VMware: add new module vmware_export_ovf (#50589)

lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import ssl
 import time
 import traceback
 from random import randint
+from distutils.version import StrictVersion
 
 REQUESTS_IMP_ERR = None
 try:
@@ -1101,6 +1102,28 @@ class PyVmomi(object):
 
         return host_obj_list
 
+    def host_version_at_least(self, version=None, vm_obj=None, host_name=None):
+        """
+        Check that the ESXi Host is at least a specific version number
+        Args:
+            vm_obj: virtual machine object, required one of vm_obj, host_name
+            host_name (string): ESXi host name
+            version (tuple): a version tuple, for example (6, 7, 0)
+        Returns: bool
+        """
+        if vm_obj:
+            host_system = vm_obj.summary.runtime.host
+        elif host_name:
+            host_system = self.find_hostsystem_by_name(host_name=host_name)
+        else:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='VM object or ESXi host name must be set one.')
+        if host_system and version:
+            host_version = host_system.summary.config.product.version
+            return StrictVersion(host_version) >= StrictVersion('.'.join(map(str, version)))
+        else:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='Unable to get the ESXi host from vm: %s, or hostname %s,'
+                                      'or the passed ESXi version: %s is None.' % (vm_obj, host_name, version))
+
     # Network related functions
     @staticmethod
     def find_host_portgroup_by_name(host, portgroup_name):