BTW how to use this as dynamic inv ?
Tried below
ansible-playbook uptime-inv-based.yml -i vmware.yml
---
## This playbook is for :
- name: Simple play
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: yes
remote_user: ansible
tasks:
- name: find uptime
command: uptime
register: uptime_output
- debug: msg="{{uptime_output.stdout_lines}}"
- debug:
var: vars.groups.all
its gives uptime of local box ..
On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 7:10:45 PM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote:
> Great ...it filter not only based on Tags but custom attributes as well...
> !!!
>
> On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 7:06:40 PM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote:
>
>> Please ignore..i removed & re-added the tag & its working .. Thanks @
>> Abhijeet
>> Kasurde
>>
>> On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 7:01:47 PM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote:
>>
>>> tested on Ubuntu 20.04 ..
>>>
>>> I am able to see all vms
>>>
>>> eg
>>>
>>>
>>> "xx": {
>>> "Application": "xx",
>>> "Environment": "xx",
>>> "LOB": "xx",
>>> "Location": "xx",
>>> "NB_LAST_BACKUP": "xx",
>>> "OS": "Ubuntu18.04",
>>> "ansible_host": "xx",
>>> "categories": [
>>> "Backup Retention Policy",
>>> "OS"
>>> ],
>>> "config.guestId": "ubuntu64Guest",
>>> "config.name": "xx",
>>> "guest.ipAddress": "xx",
>>> "runtime.connectionState": "connected",
>>> "summary.runtime.powerState": "poweredOn",
>>> "tag_category.Backup Retention Policy": [
>>> "Backup-Bronze"
>>> ],
>>> "tag_category.OS": [
>>> "Ubuntu18.04"
>>> ],
>>> "tags": [
>>> "Backup-Bronze",
>>> "Ubuntu18.04"
>>> ]
>>> }
>>> }
>>> },
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As soon as i added
>>>
>>>
>>> filters:
>>> - OS is defined and OS == 'Ubuntu18.04'
>>>
>>> I get below
>>>
>>> {
>>> "_meta": {
>>> "hostvars": {}
>>> },
>>> "all": {
>>> "children": [
>>> "ungrouped"
>>> ]
>>> }
>>> }
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any suggestions Please ?
>>>
>>> On Monday, February 8, 2021 at 4:46:24 PM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote:
>>>
>>>> Now the error :
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ansible-inventory --list -i vmware.yml
>>>> [WARNING]: * Failed to parse /etc/ansible/playbooks/vmware.yml with
>>>> ansible_collections.community.vmware.plugins.inventory.vmware_vm_inventory
>>>> plugin: Unable to find 'vSphere
>>>> Automation SDK' Python library which is required. Please refer this URL
>>>> for installation steps -
>>>> https://code.vmware.com/web/sdk/7.0/vsphere-automation-python
>>>> [WARNING]: Unable to parse /etc/ansible/playbooks/vmware.yml as an
>>>> inventory source
>>>> [WARNING]: No inventory was parsed, only implicit localhost is available
>>>> {
>>>> "_meta": {
>>>> "hostvars": {}
>>>> },
>>>> "all": {
>>>> "children": [
>>>> "ungrouped"
>>>> ]
>>>> }
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> #######################################
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> tried below 2
>>>>
>>>> scl enable rh-python36 bash
>>>> ansible-inventory --list -i vmware.yml
>>>> [WARNING]: * Failed to parse /etc/ansible/playbooks/vmware.yml with
>>>> ansible_collections.community.vmware.plugins.inventory.vmware_vm_inventory
>>>> plugin: Unable to find 'vSphere
>>>> Automation SDK' Python library which is required. Please refer this URL
>>>> for installation steps -
>>>> https://code.vmware.com/web/sdk/7.0/vsphere-automation-python
>>>> [WARNING]: Unable to parse /etc/ansible/playbooks/vmware.yml as an
>>>> inventory source
>>>> [WARNING]: No inventory was parsed, only implicit localhost is available
>>>> {
>>>> "_meta": {
>>>> "hostvars": {}
>>>> },
>>>> "all": {
>>>> "children": [
>>>> "ungrouped"
>>>> ]
>>>> }
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> #######################################
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> python --version
>>>> Python 3.6.12
>>>>
>>>> ansible --version
>>>> ansible 2.9.14
>>>> 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 = /usr/bin/ansible
>>>> python version = 2.7.5 (default, Nov 16 2020, 22:23:17) [GCC 4.8.5
>>>> 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-44)]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> OS :-
>>>> Distributor ID: CentOS
>>>> Description: CentOS Linux release 7.9.2009 (Core)
>>>> Release: 7.9.2009
>>>> Codename: Core
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> #######################################
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Now i will try what you gave
>>>>
>>>> #######################################
>>>>
>>>> - 'customValue' # <---------------------------------- This way you can
>>>> specify the customValues
>>>> filters:
>>>> - OS is defined and OS == 'Linux' #
>>>> <---------------------------------- This way you can filter customValue
>>>>
>>>> ###############################
>>>> ########
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Install was done & was ok when i upgrade to python 3x :
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://github.com/vmware/vsphere-automation-sdk-python#installing-required-python-packages
>>>>
>>>> pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
>>>> pip install --upgrade git+
>>>> https://github.com/vmware/vsphere-automation-sdk-python.git
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Per notes in
>>>> https://github.com/vmware/vsphere-automation-sdk-python#installing-required-python-packages
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please suggest ( google did not give any clue for fix )
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, February 8, 2021 at 4:36:05 PM UTC-8 [email protected]
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Link :
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/vmware/vmware_vm_inventory_inventory.html
>>>>>
>>>>> last 2 lines
>>>>>
>>>>> filters: - "tag_category.OS is defined and 'Linux' in tag_category.OS"
>>>>>
>>>>> How to i add "AND" or "OR" here ?
>>>>>
>>>>> OS = CentOS7
>>>>> And
>>>>> LOB = Infra
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Monday, February 8, 2021 at 4:33:47 PM UTC-8 [email protected]
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Abhijit actually i came across that one & tried below .. "per the
>>>>>> documents" .. which were confusing BTW .. soon i will give link
>>>>>>
>>>>>> filters:
>>>>>> - "tag_category.OS is defined and 'Ubuntu16.04' in tag_category.OS"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I had difficult time to get this tested .. as for "tags" you see
>>>>>> some extra stuff install & that install though looks straighforward but
>>>>>> took me for spin .. so i am more into fixing the python issues ... May
>>>>>> be
>>>>>> you can help.. soon i will give all i tried & error i got ..
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 8:17:41 PM UTC-8 Abhijeet Kasurde
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can use custom attributes assigned to vms using inventory. Let
>>>>>>> us assume that a VM has attributes as "OS" = "Linux" and "Backup" =
>>>>>>> "Monday" then
>>>>>>> your inventory configuration looks like -
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> plugin: community.vmware.vmware_vm_inventory
>>>>>>> strict: False
>>>>>>> hostname: 10.8.36.25
>>>>>>> username: [email protected]
>>>>>>> password: 2gJ.aGq8AU*tPAaii_
>>>>>>> validate_certs: False
>>>>>>> hostnames:
>>>>>>> - 'config.name'
>>>>>>> properties:
>>>>>>> - 'config.name'
>>>>>>> - 'config.guestId'
>>>>>>> - 'guest.ipAddress'
>>>>>>> - 'summary.runtime.powerState'
>>>>>>> - 'customValue' # <---------------------------------- This way you
>>>>>>> can specify the customValues
>>>>>>> filters:
>>>>>>> - OS is defined and OS == 'Linux' #
>>>>>>> <---------------------------------- This way you can filter customValue
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You will get results like
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # ansible-inventory -i filters_custom_attributes_vmware.yml --list
>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>> "_meta": {
>>>>>>> "hostvars": {
>>>>>>> "centos_7": {
>>>>>>> "Backup": "Monday",
>>>>>>> "OS": "Linux",
>>>>>>> "config.guestId": "centos7_64Guest",
>>>>>>> "config.name": "centos_7",
>>>>>>> "runtime.connectionState": "connected",
>>>>>>> "summary.runtime.powerState": "poweredOff"
>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>> },
>>>>>>> "all": {
>>>>>>> "children": [
>>>>>>> "centos7_64Guest",
>>>>>>> "poweredOff",
>>>>>>> "ungrouped"
>>>>>>> ]
>>>>>>> },
>>>>>>> "centos7_64Guest": {
>>>>>>> "hosts": [
>>>>>>> "centos_7"
>>>>>>> ]
>>>>>>> },
>>>>>>> "poweredOff": {
>>>>>>> "hosts": [
>>>>>>> "centos_7"
>>>>>>> ]
>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Let me know if you need any additional information.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 3:43 PM [email protected] <[email protected]>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I checked that one, seems close, does that mean this feature is now
>>>>>>>> in ? the docs does not talk about that -
>>>>>>>> https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/scenario_guides/vmware_scenarios/vmware_inventory_filters.html
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 12:17:32 AM UTC-7 Abhijeet Kasurde
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>> I raised a PR to address - how to use filters in
>>>>>>>>> vmware_vm_inventory -
>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/71670
>>>>>>>>> Please provide the feedback.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 9:10 AM [email protected] <
>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The page
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/scenario_guides/vmware_scenarios/vmware_inventory_hostnames.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Does not talk or give examples of filter ..
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, September 4, 2020 at 8:25:48 PM UTC-7
>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> i tested & found below works though
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> filters: - runtime.powerState == "poweredOff"
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> i am using
>>>>>>>>>>> ansible 2.9.10
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, September 4, 2020 at 8:16:22 PM UTC-7
>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> tried but no luck
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> plugin: community.vmware.vmware_vm_inventory
>>>>>>>>>>>> strict: False
>>>>>>>>>>>> hostname: xxx
>>>>>>>>>>>> username: [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>>>> password: xxx
>>>>>>>>>>>> validate_certs: False
>>>>>>>>>>>> #properties:
>>>>>>>>>>>> #- runtime.powerState
>>>>>>>>>>>> #- config.name
>>>>>>>>>>>> properties:
>>>>>>>>>>>> - 'name'
>>>>>>>>>>>> - 'config.uuid'
>>>>>>>>>>>> - 'config.name'
>>>>>>>>>>>> - 'guest.toolsStatus'
>>>>>>>>>>>> - 'guest.toolsRunningStatus'
>>>>>>>>>>>> - 'guest.ipAddress'
>>>>>>>>>>>> - 'configIssue'
>>>>>>>>>>>> - 'config.bootOptions'
>>>>>>>>>>>> - 'config.annotation'
>>>>>>>>>>>> - 'config.alternateGuestName'
>>>>>>>>>>>> compose:
>>>>>>>>>>>> ansible_host: 'guest.ipAddress'
>>>>>>>>>>>> keyed_groups:
>>>>>>>>>>>> - key: 'tags'
>>>>>>>>>>>> separator: ''
>>>>>>>>>>>> filters:
>>>>>>>>>>>> - guest.GuestFullName == "CentOS 7 (64-bit)"
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, September 4, 2020 at 12:21:46 PM UTC-7
>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> @abijit reported community.vmware.vmware_vm_inventory but i
>>>>>>>>>>>>> did not find doc about it ie what all capabilities its filter has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, September 4, 2020 at 12:12:04 PM UTC-7
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Needs any suggestion in my case as below
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have vCenter where many linux bases vm which are use by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other lob, there is no proper naming standard , no ip based
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> filter possible
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> , no folders arranged properly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> With all this, one thing which is in my control is add
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "custom attributes"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is there any way we can filter using "custom attributes'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>> Abhijeet Kasurde
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>>>>>>>
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