--- # This util can handle 'power on' and 'power off' operations on VMware based virtual machines. # The parameters required by this util are # - ESX IP # - ESX root Password # - The target virtual machine name # - Operation, either 'on' or 'off' # - name: Obtain the VM ID shell: sshpass -p {{ esx_pwd }} ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@{{ esx_ip }} vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms | awk '{print $1 " " $2}' | grep {{ target_node }} | awk '{print $1}' args: executable: /bin/bash register: id - name: Perform operation on the target vm shell: sshpass -p {{ esx_pwd }} ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@{{ esx_ip }} vim-cmd vmsvc/power.{{operation}} {{ id.stdout }} args: executable: /bin/bash register: result failed_when: "result.rc != 0"