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# vmware_guest_tools_wait – Wait for VMware tools to become available

New in version 2.4.

- Synopsis

- Requirements

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- This module can be used to wait for VMware tools to become available on the given VM and return facts.

## Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- python >= 2.6

- PyVmomi

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
folder string |  | Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest. This is required only, if multiple VMs with same `name` is found. The folder should include the datacenter. ESX's datacenter is `ha-datacenter`. Examples: folder: /ha-datacenter/vm folder: ha-datacenter/vm folder: /datacenter1/vm folder: datacenter1/vm folder: /datacenter1/vm/folder1 folder: datacenter1/vm/folder1 folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2
hostname string |  | The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_HOST` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
moid string added in 2.9 |  | Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance. This is required if `name` or `uuid` is not supplied.
name string |  | Name of the VM for which to wait until the tools become available. This is required if `uuid` or `moid` is not supplied.
name_match string | Choices: first ← last | If multiple VMs match the name, use the first or last found.
password string |  | The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PASSWORD` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd
port integer added in 2.5 | Default: 443 | The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PORT` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
proxy_host string added in 2.9 |  | Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. The format is a hostname or a IP. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PROXY_HOST` will be used instead. This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12
proxy_port integer added in 2.9 |  | Port of the HTTP proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PROXY_PORT` will be used instead.
use_instance_uuid boolean added in 2.8 | Choices: no ← yes | Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
username string |  | The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_USER` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: admin, user
uuid string |  | UUID of the VM for which to wait until the tools become available, if known. This is VMware's unique identifier. This is required, if `name` or `moid` is not supplied.
validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to `false` when certificates are not trusted. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. If set to `yes`, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.

## Notes

Note

- Tested on vSphere 6.5

## Examples

    - name: Wait for VMware tools to become available by UUID
      vmware_guest_facts:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        validate_certs: no
        datacenter: "{{ datacenter }}"
        folder: "/{{datacenter}}/vm"
        name: "{{ vm_name }}"
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: vm_facts

    - name: Get UUID from previous task and pass it to this task
      vmware_guest_tools_wait:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        validate_certs: no
        uuid: "{{ vm_facts.instance.hw_product_uuid }}"
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: facts

    - name: Wait for VMware tools to become available by MoID
      vmware_guest_tools_wait:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        validate_certs: no
        moid: vm-42
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: facts

    - name: Wait for VMware tools to become available by name
      vmware_guest_tools_wait:
        hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
        validate_certs: no
        name: test-vm
        folder: "/{{datacenter}}/vm"
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: facts

## Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
instance dictionary | always | metadata about the virtual machine Sample: None

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Philippe Dellaert (@pdellaert) <philippe@dellaert.org>

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