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# vmware_host_facts – Gathers facts about remote ESXi hostsystem

New in version 2.5.

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Examples
- Status

## Synopsis

- This module can be used to gathers facts like CPU, memory, datastore, network and system etc. about ESXi host system.
- Please specify hostname or IP address of ESXi host system as `hostname`.
- If hostname or IP address of vCenter is provided as `hostname` and `esxi_hostname` is not specified, then the module will throw an error.
- VSAN facts added in 2.7 version.

## Requirements

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

- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
esxi_hostname string added in 2.8 |  | ESXi hostname. Host facts about the specified ESXi server will be returned. By specifying this option, you can select which ESXi hostsystem is returned if connecting to a vCenter.
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.
show_tag boolean added in 2.9 | Choices: no ← yes | Tags related to Host are shown if set to `True`.
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.

## Examples

    - name: Gather vmware host facts
      vmware_host_facts:
        hostname: "{{ esxi_server }}"
        username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
        password: "{{ esxi_password }}"
      register: host_facts
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Gather vmware host facts from vCenter
      vmware_host_facts:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_server }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_user }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_pass }}"
        esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
      register: host_facts
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Gather vmware host facts from vCenter with tag information
      vmware_host_facts:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_server }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_user }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_pass }}"
        esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
        show_tag: True
      register: host_facts_tag
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Get VSAN Cluster UUID from host facts
      vmware_host_facts:
        hostname: "{{ esxi_server }}"
        username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
        password: "{{ esxi_password }}"
      register: host_facts
    - set_fact:
        cluster_uuid: "{{ host_facts['ansible_facts']['vsan_cluster_uuid'] }}"

## Status

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

### Authors

- Wei Gao (@woshihaoren)

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