Unable to get the VM list from Ansible tower

Infrastructure as Code Ansible
#1

Hello I am getting an error while collecting VM the data using ansible
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  • name: Role ensures that the socks tunnel is setup
    hosts: localhost
    connection: local
    gather_facts: no
    tasks:
    • include_role:
      name: ansible-role-event-socks-tunnel
      vars:
      transaction_id: “{{ tower_job_id }}”
  • name: Collect Windows Servers Configuration
    hosts: all
    tasks:

- name: Gather VM information

community.vmware.vmware_vm_info:

  • name: Get info about tag
    community.vmware.vmware_tag_info:
    hostname: “{{ xxxxxx}}”
    username: “{{ xxxxx }}”
    password: “{{ xxxxx }}”
    validate_certs: no
    register: vm_info_result
- name: Print VM information
  debug:
    var: vm_info_result

- name: Extract VM names and tag details
  set_fact:
    vm_names: "{{ vm_info_result.virtual_machines | map(attribute='name') | list }}"
    vm_tags: "{{ vm_info_result.virtual_machines | map(attribute='tags') | list }}"

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ERROR! couldn’t resolve module/action ‘community.vmware.vmware_tag_info’. This often indicates a misspelling, missing collection, or incorrect module path.

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The error appears to be in ‘/runner/project/collect_vm_information_based_on_tag.yml’: line 15, column 7, but may

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be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

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The offending line appears to be:

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tasks:

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  • name: Get info about tag

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^ here

#2

Please edit you post and put you config files in code block </> just like this:

This is line one
This is line two
  this is idented.

Then we can see clearly what you have.

#3

Thank you i did it and attached as a image also it could help to find the gap

#4

Still looks bad, please fix the code block. No need for an image please.

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#6

Don’t paste an image. I’ve said this already - please read my posts rather than rushing to answer.

Please paste your content in code blocks as text. You paste your text, highlight it and then use the </> icon on the menu bar of the editing window where you pasted your text.

#7 
---
- name: Role ensures that the socks tunnel is setup
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - include_role:
        name: ansible-role-event-socks-tunnel
      vars:
        acc_id: axd
        transaction_id: "{{ tower_job_id }}"
- name: Collect Windows Servers Configuration
  hosts: all
  tasks:
    - name: Get info about tag
      community.vmware.vmware_tag_info:
        hostname: "{{ xxxxx }}"
        username: "{{ xxxxx }}"
        password: "{{ xxxxx}}"
        validate_certs: no
      register: vm_info_result
    - name: Print VM information
      debug:
        var: vm_info_result
    - name: Extract VM names and tag details
      set_fact:
        vm_names: "{{ vm_info_result.virtual_machines | map(attribute='name') | list }}"
        vm_tags: "{{ vm_info_result.virtual_machines | map(attribute='tags') | list }}"

Job Log data

ansible-playbook [core 2.13.8]
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/runner/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /runner/requirements_collections:/home/runner/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible-playbook
  python version = 3.9.16 (main, May 31 2023, 12:21:58) [GCC 8.5.0 20210514 (Red Hat 8.5.0-18)]
  jinja version = 3.0.3
  libyaml = True
Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
SSH password: 
host_list declined parsing /runner/inventory/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method
Parsed /runner/inventory/hosts inventory source with script plugin
ERROR! couldn't resolve module/action 'community.vmware.vmware_tag_info'. This often indicates a misspelling, missing collection, or incorrect module path.

The error appears to be in '/runner/project/collect_vm_information_based_on_tag.yml': line 15, column 7, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

  tasks:
    - name: Get info about tag
      ^ here
#8

Did you install the vmware module from ansible galaxy?