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# vmware_guest_boot_facts – Gather facts about boot options for the given virtual machine

New in version 2.7.

- DEPRECATED

- Synopsis

- Requirements

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## DEPRECATED

Removed in Ansible

  version: 2.13

Why

  Deprecated in favour of `_info` module.

Alternative

  Use vmware_guest_boot_info instead.

## Synopsis

- Gather facts about boot options for the given virtual machine.

## Requirements

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

- python >= 2.6

- PyVmomi

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
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.
moid string added in 2.9 |  | Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance. This is required if `name` or `uuid` is not supplied.
name string |  | Name of the VM to work with. This is required if `uuid` or `moid` parameter is not supplied.
name_match string | Choices: first ← last | If multiple virtual machines matching the name, use the first or last found.
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.
use_instance_uuid boolean added in 2.8 | Choices: no ← yes | Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
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
uuid string |  | UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's BIOS UUID by default. This is required if `name` or `moid` parameter is not supplied.
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

## Examples

    - name: Gather facts about virtual machine's boot order and related parameters
      vmware_guest_boot_facts:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        validate_certs: no
        name: "{{ vm_name }}"
      register: vm_boot_order_facts

    - name: Gather facts about virtual machine's boot order using MoID
      vmware_guest_boot_facts:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        validate_certs: no
        moid: "vm-42"
      register: vm_moid_boot_order_facts

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
vm_boot_facts dictionary | always | metadata about boot order of virtual machine Sample: {'current_boot_order': ['floppy', 'disk', 'ethernet', 'cdrom'], 'current_boot_delay': 2000, 'current_boot_retry_delay': 22300, 'current_boot_retry_enabled': True, 'current_enter_bios_setup': True, 'current_boot_firmware': 'bios', 'current_secure_boot_enabled': False}

## Status

- This module will be removed in version 2.13. [deprecated]

- For more information see DEPRECATED.

### Authors

- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

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