META: ran handlers
>> TASK [vmware-template : Find Guest's Folder using name]
>> ************************************************************************************************************************************
>> task path: /etc/ansible/roles/vmware-template/tasks/main.yml:52
>> Using module file
>> /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_find.py
>> <localhost> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: root
>> <localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~ && sleep 0'
>> <localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo
>> /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1525877042.27-257095638403837 `" && echo
>> ansible-tmp-1525877042.27-257095638403837="` echo
>> /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1525877042.27-257095638403837 `" ) &&
>> sleep 0'
>> <localhost> PUT /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-24670bWH_Sz/tmptyQ4GF TO
>> /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1525877042.27-257095638403837/vmware_guest_find.py
>> <localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-
>> 1525877042.27-257095638403837/ /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-
>> 1525877042.27-257095638403837/vmware_guest_find.py && sleep 0'
>> <localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-
>> tmp-1525877042.27-257095638403837/vmware_guest_find.py && sleep 0'
>> <localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-
>> 1525877042.27-257095638403837/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
>> fatal: [testvm01 -> localhost]: FAILED! => {
>> "changed": false,
>> "invocation": {
>> "module_args": {
>> "datacenter": "#######",
>> "hostname": "###########",
>> "name": "['##########']",
>> "password": "VALUE_SPECIFIED_IN_NO_LOG_PARAMETER",
>> "port": ###,
>> "username": "#####",
>> "uuid": null,
>> "validate_certs": false
>> }
>> },
>> "msg": "Unable to find folders for virtual machine ['testvm01']"
>> }
>> to retry, use: --limit @/etc/ansible/plays/vmware-template.retry
>> PLAY RECAP
>> *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>> testvm01 : ok=0 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1
>>
>>
>>
>> This is a pretty straight forward task but I don't understand why its
>> failing. The vm exists, its powered on, VMware tools is running. I can see
>> a new connection opening under the sessions tab in the vSphere client. I
>> can query the VM from powercli.........
>>
>> Does pyvmomi have to be installed on the vCenter host?
>>
>> Any suggestions / comments are most welcome!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ted
>>
>>
>>
>>
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