# Ansible - "pyvmomi module required" error **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [January 16, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-pyvmomi-module-required-error/26493 "2018-01-16T19:29:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ludmilmm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ludmilmm](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ludmilmm)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-pyvmomi-module-required-error/26493/1 "2018-01-16T19:29:43Z")
When I add the following section to otherwise working ansible playbook: ` - name: Revert to a snapshot vmware\_guest\_snapshot: hostname: myvcenter username: myusername password: mypassword datacenter: myvcenter folder: myfolder name: guestname state: revert snapshot\_name: snapshotname ` and run: `ansible-playbook myplaybook` I get the following error: ` TASK [Revert to a snapshot] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* fatal: [x.x.x.x]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “msg”: “pyvmomi module required”} ` I was referencing the ansible documentation, linked below: [http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/vmware\_guest\_snapshot\_module.html](http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/vmware_guest_snapshot_module.html) Here’s some info about my ansible server: ` [root@ansible ansible]# uname -a Linux ansible 2.6.32-696.6.3.el6.x86\_64 #1 SMP Wed Jul 12 14:17:22 UTC 2017 x86\_64 x86\_64 x86\_64 GNU/Linux [root@ansible ansible]# cat /etc/\*release CentOS release 6.9 (Final) [root@ansible ansible]# ansible --version ansible 2.4.2.0 config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = [u’/root/.ansible/plugins/modules’, u’/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules’] ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ansible executable location = /usr/bin/ansible python version = 2.6.6 (r266:84292, Aug 18 2016, 15:13:37) [GCC 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-17)] [root@ansible ansible]# pip list | grep pyvmomi DEPRECATION: Python 2.6 is no longer supported by the Python core team, please upgrade your Python. A future version of pip will drop support for Python 2.6 DEPRECATION: The default format will switch to columns in the future. You can use --format=(legacy|columns) (or define a format=(legacy|columns) in your pip.conf under the [list] section) to disable this warning. pyvmomi (6.5.0.2017.5.post1) ` I tried googling for the error, but wasn’t able to find any solutions so far. I would appreciate any help, regarding this issue. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![sivel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/sivel/32/1198_2.png) [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-pyvmomi-module-required-error/26493/2 "2018-01-16T19:35:05Z")
pyvmomi needs to be installed where the module is executing, per your output, it is failing to import pyvmomi on `x.x.x.x` (which is of course some obscured host) You likely want to use `delegate_to: localhost` on that task to have ansible execute the module locally, instead of on a remote host. ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-pyvmomi-module-required-error/26493/3 "2018-01-16T19:35:48Z")
> When I add the following section to otherwise working ansible playbook: > > - name: Revert to a snapshot >       vmware\_guest\_snapshot: >         hostname: myvcenter >         username: myusername >         password: mypassword >         datacenter: myvcenter >         folder: myfolder >         name: guestname >         state: revert >         snapshot\_name: snapshotname > > and run: > > ansible-playbook myplaybook > > I get the following error: > > TASK [Revert to a snapshot] > \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > fatal: [x.x.x.x]: FAILED! =\> {"changed": false, "msg": "pyvmomi module > required"} > > I was referencing the ansible documentation, linked below: > > [http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/vmware\_guest\_snapshot\_module.html](http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/vmware_guest_snapshot_module.html) As the documentation say "Requirements (on host that executes module)" Task "Revert to a snapshot" is run on "fatal: [x.x.x.x]" so x.x.x.x need pyvmomi module installed. > Here's some info about my ansible server: > > [root@ansible ansible]# pip list | grep pyvmomi > pyvmomi (6.5.0.2017.5.post1) If you intended to run the task on the Ansible contol machine you are missing a delegate\_to: localhost ---
**Author:** ![ludmilmm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ludmilmm](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ludmilmm)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-pyvmomi-module-required-error/26493/4 "2018-01-16T20:58:38Z")
Thanks, Matt! I will give it a try. ---
**Author:** ![user38](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ba8739/32.png) [@user38](https://forum.ansible.com/u/user38)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-pyvmomi-module-required-error/26493/5 "2018-08-16T08:53:38Z")
Hi, i meet the same issue, are you how to solved ? PLAY [Revert the given snapshot for virtual machines] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* TASK [Gathering Facts] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok: [localhost] TASK [get vm state] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “msg”: “PyVmomi Python module required. Install using "pip install PyVmomi"”} to retry, use: --limit @/etc/ansible/Vm\_rollback\_snapshost.retry PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* localhost : ok=1 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 Gathering Facts --------------------------------------------------------- 2.76s get vm state ------------------------------------------------------------ 1.30s Playbook finished: Thu Aug 16 16:41:51 2018, 2 total tasks. 0:00:04 elapsed. [root@Georgeoelv1 ansible]# pip list | grep pyvmomi pyvmomi 6.7.0 [root@Georgeoelv1 ansible]# 在 2018年1月17日星期三 UTC+8上午3:29:43，ludm…@gmail.com写道： > When I add the following section to otherwise working ansible playbook: > > ` > > - name: Revert to a snapshot > vmware\_guest\_snapshot: > hostname: myvcenter > username: myusername > password: mypassword > datacenter: myvcenter > folder: myfolder > name: guestname > state: revert > snapshot\_name: snapshotname > ` > > and run: > > `ansible-playbook myplaybook` > > I get the following error: > > ` > TASK [Revert to a snapshot] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > fatal: [x.x.x.x]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “msg”: “pyvmomi module required”} > > ` > > I was referencing the ansible documentation, linked below: > > [http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/vmware\_guest\_snapshot\_module.html](http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/vmware_guest_snapshot_module.html) > > Here’s some info about my ansible server: > > ` > [root@ansible ansible]# uname -a > Linux ansible 2.6.32-696.6.3.el6.x86\_64 #1 SMP Wed Jul 12 14:17:22 UTC 2017 x86\_64 x86\_64 x86\_64 GNU/Linux > > [root@ansible ansible]# cat /etc/\*release > CentOS release 6.9 (Final) > > [root@ansible ansible]# ansible --version > ansible 2.4.2.0 > config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg > configured module search path = [u’/root/.ansible/plugins/modules’, u’/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules’] > ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ansible > executable location = /usr/bin/ansible > python version = 2.6.6 (r266:84292, Aug 18 2016, 15:13:37) [GCC 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-17)] > > [root@ansible ansible]# pip list | grep pyvmomi > DEPRECATION: Python 2.6 is no longer supported by the Python core team, please upgrade your Python. A future version of pip will drop support for Python 2.6 > DEPRECATION: The default format will switch to columns in the future. You can use --format=(legacy|columns) (or define a format=(legacy|columns) in your pip.conf under the [list] section) to disable this warning. > pyvmomi (6.5.0.2017.5.post1) > ` > > I tried googling for the error, but wasn’t able to find any solutions so far. I would appreciate any help, regarding this issue. > > Thank you! 在 2018年1月17日星期三 UTC+8上午3:29:43，ludm…@gmail.com写道：