rename datastore in vcenter

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Hello

I am trying to execute this task

  • name: Rename Datastores on ESXi host vmware_host_datastore:
    hostname: ‘{{ vcenter_hostname }}’
    username: ‘{{ vcenter_username }}’
    password: ‘{{ vcenter_password }}’
    datacenter_name: ‘{{ datacenter }}’
    datastore_name: datastore(1)
    rename: new_datastore_1
    esxi_hostname: ‘{{ inventory_hostname }}’ state: present

but is not working
Has anybody try this and knows how to fix it?

Piotr

2

What exactly does “its not working” mean?
Errors, etc?

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There is option ‘rename’ in vmware_host_datastore. If you want to rename an object in VMware please use vmware_object_rename module. - https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/blob/main/plugins/modules/vmware_object_rename.py

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Please read as “There is no option” instead of “There is option”.

5

Hello

After execution datastore is not changed.
Today i will paste error from -vvv execution

wt., 23 lut 2021, 09:43 użytkownik Dick Visser <dick.visser@geant.org> napisał:

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the problem is that rename var is not recognized via module. Is it possible that module is not valid or has changed name

fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {“changed”: false, “msg”: “Unsupported parameters for (vmware_host_datastore) module: datacener_name, rename Supported parameters include: datastore_name, datastore_type, esxi_hostname, hostname, nfs_path, nfs_ro, nfs_server, password, port, proxy_host, proxy_port, state, username, validate_certs, vmfs_device_name, vmfs_version”}

7

"datacener_name" looks like a typo

But, as Abhijeet Kasurde already explained:

If you want to rename an object in VMware please use `vmware_object_rename` module.

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/vmware/vmware_object_rename_module.html

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Hello

Thanks for hint but is not working only in vcenter ? I would like to rename datastore on esxi host level
Anyway I will check it thx

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Maybe stupid qiestion object_moid where I can find it? it seems that rename object without this var wont work
greetings Piotr

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Hi Piotr,

You can directly use names to rename the object like in your case datastore

  • community.vmware.vmware_object_rename:
    new_name: “DS_117_1”
    object_name: “ds_171_2”
    object_type: Datastore

You can gather information about Managed object id for the datastore using vmware_datastore_info as below

  • name: Provide information about datastore {{ datastore_name }}
    community.vmware.vmware_datastore_info:
    datacenter: Asia-Datacenter1
    name: “{{ datastore_name }}”
    properties:

  • _moId
    schema: vsphere
    delegate_to: localhost
    register: datastore_info

  • set_fact:
    datastore_moid: “{{ datastore_info.datastores[0][‘moid’] }}”
    when: datastore_info.datastores[0][‘moid’] is defined

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Hello

Directly is not working
TASK [Rename object name] ****************************************************************************************************************
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {“changed”: false, “msg”: “Unsupported parameters for (community.vmware.vmware_object_rename) module: esxi_hostname Supported parameters include: hostname, new_name, object_moid, object_name, object_type, password, port, protocol, username, validate_certs”}

I will check if with mood is working but is does not make sense to run info copy mood paste manually to another playbook and rename datastore:(

greetings
Jon

12

Hello

In case of gather info there is no mood :frowning:

“properties”: [
“_moId”
],
“proxy_host”: null,
“proxy_port”: null,
“schema”: “vsphere”,
“username”: “root”,
“validate_certs”: false

set facts are not working for me :frowning:

greetings
jon