Can you be more clear in what you are actually trying to achieve? What problem are you exactly having? Share a playbook or inventory that does not do what you want, for example.
On Wed, 10 Feb 2021 at 06:39, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > So again experts & it could be a feature request ... > > > ## How can we dynamicailly update OS custome attribute > > - name: Set Custom Attributes > community.vmware.vmware_guest_custom_attributes: > validate_certs: False > hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' > username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' > password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' > state: present > name: 'dev-1' > attributes: > - name: OS > value: 'Windows Server 2019' > > > ansible all -m setup -a "filter=ansible_distribution_version" -o =====>> > can be used as "value" in above ? > > > > On Monday, February 8, 2021 at 3:46:51 PM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: > >> Thanks for Reply Abhijit .. i already saw ur module - >> community.vmware.vmware_guest_custom_attributes >> >> I am doing this already which powershell with one liner >> >> Get-VM $($line.name) |Set-Annotation -CustomAttribute "OS" -Value >> $($line.os) >> >> >> The power of ansible is it can talk on OS level & Vmware powercli does >> only on vCenter level >> >> vCenter sees OS os with Vmwre-tools as CentOS7 .. ok gr8 .. but when it >> comes to say Ubuntu it simply says Ubuntu 64 bit & not Ubuntu18 >> >> Now we know with Ansible "fatcs & filter" we can get OS details ... so >> that can somehow read & push into custom attributes ? If yes that will be >> awesome. >> >> ansible all -m setup -a "filter=ansible_distribution_version" -o >> >> Thanks >> >> On Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 8:26:00 PM UTC-8 Abhijeet Kasurde wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> You can set and get custom values like >>> >>> - name: Set Custom Attributes >>> community.vmware.vmware_guest_custom_attributes: >>> validate_certs: False >>> hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' >>> username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' >>> password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' >>> state: present >>> name: 'dev-1' >>> attributes: >>> - name: OS >>> value: 'Windows Server 2019' >>> >>> - name: Get guest information >>> community.vmware.vmware_guest_info: >>> validate_certs: False >>> hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' >>> username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' >>> password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' >>> name: 'dev-1' >>> datacenter: Asia-Datacenter1 >>> >>> >>> The output will be like - >>> >>> ok: [localhost] => { >>> "changed": false, >>> "instance": { >>> "annotation": "", >>> "current_snapshot": null, >>> "customvalues": { >>> "OS": "Windows Server 2019" >>> }, >>> ... >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 6:25 PM Dick Visser <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> That's not really an example of the actual data structure. So for the >>>> moment the answer is that what you want should be possible. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 at 09:58, [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks for Reply, just to give you more context >>>>> >>>>> The custom attributes i have added are >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> OS >>>>> Application >>>>> Owner >>>>> >>>>> Etc... >>>>> >>>>> Now why OS ? That is as the OS seen by vCenter is say Ubuntu .,... but >>>>> it does not tell if that is Ubuntu18.04 or Ubuntu20.04 ... so i have added >>>>> them manually for now.. but looking for way to Automate that. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 10:46:52 PM UTC-8 [email protected] >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> You could override the values by combining it with a specially >>>>>> crafter >>>>>> dictionary, or loop over it, etc. >>>>>> How exactly you do this depends on the data structure, but the module >>>>>> documentation does not mention any such custom attributes. >>>>>> If you have an example of your playbook and the resulting data >>>>>> structure? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 at 06:03, [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Hi >>>>>> > >>>>>> > anyone can suggest Please if we can update the say a 'custom >>>>>> attribute' called OS from OS level with below >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/vmware/vmware_vm_info_module.html >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Say i want to use Windows 2019 DataCenter .. which is not aviable >>>>>> btw in vCenter 6.7 .. so getting that as ansible facts and add to >>>>>> attributes somehow >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Thanks >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > 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]. >>>>>> > To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/161ffe5a-656f-4ea9-8d7d-e7518b7e3936n%40googlegroups.com. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Dick Visser >>>>>> Trust & Identity Service Operations Manager >>>>>> GÉANT >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/92953dbf-6496-4c28-8c55-9d5645dece82n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/92953dbf-6496-4c28-8c55-9d5645dece82n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sent from a mobile device - please excuse the brevity, spelling and >>>> punctuation. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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]. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAL8fbwO4FPudK-arMRZJxQvhdLGJZxF4JdQnCXMoNqt6O_-M%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAL8fbwO4FPudK-arMRZJxQvhdLGJZxF4JdQnCXMoNqt6O_-M%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Thanks, >>> Abhijeet Kasurde >>> >> -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/62fe4538-f4ac-474a-bdc7-0410a5812fecn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/62fe4538-f4ac-474a-bdc7-0410a5812fecn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from a mobile device - please excuse the brevity, spelling and punctuation. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. 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