Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
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datacenter
required |
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Name of the datacenter.
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folder_name
required |
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Name of folder to be managed.
This is case sensitive parameter.
Folder name should be under 80 characters. This is a VMware restriction.
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folder_type
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Choices:
- datastore
- host
- network
vm ←
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This is type of folder.
If set to vm , then 'VM and Template Folder' is created under datacenter.
If set to host , then 'Host and Cluster Folder' is created under datacenter.
If set to datastore , then 'Storage Folder' is created under datacenter.
If set to network , then 'Network Folder' is created under datacenter.
This parameter is required, if state is set to present and parent_folder is absent.
This option is ignored, if parent_folder is set.
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hostname
str |
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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 supported added in version 2.6.
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parent_folder
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Name of the parent folder under which new folder needs to be created.
This is case sensitive parameter.
Please specify unique folder name as there is no way to detect duplicate names.
If user wants to create a folder under '/DC0/vm/vm_folder', this value will be 'vm_folder'.
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password
str |
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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 supported added in version 2.6.
aliases: pass, pwd
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port
int
(added in 2.5) |
Default:
443
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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 supported added in version 2.6.
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state
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Choices:
present ←
- absent
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State of folder.
If set to present without parent folder parameter, then folder with folder_type is created.
If set to present with parent folder parameter, then folder in created under parent folder. folder_type is ignored.
If set to absent , then folder is unregistered and destroyed.
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username
str |
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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 supported added in version 2.6.
aliases: admin, user
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validate_certs
bool |
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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 supported added in version 2.6.
If set to yes , please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.
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