If you don't havenow(), you can probably use this:
old_date: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.pipe', 'date -d \"now - 14 days\"
+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S') }}"
On 9/4/24 4:05 PM, Alex Wanderley wrote:
Hi Stephen,
First of all, thanks for helping...
(Long read ahead, sorry.)
I'm afraid that did not work for me.
I'm collecting all the snapshots using
"community.vmware.vmware_all_snapshots_info":
- name: Collect snapshots older than 2 weeks
community.vmware.vmware_all_snapshots_info:
datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
validate_certs: false
register: snapshots_info
Which does not return "snapshots_info.virtual_machines". Instead, it
returns "snapshots_info.vmware_all_snapshots_info"So, I had to adjust
your suggestion to:
- name: Filter snapshots older than 2 weeks
ansible.builtin.set_fact:
old_snapshots: "{{ snapshots_info.vmware_all_snapshots_info
| selectattr('vm_name', 'defined') | selectattr('vm_name', 'select',
'creation_time <= old_date') }}"
vars:
old_date: "{{ (now() -
timedelta(weeks=2)).strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S') }}"
But that gave me this:
TASK [Filter snapshots older than 2 weeks]
*************************************
An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full
traceback, use -vvv. The error was: line 0
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false}
So, as a test, I tried to define "old_date" separately using:
- name: Set 2 weeks ago date
ansible.builtin.set_fact:
old_date: "{{ (now() -
timedelta(weeks=2)).strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S') }}"
Which gave me the error below. (That error makes me believe that our
environment (AAP 2.4 + Ansible-core 2.15) perhaps is missing something.)
TASK [Set 2 weeks ago date]
****************************************************
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"msg": "The task includes an option
with an undefined variable. The error was: 'timedelta' is undefined.
'timedelta' is undefined\n\nThe error appears to be in
'/runner/project/dealing_with_snapshots.yml': line 28, column 8, but
may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax
problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n\n - name: Set 2
weeks ago date\n ^ here\n"}
When somehow the "timedelta" error is resolved, do you think I'd be
able to populate the "old_date" variable prior to calling"
community.vmware.vmware_all_snapshots_info" and then go with something
like this? (Sorry for my lack of knowledge if what I'm asking is
complete nonsense...)
- name: Collect snapshots older than 2 weeks
community.vmware.vmware_all_snapshots_info:
datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
validate_certs: false
filters:
creation_time: " {{ selectattr('vm_name', 'select',
'creation_time <= old_date') }}"
register: snapshots_info
The reason I'm bringing back the idea of using "filters" from
vmware_all_snapshots_info is that it would return a, potentially, much
shorter list of VMs for me to deal with.
Regards,
Alex
On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 1:11 AM Stephen Maher <[email protected]> wrote:
Alex,
Does this wok for you as i’ve previously used something similar.
Regards
- name: Gather VMs with snapshots older than 2 weeks
hosts: localhost
gather_facts: no
tasks:
- name: Get all snapshots info
community.vmware.vmware_all_snapshots_info:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
validate_certs: no
register: snapshots_info
- name: Filter snapshots older than 2 weeks
set_fact:
old_snapshots: "{{ snapshots_info.virtual_machines |
selectattr('snapshots', 'defined') | selectattr('snapshots',
'select', 'creation_time <= old_date') }}"
vars:
old_date: "{{ (now() -
timedelta(weeks=2)).strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S') }}"
- name: Display VMs with snapshots older than 2 weeks
debug:
var: old_snapshots
On 4 Sep 2024, at 03:37, Alex Wanderley
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
I've been trying to solve this but I truly still have lots to
learn... Could somebody help?
Given that a VM "creation_time" snapshot property has this
format: "2024-05-26T10:01:21.219280+00:00".
How could I build a filter for the
"community.vmware.vmware_all_snapshots_info" module that would
give me VMs whose snapshots were created 2 weeks ago or older?
- name: Collect snapshots older than 2 weeks
community.vmware.vmware_all_snapshots_info:
datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
validate_certs: false
filters:
creation_time: "<filter>"
match_type: includes
register: old_snapshots
Thanks...
Alex
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the
Google Groups "Ansible Project" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,
send an email to [email protected].
To view this discussion on the web visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CADp8UUS10CbPWP45TRpfXB%2BYRWev5KaSRFjchAi7KQO7Dt%2BzHQ%40mail.gmail.com
<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CADp8UUS10CbPWP45TRpfXB%2BYRWev5KaSRFjchAi7KQO7Dt%2BzHQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "Ansible Project" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,
send an email to [email protected].
To view this discussion on the web visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/6F27360B-C585-4887-A1DF-230B8C3020A0%40gmail.com
<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/6F27360B-C585-4887-A1DF-230B8C3020A0%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>.
/The contents of this message and any attachment(s) are confidential,
proprietary to the City of Edmonton, and are intended only for the
addressed recipient. If you have received this in error, please
disregard the contents, inform the sender of the misdirection, and
remove it from your system. The copying, dissemination, or
distribution of this message, if misdirected, is strictly prohibited./ --
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "Ansible Project" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send
an email to [email protected].
To view this discussion on the web visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CADp8UUTFhKPwN3DT41e7SxwOQs4jSOWZvjeQk2F%3DuCq8B%3Dv5Cg%40mail.gmail.com
<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CADp8UUTFhKPwN3DT41e7SxwOQs4jSOWZvjeQk2F%3DuCq8B%3Dv5Cg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>.
--
Todd
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible
Project" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To view this discussion on the web visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/622a5121-efa6-495b-b836-e8f583d8184d%40gmail.com.
