# How to display the current java version and host name using loop in ansible. **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [May 16, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-display-the-current-java-version-and-host-name-using-loop-in-ansible/24493 "2017-05-16T13:16:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nishant\_bawane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/919ad9/32.png) [@nishant\_bawane](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nishant_bawane)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-display-the-current-java-version-and-host-name-using-loop-in-ansible/24493/1 "2017-05-16T13:16:06Z")
I need to show the current java version and the host name of the host server using Loop in my playbook. Currently i am able to fetch the hostname but not able o append the result which i got in my registered variable. Also, output which i am getting is not the expected one. There are some queries i have - 1. Why we are getting 4 outputs as we have only two entries in hosts file. I need only two results 2. i need to append the output of “register” variable with the {{item}}, so the output must look like - i) host is zlp12037 with java version - 1.7 ii) host is zlp12036 with java version - 1.6 in future if i add any entry of the hosts, then it must work in loop and provide one more output in the same manner. 3. I need to pass this output to the localhost which will be my another play, so how can i achieve this result in other play with hosts= localhost. Any help will be really appreciated as i am new to this. Below are the details - Host inventory - [testserver] zlp12037 ansible\_ssh\_host=[zlp12037.vci.att.com](http://zlp12037.vci.att.com) ansible\_ssh\_user=abc zlp12036 ansible\_ssh\_host=[zlp12036.vci.att.com](http://zlp12036.vci.att.com) ansible\_ssh\_user=abc Playbook: - hosts: testserver tasks: - name: Get the Host Name shell: host $(hostname -i) | awk ‘{print $NF }’|sed ‘s/.$//’ register: hosts - name: Fetch Java Version shell: java -version 2\>&1 | grep version | awk ‘{print $3}’ | sed ‘s/"//g’ register: result - debug: msg=“host is {{item}}” with\_items: “{{ groups[‘testserver’] }}” Result of playbook - PLAY [testserver] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* TASK [setup] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok: [zlp12037] ok: [zlp12036] TASK [Get the Host Name] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* changed: [zlp12037] changed: [zlp12036] TASK [Fetch Java Version] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* changed: [zlp12037] changed: [zlp12036] TASK [debug] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok: [zlp12037] =\> (item=zlp12037) =\> { “item”: “zlp12037”, “msg”: “host is zlp12037” } ok: [zlp12037] =\> (item=zlp12036) =\> { “item”: “zlp12036”, “msg”: “host is zlp12036” } ok: [zlp12036] =\> (item=zlp12036) =\> { “item”: “zlp12036”, “msg”: “host is zlp12036” } ok: [zlp12036] =\> (item=zlp12037) =\> { “item”: “zlp12037”, “msg”: “host is zlp12037” } PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* zlp12036 : ok=4 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 zlp12037 : ok=4 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 ---
**Author:** ![Raj\_Martha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Raj\_Martha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Raj_Martha)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-display-the-current-java-version-and-host-name-using-loop-in-ansible/24493/2 "2017-05-16T17:45:15Z")
Try this one ---
**Author:** ![nishant\_bawane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/919ad9/32.png) [@nishant\_bawane](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nishant_bawane)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-display-the-current-java-version-and-host-name-using-loop-in-ansible/24493/3 "2017-05-17T16:42:14Z")
I dont want in this way… i needed it using the loop. The same is mentioned in the question ---
**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:** [May 17, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-display-the-current-java-version-and-host-name-using-loop-in-ansible/24493/4 "2017-05-17T17:48:44Z")
> I need to show the current java version and the host name of the host > server using Loop in my playbook. Currently i am able to fetch the hostname > but not able o append the result which i got in my registered variable. > Also, output which i am getting is not the expected one. > There are some queries i have - > 1. Why we are getting 4 outputs as we have only two entries in hosts file. > I need only two results Testserver contain two host, both host run the loop for both of them, 2\*2 = 4. Add "run\_once: true" to only run the loop one time. > 2. i need to append the output of "register" variable with the {{item}}, so > the output must look like - >       i) host is zlp12037 with java version - 1.7 >       ii) host is zlp12036 with java version - 1.6 >       in future if i add any entry of the hosts, then it must work in loop > and provide one more output in the same manner. > > 3. I need to pass this output to the localhost which will be my another > play, so how can i achieve this result in other play with hosts= localhost. > > Any help will be really appreciated as i am new to this. > > Below are the details - > > Host inventory - > > [testserver] > zlp12037 ansible\_ssh\_host=zlp12037.vci.att.com ansible\_ssh\_user=abc > zlp12036 ansible\_ssh\_host=zlp12036.vci.att.com ansible\_ssh\_user=abc > > Playbook: > > - hosts: testserver >   tasks: > >   - name: Get the Host Name >     shell: host $(hostname -i) | awk '{print $NF }'|sed 's/\.$//' >     register: hosts > >   - name: Fetch Java Version >     shell: java -version 2\>&1 | grep version | awk '{print $3}' | sed > 's/"//g' >     register: result >   - debug: msg="host is {{item}}" >     with\_items: "{{ groups['testserver'] }}" Maybe this will help you forward. - debug: msg="Host is {{ item }} with java version - {{ hostvars[item].result.stdout }}"    with\_items: "{{ ansible\_play\_batch }}"    run\_once: true    delegate\_to: localhost