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vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_ntp_info

Get the NTP configuration status

Version added: 2.0.0

Synopsis

  • Get the NTP configuration status. If you run the 'timesync.get' command, you can retrieve the current time synchronization method (NTP- or VMware Tools-based). The 'ntp' command always returns the NTP server information, even when the time synchronization mode is not set to NTP. If the time synchronization mode is not NTP-based, the NTP server status is displayed as down.

Requirements

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

  • vSphere 7.0.3 or greater
  • python >= 3.6
  • aiohttp

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
session_timeout
float
added in 2.1.0
Timeout settings for client session.
The maximal number of seconds for the whole operation including connection establishment, request sending and response.
The default value is 300s.
vcenter_hostname
string / required
The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_HOST will be used instead.
vcenter_password
string / required
The vSphere vCenter password
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead.
vcenter_rest_log_file
string
You can use this optional parameter to set the location of a log file.
This file will be used to record the HTTP REST interaction.
The file will be stored on the host that run the module.
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of
environment variable VMWARE_REST_LOG_FILE will be used instead.
vcenter_username
string / required
The vSphere vCenter username
If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_USER will be used instead.
vcenter_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.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 7.0.3

Examples

- name: Get the NTP configuration
  vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_ntp_info:

- name: Get the NTP configuration
  vmware.vmware_rest.appliance_ntp_info:
  register: result

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
value
list
On success
Get the NTP configuration

Sample:
['time.nist.gov']


Status

Authors

  • Ansible Cloud Team (@ansible-collections)