you might try https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/vmware_vm_facts_module.html and see what you get back. I don't have an area to test it though.
On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 3:37 PM Carter, Stephen <scar...@ussignal.com> wrote: > All of our vCenters are unlinked, and completely independent making it a > little more difficult. > > > > It’s possible we could have some more luck using a dynamic inventory from > vCenter. We are looking at Tower, so it could be a possibility. > > > > *From: *<ansible-project@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Izzy < > israelm5...@gmail.com> > *Reply-To: *"ansible-project@googlegroups.com" < > ansible-project@googlegroups.com> > *Date: *Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 2:36 PM > *To: *"ansible-project@googlegroups.com" <ansible-project@googlegroups.com > > > *Subject: *Re: [ansible-project] Finding a VM on VCenters > > > > Not sure how you're Vcenters are setup, but in my environment our Vm's are > not really assigned to specific Vcenter's so I use the UUID's to perform > snapshots for each VM in one playbook. I haven't figured out how to call > the UUID so I have it set manually. > > > Israel > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 11:03 AM Carter, Stephen <scar...@ussignal.com> > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I was curious if anyone has come up with a decent way of accomplishing > this. > > > > I have an inventory file with a bunch of VM’s I manage currently. > > > > When we do maintenances we like to take a snapshot just before we perform > actions however, I am hitting a hitch of trying to find a way to determine > what vCenter the VM is located on. There can be several it could be on, and > I really don’t want to statically go and define it for all my VM’s. > > > > Any ideas on the best way to accomplish this? 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