get_vms.yml

---
#Notes 8/12/20 
# 1) Engineer removed vm_name, vm_cluster, vm_folder
# 2) Used vm_ware_info with folder module and direct path. 
# 3) used forcebasic_auth: yes
# 4) used validate_certs: no


- name: Gather all registered virtual machines
  hosts: all
  vars:
    ansible_python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/env python3"

  tasks:
    - name: Login into vCenter and get cookies
      uri:
        url: https://{{ vcenter_hostname }}/rest/com/vmware/cis/session
        force_basic_auth: yes
        validate_certs: no
        method: POST
        user: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
      register: login

    - name: Get all hosts from vCenter using cookies from last task
      uri:
        url: https://{{ vcenter_hostname }}/rest/vcenter/host
        force_basic_auth: yes
        validate_certs: no
        headers:
          Cookie: "{{ login.set_cookie }}"
      register: vchosts

    - name: Gather all registered virtual machines
      vmware_vm_info:
        hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
        username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
        password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
        validate_certs: no
        vm_type: vm
        folder: "TheDataCenter/VM Folders Folder"
        # Click the data center in vsphere, click VM folders, search for folder here.
#        delegate_to: localhost