You can use filters -
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_filters.html
Either - "{{ hostname | to_uuid }}" or "{{ '%Y_%m_%d_%H_%M_%S' | strftime
}}"
On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 2:00 PM Mani <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am a newbie to ansible and I am trying to take a snapshot of multiple
> VM's with a random snapshot name including the VM name (vmname + random
> number or timestamp).
>
> I am able to take snapshot using the VM name with the below code:
>
> ---
> - name: Gather all registered virtual machines
> vmware_vm_info:
> hostname: '{{ running_host }}'
> username: '{{ esxi_user }}'
> password: '{{ esxi_pass }}'
> delegate_to: localhost
> register: vminfo
>
> - name: Create a snapshot
> vmware_guest_snapshot:
> hostname: "{{ vcenter_server }}"
> username: "{{ vcenter_user }}"
> password: "{{ vcenter_pass }}"
> datacenter: 'VDC'
> folder: 'VDC/vm/'
> name: "{{ item.guest_name }}"
> state: present
> snapshot_name: "{{ item.guest_name }}"
> with_items:
> - "{{ vminfo.virtual_machines }}"
>
> Please provide your inputs.
>
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Thanks,
Abhijeet Kasurde
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