vmware_host_service_info – Gathers info about an ESXi host’s services — Ansible Documentation

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# vmware_host_service_info – Gathers info about an ESXi host’s services

New in version 2.9.

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- This module can be used to gather information about an ESXi host’s services.

## Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
cluster_name string |  | Name of the cluster. Service information about each ESXi server will be returned for given cluster. If `esxi_hostname` is not given, this parameter is required.
esxi_hostname string |  | ESXi hostname. Service information about this ESXi server will be returned. If `cluster_name` is not given, this parameter is required.
hostname string |  | The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_HOST` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
password string |  | The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PASSWORD` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd
port integer added in 2.5 | Default: 443 | The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PORT` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
proxy_host string added in 2.9 |  | Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. The format is a hostname or a IP. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PROXY_HOST` will be used instead. This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12
proxy_port integer added in 2.9 |  | Port of the HTTP proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PROXY_PORT` will be used instead.
username string |  | The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_USER` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: admin, user
validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to `false` when certificates are not trusted. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. If set to `yes`, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.

## Notes

Note

- Tested on vSphere 6.5
- If source package name is not available then fact is populated as null.

## Examples

    - name: Gather info about all ESXi Host in given Cluster
      vmware_host_service_info:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        cluster_name: cluster_name
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: cluster_host_services

    - name: Gather info about ESXi Host
      vmware_host_service_info:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: host_services

## Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
host_service_info dictionary | always | dict with hostname as key and dict with host service config information Sample: {'10.76.33.226': [{'key': 'DCUI', 'label': 'Direct Console UI', 'policy': 'on', 'required': False, 'running': True, 'uninstallable': False, 'source_package_name': 'esx-base', 'source_package_desc': 'This VIB contains all of the base functionality of vSphere ESXi.'}, {'key': 'TSM', 'label': 'ESXi Shell', 'policy': 'off', 'required': False, 'running': False, 'uninstallable': False, 'source_package_name': 'esx-base', 'source_package_desc': 'This VIB contains all of the base functionality of vSphere ESXi.'}]}

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

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