cannot run an ansible playbook with vsphere_guest support

[John Shen]

$ ansible-playbook vmtest.yml
ERROR: vsphere_guest is not a legal parameter in an Ansible Playbook
$ ansible --version
ansible 1.6 (devel c0f92317ef) last updated 2014/05/01 10:56:27 (GMT -600)

i used the first example here with only auth and vcenter info changed.
thanks for any help!

http://docs.ansible.com/vsphere_guest_module.html

$ cat vmtest.yml

# Create a new VM on an ESX server
# Returns changed = False when the VM already exists
# Returns changed = True and a adds ansible_facts from the new VM
# State will set the power status of a guest upon creation. Use powered_on to create and boot.
# Options ['state', 'vm_extra_config', 'vm_disk', 'vm_nic', 'vm_hardware', 'esxi'] are required together

- vsphere_guest:
vcenter_hostname: myvcenter

.

.

.

[James Cammarata]

If you do the following, does it work as expected?

- name: test vsphere
vsphere_guest:
...

If not, it would seem that you've got some issue with your module path.

Post by John Shen
$ ansible-playbook vmtest.yml
ERROR: vsphere_guest is not a legal parameter in an Ansible Playbook
$ ansible --version
ansible 1.6 (devel c0f92317ef) last updated 2014/05/01 10:56:27 (GMT -600)
i used the first example here with only auth and vcenter info changed.
thanks for any help!
http://docs.ansible.com/vsphere_guest_module.html
$ cat vmtest.yml
# Create a new VM on an ESX server
# Returns changed = False when the VM already exists
# Returns changed = True and a adds ansible_facts from the new VM
# State will set the power status of a guest upon creation. Use powered_on to create and boot.
# Options ['state', 'vm_extra_config', 'vm_disk', 'vm_nic', 'vm_hardware', 'esxi'] are required together
vcenter_hostname: myvcenter
.
.
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[Michael DeHaan]

You are writing a list of tasks so can't just run the task file directly.

- hosts: localhost
tasks:
- include: your_other_file.yml
- shell: task goes here

ETC

So it thinks you are defining a play, not a list of tasks, and needs
vsphere_guest at task level.

Post by James Cammarata
If you do the following, does it work as expected?
- name: test vsphere
...
If not, it would seem that you've got some issue with your module path.

Post by John Shen
$ ansible-playbook vmtest.yml
ERROR: vsphere_guest is not a legal parameter in an Ansible Playbook
$ ansible --version
ansible 1.6 (devel c0f92317ef) last updated 2014/05/01 10:56:27 (GMT -600)
i used the first example here with only auth and vcenter info changed.
thanks for any help!
http://docs.ansible.com/vsphere_guest_module.html
$ cat vmtest.yml
# Create a new VM on an ESX server
# Returns changed = False when the VM already exists
# Returns changed = True and a adds ansible_facts from the new VM
# State will set the power status of a guest upon creation. Use powered_on to create and boot.
# Options ['state', 'vm_extra_config', 'vm_disk', 'vm_nic', 'vm_hardware', 'esxi'] are required together
vcenter_hostname: myvcenter
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[Prashant Shelke]

Hi,

Did you get the resolution to the problem? I am also facing similar issue.

Thanks,
Prashant

Post by John Shen
$ ansible-playbook vmtest.yml
ERROR: vsphere_guest is not a legal parameter in an Ansible Playbook
$ ansible --version
ansible 1.6 (devel c0f92317ef) last updated 2014/05/01 10:56:27 (GMT -600)
i used the first example here with only auth and vcenter info changed.
thanks for any help!
http://docs.ansible.com/vsphere_guest_module.html
$ cat vmtest.yml
# Create a new VM on an ESX server
# Returns changed = False when the VM already exists
# Returns changed = True and a adds ansible_facts from the new VM
# State will set the power status of a guest upon creation. Use powered_on to create and boot.
# Options ['state', 'vm_extra_config', 'vm_disk', 'vm_nic', 'vm_hardware', 'esxi'] are required together
vcenter_hostname: myvcenter
.
.
.

[einarc]

The solution is to index the vsphere_guest module call under tasks, as
Michael Dehaan posted, like this:

- hosts: localhost
tasks:
- vsphere_guest:
vcenter_hostname: myvcenter

Post by John Shen
$ ansible-playbook vmtest.yml
ERROR: vsphere_guest is not a legal parameter in an Ansible Playbook
$ ansible --version
ansible 1.6 (devel c0f92317ef) last updated 2014/05/01 10:56:27 (GMT -600)
i used the first example here with only auth and vcenter info changed.
thanks for any help!
http://docs.ansible.com/vsphere_guest_module.html
$ cat vmtest.yml
# Create a new VM on an ESX server
# Returns changed = False when the VM already exists
# Returns changed = True and a adds ansible_facts from the new VM
# State will set the power status of a guest upon creation. Use powered_on to create and boot.
# Options ['state', 'vm_extra_config', 'vm_disk', 'vm_nic', 'vm_hardware', 'esxi'] are required together
vcenter_hostname: myvcenter
.
.
.