Documentation

vmware_target_canonical_facts - Return canonical (NAA) from an ESXi host

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

Return canonical (NAA) from an ESXi host based on SCSI target ID

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • Tested on vSphere 5.5
  • PyVmomi installed

Options

parameter required default choices comments
hostname
yes
    The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter
    password
    yes
      The password of the vSphere vCenter

      aliases: pass, pwd
      target_id
      yes
        The target id based on order of scsi device
        username
        yes
          The username of the vSphere vCenter

          aliases: user, admin

          Examples

          # Example vmware_target_canonical_facts command from Ansible Playbooks
          - name: Get Canonical name
                local_action: >
                  vmware_target_canonical_facts
                  hostname="{{ ansible_ssh_host }}" username=root password=vmware
                  target_id=7
          

          This is an Extras Module

          For more information on what this means please read Extras Modules

          For help in developing on modules, should you be so inclined, please read Community Information & Contributing, Helping Testing PRs and Developing Modules.