You can do this using dynamic inventory and delegate_to
Here is how -
1. Gather facts about virtual machines
2. Gather facts about custom attributes using vmware_guest_info
3. Compare and change if needed
you can see this playbook
---
- hosts: running
tasks:
- setup:
register: r
- debug:
msg: "{{ r.ansible_facts.ansible_distribution }}"
- name: Get custom attributes information
vmware_guest_info:
name: CentOS7_Rest
datacenter: Asia-Datacenter1
folder: /Asia-Datacenter1/vm/
register: vm_info
delegate_to: localhost
- debug:
msg: "{{ vm_info }}"
- name: Update OS information
vmware_guest_custom_attributes:
name: CentOS7_Rest
datacenter: Asia-Datacenter1
folder: /Asia-Datacenter1/vm/
state: present
attributes:
- name: OS
value: "{{ r.ansible_facts.ansible_distribution }}"
when: vm_info.instance.customvalues.OS !=
r.ansible_facts.ansible_distribution
delegate_to: localhost
On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 4:12 AM [email protected] <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I will give 1 more reason .. eg someone upgrade OS from 16.04 to 20.04 ..
> may forget to update the custom attributes...
>
> On Monday, February 22, 2021 at 2:41:08 PM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Here are my custom attributes
>>
>>
>> [image: Capture.JPG]
>>
>>
>> Today these are populated with
>> community.vmware.vmware_guest_custom_attributes
>>
>>
>> But that is manually from the file.. it has human error possible
>>
>> eg Ubuntu 20.04 folks may type Ubuntu20.4
>>
>>
>> There is facts which ansible gather has the OS info.. eg -m setup -a
>> "filter=ansible_distribution_version"
>>
>>
>> Is it somehow possible to get the OS info populated "automatically" with
>> a playbook .. ie update the custom attributes dynamically with real time
>> data ?
>>
>> Any suggestions Please ?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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