vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_infraprofile_configs_info module – List the registered infrastructure profiles on the vCenter Server Appliance.

Note

This module is part of the vmware.vmware_rest collection (version 5.0.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install vmware.vmware_rest.

To use it in a playbook, specify: vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_infraprofile_configs_info.

New in vmware.vmware_rest 5.0.0

Synopsis

  • List the infrastructure profiles (infraprofiles) that are registered on the vCenter Server Appliance.

  • Infrastructure profiles capture the configuration of appliance components so they can be exported, validated, and imported.

  • Use this module to discover which profiles are available before exporting or importing a configuration with vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_infraprofile_configs.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

session_timeout

float

Timeout in seconds for the whole operation including connection establishment, request sending, and response.

Default: 300.0

vcenter_hostname

string / required

The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_HOST will be used instead.

vcenter_password

string / required

The vSphere vCenter password.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead.

vcenter_port

integer

The port number of the vSphere vCenter.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PORT will be used instead.

vcenter_rest_log_file

string

Optional path to a log file for HTTP REST interaction.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_REST_LOG_FILE will be used instead.

vcenter_username

string / required

The vSphere vCenter username.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_USER will be used instead.

vcenter_validate_certs

boolean

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.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

Notes

Note

  • Generated from vSphere API spec 9.1.0.

  • Compatible with vSphere API 7.0.3.

  • Compatible with vSphere API 8.0.2.

Examples

- name: List all registered infrastructure profiles
  vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_infraprofile_configs_info:
  register: infraprofiles

- name: Display the names of the registered infrastructure profiles
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    var: infraprofiles.value

Return Values

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

Key

Description

info

list / elements=dictionary

The same information as value, returned as a list for consistency with other info modules.

Returned: On success

Sample: [{"name": "ApplianceManagement"}, {"name": "ApplianceNetwork"}]

value

list / elements=dictionary

The list of registered infrastructure profiles.

Each entry describes a single profile that can be exported, validated, or imported.

Returned: On success

Sample: [{"name": "ApplianceManagement"}, {"name": "ApplianceNetwork"}]

Authors

  • Ansible Eco Content Team (@eco-ansible-content)