How to assign random name for vmware snapshot?

[Mani]

I am a newbie to ansible and I am trying to take a snapshot of multiple VM's with a random snapshot name including the VM name (vmname + random number or timestamp). 

I am able to take snapshot using the VM name with the below code:

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- name: Gather all registered virtual machines

  vmware_vm_info:

    hostname: '{{ running_host }}'

    username: '{{ esxi_user }}'

    password: '{{ esxi_pass }}'

  delegate_to: localhost

  register: vminfo

- name: Create a snapshot

  vmware_guest_snapshot:

    hostname: "{{ vcenter_server }}"

    username: "{{ vcenter_user }}"

    password: "{{ vcenter_pass }}"

    datacenter: 'VDC'

    folder: 'VDC/vm/'

    name: "{{ item.guest_name }}"

    state: present

    snapshot_name: "{{ item.guest_name }}"

  with_items:

    - "{{ vminfo.virtual_machines }}"

Please provide your inputs.

[Abhijeet Kasurde]

You can use filters - https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_filters.html

Either - "{{ hostname | to_uuid }}" or  "{{ '%Y_%m_%d_%H_%M_%S' | strftime }}"

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Thanks,

Abhijeet Kasurde

[Mani]

Thank you, Abhijeet. That worked!!

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Thanks,

Abhijeet Kasurde