Thank you, Abhijeet. That worked!! On Thursday, 7 May 2020 14:16:53 UTC+5:30, Abhijeet Kasurde wrote: > > 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] <javascript:>> > 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. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ansible Project" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/8c90bfb1-30ff-4f56-b1db-42320a9e55c8%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/8c90bfb1-30ff-4f56-b1db-42320a9e55c8%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > Thanks, > Abhijeet Kasurde >
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