Check status of VMware tools & reboot if VMware tools are not running

[Kiran Kumar]

Hi

I need to check status of VMware tools on vms & if VMware tools are not running, then reboot the vm. I have below playbook which works fine to find vm name & VMware tools status. Please help on how can i extract the vm name & take action as per status.  

Note : i have to use the VMware modules as the OS typically will be in hung status ( hence tools not running ) , hence avoid user OS level task ( and use VMware task ) 

Thanks 

---
- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  connection: local
  collections:
  - community.vmware
  - community.general
  vars_files:
    - ./vars/vmware_vars.yml
  vars:
    vm_list:
      - vm1
      - vm2
  tasks:
    - name: Gather VM info
      vmware_guest_info:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_server }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_user }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_pass }}"
        datacenter: "{{ vcenter_datacenter }}"
        validate_certs: no
        name: "{{ item }}"
      register: vm_info
      with_items: "{{ vm_list }}"
    - name: Tools status all
      debug:
        msg: "{{ vm_info.results  | json_query(jmesquery) }}"
      vars:
        jmesquery: "[?instance.hw_name == '{{ item }}'].instance.guest_tools_status"
      with_items: "{{ vm_list }}"

[Abhijeet Kasurde]

---

- hosts: localhost

vars_files:

- vcenter_vars.yml

vars:

vm_list:

- test01

tasks:

- name: Get information about the virtual machine

vmware_guest_info:

validate_certs: False

hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'

username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'

password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'

folder: /Asia-Datacenter1/vm/

name: "{{ item }}"

datacenter: Asia-Datacenter1

register: vm_info

with_items: "{{ vm_list }}"

- name: Get Tools status

set_fact:

desired_vms: "{{ vm_info.results | json_query(jmesquery) }}"

vars:

jmesquery: "[?instance.guest_tools_status == 'guestToolsNotRunning'].instance.hw_name"

- name: Reboot the given VM

vmware_guest_powerstate:

validate_certs: False

hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'

username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'

password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'

folder: /Asia-Datacenter1/vm/

name: "{{ item }}"

state: 'reboot-guest'

with_items: "{{ desired_vms }}"

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Thanks,

Abhijeet Kasurde

[Tony Wong]

Hi

why is it when i run this playbook I get this error

tony@ubuntu:~/ansiblework$ ansible-playbook vmware_tools.yml

 [WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'

ERROR! no action detected in task. This often indicates a misspelled module name, or incorrect module path.

The error appears to be in '/home/tony/ansiblework/vmware_tools.yml': line 9, column 5, but may

be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

  tasks:

  - name: Get information about the virtual machine

    ^ here

[Jorge Rúa]

That error message often indicates an indentation issue or a missing module parameter. 

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[Dick Visser]

That module was introduced in ansible 2.5: 

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/vmware_guest_powerstate_module.html

Do you run an older version?

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[Tony Wong]

this is the playbook

---
- name: get info vm
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: get info about the virtual machine
        vmware_guest_info:
          hostname: vcnerter
          username: admini...@vsphere.local
          password: xxxxxxxx
          validate_certs: False
          name: myvm
          schema: "vsphere"
          properties: ["config.hardware.memoryMB", "guest.disk", "overallStatus"]
          datacenter: DC
          register: info

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[Jean-Yves LENHOF]

Please as said by another people here, respect indentations stricly !

vmware_guest_info & name have not the same indentation as written by A. Kasurde

Regards,

JYL

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[David Foley]

---

- name: get info vm

  hosts: localhost

  connection: local

  gather_facts: false

  tasks:

  - name: get info about the virtual machine

    vmware_guest_info:

      hostname: vcnerter

      username: 

      password: xxxxxxxx

      datacenter: DC

      validate_certs: False

      name: myvm

      schema: "vsphere"

      properties: ["config.hardware.memoryMB", "guest.disk", "overallStatus"]

    delegate_to: localhost

    register: info

  

[Tony Wong]

what editor can i use on my ubuntu box? I cant use anything other than vim. 

still getting the error. 

tony@ubuntu:~/ansiblework$ ansible-playbook info.yml

 [WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'

ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.
  mapping values are not allowed in this context

The error appears to be in '/home/tony/ansiblework/info.yml': line 3, column 8, but may

be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

name: get info vm
  hosts: localhost

       ^ here

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[Tony Wong]

[David Foley]

you missing " - " 

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[David Foley]

Why Aren't you using your Local Machine using Atom or VS Code to build your Yaml files then using WinSCP copy the playbooks over ? 

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[Tony Wong]

this is what i have. but still not working

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[Dick Visser]

What does 'ansible --version' say?

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[Kiran Kumar]

Thanks Abhijeet ! 

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[Kiran Kumar]

Use https://onlineyamltools.com/validate-yaml

This will help you validate the syntax 

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[Tony Wong]

tony@ubuntu:~/ansiblework$ ansible --version
ansible 2.8.2
  config file = /home/tony/ansiblework/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = [u'/home/tony/ansiblework/library']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 2.7.16 (default, Apr  9 2019, 04:50:39) [GCC 8.3.0]

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[Tony Wong]

tony@ubuntu:~/ansiblework$ ansible-playbook vmware_tools.yml

 [WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'

ERROR! no action detected in task. This often indicates a misspelled module name, or incorrect module path.

The error appears to be in '/home/tony/ansiblework/vmware_tools.yml': line 7, column 5, but may

be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

  tasks:

  - name: get info about the virtual machine

    ^ here

[Stefan Hornburg (Racke)]

On 4/19/20 9:13 PM, Tony Wong wrote:
> Screen Shot 2020-04-19 at 12.10.46 PM.png
>
>
>
> tony@ubuntu:~/ansiblework$ ansible-playbook vmware_tools.yml
>  [WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'
>
> ERROR! no action detected in task. This often indicates a misspelled module name, or incorrect module path.
>
> The error appears to be in '/home/tony/ansiblework/vmware_tools.yml': line 7, column 5, but may
> be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.
>
> The offending line appears to be:
>
>   tasks:
>   - name: get info about the virtual machine
>     ^ here
>

The task need to be indented:

tasks:
- name: get info about the virtual machine

Regards
Racke

>
>
> On Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 11:32:04 PM UTC-7, Kiran Kumar wrote:
>

> Use https://onlineyamltools.com/validate-yaml <https://onlineyamltools.com/validate-yaml>

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[Tony Wong]

it is already indented

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[David Foley]

Can you Install Ansible 2.9 on a Test Machine and Retest on this version ? 

[Tony Wong]

doesnt look like i can do it from apt on ubuntu 18

I need ubuntu 19 for ansible 2.9?

On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 1:54 PM David Foley <david...@mycit.ie> wrote:

Can you Install Ansible 2.9 on a Test Machine and Retest on this version ? 

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[David Foley]

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install software-properties-common
$ sudo apt-add-repository --yes --update ppa:ansible/ansible
$ sudo apt install ansible

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.3/intro_installation.html

No you don't need to have the latest Ubuntu 19 

[Tony Wong]

tony@ubuntu:~/ansiblework$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ansible/ansible
 Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy. Avoid writing scripts or custom code to deploy and update your applications— automate in a language that approaches plain English, using SSH, with no agents to install on remote systems.

http://ansible.com/
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~ansible/+archive/ubuntu/ansible
Press [ENTER] to continue or Ctrl-c to cancel adding it.

Hit:1 https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ansible/ansible/ubuntu cosmic InRelease
Ign:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic InRelease
Ign:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-updates InRelease
Ign:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-backports InRelease
Ign:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-security InRelease
Err:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.152 80]
Err:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-updates Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.152 80]
Err:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-backports Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.152 80]
Err:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-security Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.152 80]
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-updates Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-backports Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-security Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
tony@ubuntu:~/ansiblework$ sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Ign:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic InRelease
Hit:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ansible/ansible/ubuntu cosmic InRelease
Ign:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-updates InRelease
Ign:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-backports InRelease
Ign:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-security InRelease
Err:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.142 80]
Err:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-updates Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.142 80]
Err:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-backports Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.142 80]
Err:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-security Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.142 80]
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-updates Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-backports Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-security Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

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[Dick Visser]

You are using vmware_guest_info module, which was introduced in
ansible 2.9: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/vmware_guest_info_module.html

On that page it also says that the module used to be called
vmware_guest_facts prior to 2.9.

Given that you have difficulty upgrading, try to use the old module name?

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[Tony Wong]

I just upgraded ansible to 2.9

but still getting this error

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[Dick Visser]

You continue to get that error because you continue to mess up the indentation.
Sort that first.

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/YAMLSyntax.html

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[Tony Wong]

I dont understand where am I getting the ident issue?

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[Abhijeet Kasurde]

I attached a correct playbook.

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[Tony Wong]

Hi I am still getting error

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[David Foley]

Still ident While Fixing The Last Ident Issue you seem to have moved everything to the Left: 

Abhijeet Kasurde Just attached the Correct Way of Doing It;

I would Recommend Reading / Watching Some Ansible Videos before taken on some Projects: you may end-up doing more harm then good within your Environment  

[Tony Wong]

my ansible version

tony@ubuntu:~/ansiblework$ ansible --version
ansible 2.9.0

  config file = /home/tony/ansiblework/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = [u'/home/tony/ansiblework/library']

  ansible python module location = /home/tony/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 2.7.17 (default, Apr 15 2020, 17:20:14) [GCC 7.5.0]

[Tony Wong]

ok I got it now. 

thank you

but where is my info for the vm?

[David Foley]

You need to debug out the message

[Tony Wong]

ok got it

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 9:39 AM David Foley <david...@mycit.ie> wrote:

You need to debug out the message

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[Tony Wong]

hi to run this for multiple machines, do i need to put it in a vars file?

[Tony Wong]

getting and warning 

[David Foley]

You need to do loop on the var

[Tony Wong]

I am finding switching from powercli to ansible for vmware tough. any benefits to using ansible vs powercli?

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 10:16 AM David Foley <david...@mycit.ie> wrote:

You need to do loop on the var

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[Dick Visser]

With all due respect, this is a support mailing list, not a chat room.
I will suggest to spend some time doing research first, before firing
off a ton of questions that could have been answered by Googling for
10 seconds.

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