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# vcenter_folder – Manage folders on given datacenter

New in version 2.5.

- Synopsis

- Requirements

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- This module can be used to create, delete, move and rename folder on then given datacenter.

- This module is only supported for vCenter.

## Requirements

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

- python >= 2.6

- PyVmomi

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
datacenter string / required |  | Name of the datacenter. aliases: datacenter_name
folder_name string / required |  | Name of folder to be managed. This is case sensitive parameter. Folder name should be under 80 characters. This is a VMware restriction.
folder_type string | Choices: datastore host network vm ← | This is type of folder. If set to `vm`, then 'VM and Template Folder' is created under datacenter. If set to `host`, then 'Host and Cluster Folder' is created under datacenter. If set to `datastore`, then 'Storage Folder' is created under datacenter. If set to `network`, then 'Network Folder' is created under datacenter. This parameter is required, if `state` is set to `present` and parent_folder is absent. This option is ignored, if `parent_folder` is set.
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.
parent_folder string |  | Name of the parent folder under which new folder needs to be created. This is case sensitive parameter. Please specify unique folder name as there is no way to detect duplicate names. If user wants to create a folder under '/DC0/vm/vm_folder', this value will be 'vm_folder'.
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.
state string | Choices: present ← absent | State of folder. If set to `present` without parent folder parameter, then folder with `folder_type` is created. If set to `present` with parent folder parameter, then folder in created under parent folder. `folder_type` is ignored. If set to `absent`, then folder is unregistered and destroyed.
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
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: Create a VM folder on given datacenter
      vcenter_folder:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        datacenter_name: datacenter_name
        folder_name: sample_vm_folder
        folder_type: vm
        state: present
      register: vm_folder_creation_result
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Create a datastore folder on given datacenter
      vcenter_folder:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        datacenter_name: datacenter_name
        folder_name: sample_datastore_folder
        folder_type: datastore
        state: present
      register: datastore_folder_creation_result
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Create a sub folder under VM folder on given datacenter
      vcenter_folder:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        datacenter_name: datacenter_name
        folder_name: sample_sub_folder
        parent_folder: vm_folder
        state: present
      register: sub_folder_creation_result
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Delete a VM folder on given datacenter
      vcenter_folder:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        datacenter_name: datacenter_name
        folder_name: sample_vm_folder
        folder_type: vm
        state: absent
      register: vm_folder_deletion_result
      delegate_to: localhost

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
result complex | On success | The detail about the new folder
| msg string |  | string stating about result
| path string |  | the full path of the new folder

## Status

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

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

### Authors

- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

- Christian Kotte (@ckotte) <christian.kotte@gmx.de>

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