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azure_rm_virtualmachineimage_facts - Get virtual machine image facts.

New in version 2.1.

Synopsis

  • Get facts for virtual machine images.

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • python >= 2.7
  • azure >= 2.0.0

Options

parameter required default choices comments
ad_user
 no
Active Directory username. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
client_id
 no
Azure client ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
cloud_environment
 no AzureCloud
For cloud environments other than the US public cloud, the environment name (as defined by Azure Python SDK, eg, AzureChinaCloud, AzureUSGovernment), or a metadata discovery endpoint URL (required for Azure Stack). Can also be set via credential file profile or the AZURE_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT environment variable.
location
 yes
Azure location value (ie. westus, eastus, eastus2, northcentralus, etc.). Supplying only a location value will yield a list of available publishers for the location.
name
 no
Only show results for a specific security group.
offer
 no
Name of an image offering. Combine with sku to see a list of available image versions.
password
 no
Active Directory user password. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
profile
 no
Security profile found in ~/.azure/credentials file.
publisher
 no
Name of an image publisher. List image offerings associated with a particular publisher.
secret
 no
Azure client secret. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
sku
 no
Image offering SKU. Combine with offer to see a list of available versions.
subscription_id
 no
Your Azure subscription Id.
tenant
 no
Azure tenant ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
version
 no
Specific version number of an image.

Examples

- name: Get facts for a specific image
  azure_rm_virtualmachineimage_facts:
    location: eastus
    publisher: OpenLogic
    offer: CentOS
    sku: '7.1'
    version: '7.1.20160308'

- name: List available versions
  azure_rm_virtualmachineimage_facts:
    location: eastus
    publisher: OpenLogic
    offer: CentOS
    sku: '7.1'

- name: List available offers
  azure_rm_virtualmachineimage_facts:
    location: eastus
    publisher: OpenLogic

- name: List available publishers
  azure_rm_virtualmachineimage_facts:
    location: eastus

Return Values

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

name description returned type sample
azure_vmimages
List of image dicts.
 always list


Notes

Note

  • For authentication with Azure you can pass parameters, set environment variables or use a profile stored in ~/.azure/credentials. Authentication is possible using a service principal or Active Directory user. To authenticate via service principal, pass subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or set environment variables AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_SECRET and AZURE_TENANT.
  • To authenticate via Active Directory user, pass ad_user and password, or set AZURE_AD_USER and AZURE_PASSWORD in the environment.
  • Alternatively, credentials can be stored in ~/.azure/credentials. This is an ini file containing a [default] section and the following keys: subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or subscription_id, ad_user and password. It is also possible to add additional profiles. Specify the profile by passing profile or setting AZURE_PROFILE in the environment.

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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