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vcenter_vm_hardware_cpu_info

Returns the CPU-related settings of a virtual machine

Collection: vmware.vmware_rest

Full Name: vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_cpu_info

Synopsis

Returns the CPU-related settings of a virtual machine

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
vcenter_hostnamestringyesThe hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_HOST) will be used instead.
vcenter_usernamestringyesThe vSphere vCenter username
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_USER) will be used instead.
vcenter_passwordstringyesThe vSphere vCenter password
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PASSWORD) will be used instead.
vcenter_validate_certsbooltrueAllows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to C(false) when certificates are not trusted.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS) will be used instead.
vcenter_rest_log_filestringYou can use this optional parameter to set the location of a log file.
This file will be used to record the HTTP REST interaction.
The file will be stored on the host that runs the module.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of
environment variable C(VMWARE_REST_LOG_FILE) will be used instead.
session_timeoutfloatTimeout settings for client session.
The maximal number of seconds for the whole operation including connection establishment, request sending and response.
The default value is 300s.
vmstringVirtual machine identifier.
The parameter must be the id of a resource returned by M(vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info). Required with I(state=[‘get’])

Example

yaml
- name: Look up the VM called test_vm1 in the inventory
  register: search_result
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info:
    filter_names:
    - test_vm1

- name: Collect information about a specific VM
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info:
    vm: '{{ search_result.value[0].vm }}'
  register: test_vm1_info

- name: Retrieve the CPU information from the VM
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_cpu_info:
    vm: '{{ test_vm1_info.id }}'
  register: _result
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