[WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available

[Tony Wong]

---

- name: get info vm

  hosts: localhost

  connection: local

  gather_facts: false

  vars:

    vm_list:

    - dr-reb

    - dr-wac

    tasks:

    - name: get info about the virtual machine

      vmware_guest_info:

        hostname: vcenter

        username: admini...@vsphere.local

        password: Password123@

        datacenter: RW-VA

        validate_certs: False

        name: "{{ item }}"

        schema: "vsphere"

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

      delegate_to: localhost

      register: vm_info

      with_items: "{{ vm_list }}"

    - debug:

        msg: "{{ vm_list }}"

tony@ubuntu:~/ansiblework$

tony@ubuntu:~/ansiblework$

tony@ubuntu:~/ansiblework$

tony@ubuntu:~/ansiblework$

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

why is it when i run this pb

I get nothing but this

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

[WARNING]: Found variable using reserved name: tasks

[James Cassell]

Delete 2 spaces from the tasks line.

V/r,
James Cassell

[Tony Wong]

Thanks!

but I dont see any output running it

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

PLAY [get info vm] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [get info about the virtual machine] *******************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost -> localhost] => (item=dr-reb)
ok: [localhost -> localhost] => (item=dr-wac)

TASK [debug] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "msg": [
        "dr-reb",
        "dr-wac"
    ]
}

PLAY RECAP **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0

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[James Cassell]

Run with -vvv to see all the details of each task.

V/r,
James Cassell

[Vladimir Botka]

On Sun, 24 May 2020 16:13:56 -0700
Tony Wong <tdub...@gmail.com> wrote:

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

Run the command below a see what's going on

shell> ansible-inventory -vvv --graph

[Tony Wong]

tony@ubuntu:~/ansiblework$ ansible-playbook vmware_tools.yml -vvv
ansible-playbook 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 = /home/tony/.local/bin/ansible-playbook
  python version = 2.7.17 (default, Apr 15 2020, 17:20:14) [GCC 7.5.0]
Using /home/tony/ansiblework/ansible.cfg as config file
host_list declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method
script declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method
auto declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method
Parsed /etc/ansible/hosts inventory source with ini plugin

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

PLAYBOOK: vmware_tools.yml *********************************************************************************************************************************************************
1 plays in vmware_tools.yml

PLAY [get info vm] *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************
META: ran handlers

TASK [get info about the virtual machine] ******************************************************************************************************************************************

task path: /home/tony/ansiblework/vmware_tools.yml:11
<localhost> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: tony
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~tony && sleep 0'
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1590380567.97-36211623708055 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1590380567.97-36211623708055="` echo /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1590380567.97-36211623708055 `" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file /home/tony/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_info.py
<localhost> PUT /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-13810s8NNqR/tmpZCfPWw TO /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1590380567.97-36211623708055/AnsiballZ_vmware_guest_info.py
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1590380567.97-36211623708055/ /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1590380567.97-36211623708055/AnsiballZ_vmware_guest_info.py && sleep 0'
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1590380567.97-36211623708055/AnsiballZ_vmware_guest_info.py && sleep 0'
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1590380567.97-36211623708055/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
ok: [localhost -> localhost] => (item=dr-reb) => {
    "ansible_loop_var": "item",
    "changed": false,
    "instance": {
        "config": {
            "hardware": {
                "memoryMB": 8192,
                "numCPU": 4
            }
        },
        "guest": {
            "disk": [
                {
                    "_vimtype": "vim.vm.GuestInfo.DiskInfo",
                    "capacity": 75159826432,
                    "diskPath": "C:\\",
                    "freeSpace": 12846444544
                },
                {
                    "_vimtype": "vim.vm.GuestInfo.DiskInfo",
                    "capacity": 32209104896,
                    "diskPath": "D:\\",
                    "freeSpace": 8619995136
                }
            ]
        },
        "overallStatus": "green"
    },
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "datacenter": "RW-VA",
            "folder": null,
            "hostname": "vasvw-vcsa.",
            "moid": null,
            "name": "dr-reb",
            "name_match": "first",
            "password": "VALUE_SPECIFIED_IN_NO_LOG_PARAMETER",
            "port": 443,

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

            ],
            "proxy_host": null,
            "proxy_port": null,
            "schema": "vsphere",
            "tags": false,
            "use_instance_uuid": false,
            "username": "admini...@vsphere.local",
            "uuid": null,
            "validate_certs": false
        }
    },
    "item": "dr-reb"
}
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~tony && sleep 0'
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1590380569.92-7854716787443 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1590380569.92-7854716787443="` echo /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1590380569.92-7854716787443 `" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file /home/tony/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_info.py
<localhost> PUT /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-13810s8NNqR/tmpp4DUr9 TO /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1590380569.92-7854716787443/AnsiballZ_vmware_guest_info.py
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1590380569.92-7854716787443/ /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1590380569.92-7854716787443/AnsiballZ_vmware_guest_info.py && sleep 0'
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1590380569.92-7854716787443/AnsiballZ_vmware_guest_info.py && sleep 0'
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /home/tony/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1590380569.92-7854716787443/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
ok: [localhost -> localhost] => (item=dr-wac) => {
    "ansible_loop_var": "item",
    "changed": false,
    "instance": {
        "config": {
            "hardware": {
                "memoryMB": 4096,
                "numCPU": 2
            }
        },
        "guest": {
            "disk": [
                {
                    "_vimtype": "vim.vm.GuestInfo.DiskInfo",
                    "capacity": 42946523136,
                    "diskPath": "D:\\",
                    "freeSpace": 34454917120
                },
                {
                    "_vimtype": "vim.vm.GuestInfo.DiskInfo",
                    "capacity": 107266174976,
                    "diskPath": "C:\\",
                    "freeSpace": 20929310720
                }
            ]
        },
        "overallStatus": "green"
    },
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "datacenter": "RW-VA",
            "folder": null,
            "hostname": "vasvw-vcsa.",
            "moid": null,
            "name": "dr-wac",
            "name_match": "first",
            "password": "VALUE_SPECIFIED_IN_NO_LOG_PARAMETER",
            "port": 443,

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

            ],
            "proxy_host": null,
            "proxy_port": null,
            "schema": "vsphere",
            "tags": false,
            "use_instance_uuid": false,
            "username": "admini...@vsphere.local",
            "uuid": null,
            "validate_certs": false
        }
    },
    "item": "dr-wac"
}

TASK [debug] ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/tony/ansiblework/vmware_tools.yml:24

ok: [localhost] => {
    "msg": [
        "dr-reb",
        "dr-wac"
    ]
}

META: ran handlers
META: ran handlers

PLAY RECAP *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

localhost                  : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0

Why do i need to run it wiht -vvv?

should my playbook show me the output?

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[David Foley]

It's outputting your items list, as you have msg on the list if you are looking to put the info you need to use a register then either var or message that register

[Tony Wong]

what line am i missing to output the information? without using -vvvv

On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 11:17 PM David Foley <david...@mycit.ie> wrote:

It's outputting your items list, as you have msg on the list if you are looking to put the info you need to use a register then either var or message that register

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[Tej Singh Rana]

You have to use register  module and get that output from debug module.