kubevirt.core/0.1.2/_sources/plugins/kubevirt.rst.txt

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.. Anchors

.. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory:

.. Anchors: short name for ansible.builtin

.. Title

kubevirt -- KubeVirt inventory source
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.. Collection note

.. note::
    This inventory plugin is part of the `kubevirt.core collection <https://galaxy.ansible.com/kubevirt/core>`_.

    To install it, use: :code:`ansible-galaxy collection install kubevirt.core`.
    You need further requirements to be able to use this inventory plugin,
    see :ref:`Requirements <ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory_requirements>` for details.

    To use it in a playbook, specify: :code:`kubevirt.core.kubevirt`.

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.. Deprecated


Synopsis
--------

.. Description

- Fetch running VirtualMachineInstances for one or more namespaces with an optional label selector.
- Groups by namespace, namespace\_vmis and labels.
- Uses the kubectl connection plugin to access the Kubernetes cluster.
- Uses kubevirt.(yml|yaml) YAML configuration file to set parameter values.


.. Aliases


.. Requirements

.. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory_requirements:

Requirements
------------
The below requirements are needed on the local controller node that executes this inventory.

- python \>= 3.6
- kubernetes \>= 12.0.0
- PyYAML \>= 3.11






.. Options

Parameters
----------

.. rst-class:: ansible-option-table

.. list-table::
  :width: 100%
  :widths: auto
  :header-rows: 1

  * - Parameter
    - Comments

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-cache"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-cache:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **cache**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-cache" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`boolean`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Toggle to enable/disable the caching of the inventory's source data, requires a cache plugin setup to work.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`false` :ansible-option-choices-default-mark:`← (default)`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`true`


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-configuration:`Configuration:`

      - INI entry:

        .. code-block::

          [inventory]
          cache = false


      - Environment variable: :envvar:`ANSIBLE\_INVENTORY\_CACHE`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-cache_connection"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-cache_connection:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **cache_connection**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-cache_connection" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Cache connection data or path, read cache plugin documentation for specifics.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-configuration:`Configuration:`

      - INI entries:

        .. code-block::

          [defaults]
          fact_caching_connection = VALUE



        .. code-block::

          [inventory]
          cache_connection = VALUE


      - Environment variable: :envvar:`ANSIBLE\_CACHE\_PLUGIN\_CONNECTION`

      - Environment variable: :envvar:`ANSIBLE\_INVENTORY\_CACHE\_CONNECTION`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-cache_plugin"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-cache_plugin:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **cache_plugin**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-cache_plugin" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Cache plugin to use for the inventory's source data.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-default-bold:`Default:` :ansible-option-default:`"memory"`

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-configuration:`Configuration:`

      - INI entries:

        .. code-block::

          [defaults]
          fact_caching = memory



        .. code-block::

          [inventory]
          cache_plugin = memory


      - Environment variable: :envvar:`ANSIBLE\_CACHE\_PLUGIN`

      - Environment variable: :envvar:`ANSIBLE\_INVENTORY\_CACHE\_PLUGIN`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-cache_prefix"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-cache_prefix:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **cache_prefix**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-cache_prefix" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Prefix to use for cache plugin files/tables


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-default-bold:`Default:` :ansible-option-default:`"ansible\_inventory\_"`

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-configuration:`Configuration:`

      - INI entries:

        .. code-block::

          [default]
          fact_caching_prefix = ansible_inventory_


        Removed in: version 2.16 of ansible.builtin


        Why: Fixes typing error in INI section name

        Alternative: Use the 'defaults' section instead



        .. code-block::

          [defaults]
          fact_caching_prefix = ansible_inventory_



        .. code-block::

          [inventory]
          cache_prefix = ansible_inventory_


      - Environment variable: :envvar:`ANSIBLE\_CACHE\_PLUGIN\_PREFIX`

      - Environment variable: :envvar:`ANSIBLE\_INVENTORY\_CACHE\_PLUGIN\_PREFIX`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-cache_timeout"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-cache_timeout:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **cache_timeout**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-cache_timeout" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`integer`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Cache duration in seconds


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-default-bold:`Default:` :ansible-option-default:`3600`

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-configuration:`Configuration:`

      - INI entries:

        .. code-block::

          [defaults]
          fact_caching_timeout = 3600



        .. code-block::

          [inventory]
          cache_timeout = 3600


      - Environment variable: :envvar:`ANSIBLE\_CACHE\_PLUGIN\_TIMEOUT`

      - Environment variable: :envvar:`ANSIBLE\_INVENTORY\_CACHE\_TIMEOUT`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-compose"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-compose:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **compose**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-compose" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`dictionary`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Create vars from jinja2 expressions.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-default-bold:`Default:` :ansible-option-default:`{}`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **connections**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Optional list of cluster connection settings. If no connections are provided, the default \ :emphasis:`~/.kube/config`\  and active context will be used, and objects will be returned for all namespaces the active user is authorized to access.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>
    
  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/api_key"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/api_key:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **api_key**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/api_key" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Token used to authenticate with the API. Can also be specified via K8S\_AUTH\_API\_KEY environment variable.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/api_version"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/api_version:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **api_version**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/api_version" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Specify the used KubeVirt API version.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-default-bold:`Default:` :ansible-option-default:`"kubevirt.io/v1"`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/ca_cert"></div>
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/ssl_ca_cert"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/ca_cert:
      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/ssl_ca_cert:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **ca_cert**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/ca_cert" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-aliases:`aliases: ssl_ca_cert`

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Path to a CA certificate used to authenticate with the API. Can also be specified via K8S\_AUTH\_SSL\_CA\_CERT environment variable.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/client_cert"></div>
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/cert_file"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/cert_file:
      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/client_cert:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **client_cert**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/client_cert" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-aliases:`aliases: cert_file`

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Path to a certificate used to authenticate with the API. Can also be specified via K8S\_AUTH\_CERT\_FILE environment variable.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/client_key"></div>
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/key_file"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/client_key:
      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/key_file:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **client_key**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/client_key" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-aliases:`aliases: key_file`

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Path to a key file used to authenticate with the API. Can also be specified via K8S\_AUTH\_KEY\_FILE environment variable.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/context"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/context:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **context**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/context" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The name of a context found in the config file. Can also be specified via K8S\_AUTH\_CONTEXT environment variable.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/host"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/host:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **host**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/host" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Provide a URL for accessing the API. Can also be specified via K8S\_AUTH\_HOST environment variable.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/kube_secondary_dns"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/kube_secondary_dns:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **kube_secondary_dns**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/kube_secondary_dns" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`boolean`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Enable kubesecondarydns derived host names when using a secondary network interface.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`false` :ansible-option-choices-default-mark:`← (default)`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`true`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/kubeconfig"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/kubeconfig:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **kubeconfig**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/kubeconfig" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Path to an existing Kubernetes config file. If not provided, and no other connection options are provided, the Kubernetes client will attempt to load the default configuration file from \ :emphasis:`~/.kube/config`\ . Can also be specified via K8S\_AUTH\_KUBECONFIG environment variable.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/label_selector"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/label_selector:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **label_selector**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/label_selector" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Define a label selector to select a subset of the fetched VirtualMachineInstances.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/name"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/name:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **name**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/name" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Optional name to assign to the cluster. If not provided, a name is constructed from the server and port.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/namespaces"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/namespaces:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **namespaces**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/namespaces" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      List of namespaces. If not specified, will fetch all VirtualMachineInstances for all namespaces the user is authorized to access.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/network_name"></div>
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/interface_name"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/interface_name:
      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/network_name:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **network_name**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/network_name" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-aliases:`aliases: interface_name`

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      In case multiple networks are attached to a VirtualMachineInstance, define which interface should be returned as primary IP address.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/password"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/password:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **password**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/password" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Provide a password for authenticating with the API. Can also be specified via K8S\_AUTH\_PASSWORD environment variable.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/use_service"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/use_service:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **use_service**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/use_service" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`boolean`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Enable the use of services to establish an SSH connection to the VirtualMachine.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`false`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`true` :ansible-option-choices-default-mark:`← (default)`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/username"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/username:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **username**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/username" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Provide a username for authenticating with the API. Can also be specified via K8S\_AUTH\_USERNAME environment variable.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/validate_certs"></div>
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-connections/verify_ssl"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/validate_certs:
      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-connections/verify_ssl:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **validate_certs**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-connections/validate_certs" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-aliases:`aliases: verify_ssl`

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`boolean`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Whether or not to verify the API server's SSL certificates. Can also be specified via K8S\_AUTH\_VERIFY\_SSL environment variable.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`false`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`true`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>


  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-groups"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-groups:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **groups**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-groups" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`dictionary`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Add hosts to group based on Jinja2 conditionals.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-default-bold:`Default:` :ansible-option-default:`{}`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-host_format"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-host_format:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **host_format**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-host_format" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Specify the format of the host in the inventory group. Available specifiers: name, namespace, uid.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-default-bold:`Default:` :ansible-option-default:`"{namespace}-{name}"`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-keyed_groups"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-keyed_groups:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **keyed_groups**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-keyed_groups" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`list` / :ansible-option-elements:`elements=dictionary`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Add hosts to group based on the values of a variable.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-default-bold:`Default:` :ansible-option-default:`[]`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>
    
  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-keyed_groups/default_value"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-keyed_groups/default_value:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **default_value**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-keyed_groups/default_value" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`

      :ansible-option-versionadded:`added in ansible-core 2.12`





      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The default value when the host variable's value is an empty string.

      This option is mutually exclusive with \ :literal:`trailing\_separator`\ .


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-keyed_groups/key"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-keyed_groups/key:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **key**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-keyed_groups/key" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      The key from input dictionary used to generate groups


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-keyed_groups/parent_group"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-keyed_groups/parent_group:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **parent_group**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-keyed_groups/parent_group" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      parent group for keyed group


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-keyed_groups/prefix"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-keyed_groups/prefix:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **prefix**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-keyed_groups/prefix" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      A keyed group name will start with this prefix


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-default-bold:`Default:` :ansible-option-default:`""`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-keyed_groups/separator"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-keyed_groups/separator:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **separator**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-keyed_groups/separator" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      separator used to build the keyed group name


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-default-bold:`Default:` :ansible-option-default:`"\_"`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-keyed_groups/trailing_separator"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-keyed_groups/trailing_separator:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **trailing_separator**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-keyed_groups/trailing_separator" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`boolean`

      :ansible-option-versionadded:`added in ansible-core 2.12`





      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Set this option to \ :emphasis:`False`\  to omit the \ :literal:`separator`\  after the host variable when the value is an empty string.

      This option is mutually exclusive with \ :literal:`default\_value`\ .


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`false`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`true` :ansible-option-choices-default-mark:`← (default)`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>


  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-leading_separator"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-leading_separator:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **leading_separator**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-leading_separator" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`boolean`

      :ansible-option-versionadded:`added in ansible-core 2.11`





      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Use in conjunction with keyed\_groups.

      By default, a keyed group that does not have a prefix or a separator provided will have a name that starts with an underscore.

      This is because the default prefix is "" and the default separator is "\_".

      Set this option to False to omit the leading underscore (or other separator) if no prefix is given.

      If the group name is derived from a mapping the separator is still used to concatenate the items.

      To not use a separator in the group name at all, set the separator for the keyed group to an empty string instead.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`false`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`true` :ansible-option-choices-default-mark:`← (default)`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-plugin"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-plugin:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **plugin**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-plugin" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`string` / :ansible-option-required:`required`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Token that ensures this is a source file for the "kubevirt" plugin.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`"kubevirt"`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`"kubevirt.core.kubevirt"`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-strict"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-strict:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **strict**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-strict" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`boolean`




      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      If \ :literal:`yes`\  make invalid entries a fatal error, otherwise skip and continue.

      Since it is possible to use facts in the expressions they might not always be available and we ignore those errors by default.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`false` :ansible-option-choices-default-mark:`← (default)`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`true`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-use_extra_vars"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.kubevirt.core.kubevirt_inventory__parameter-use_extra_vars:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **use_extra_vars**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-use_extra_vars" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-type-line

      :ansible-option-type:`boolean`

      :ansible-option-versionadded:`added in ansible-core 2.11`





      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Merge extra vars into the available variables for composition (highest precedence).


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`false` :ansible-option-choices-default-mark:`← (default)`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`true`


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-configuration:`Configuration:`

      - INI entry:

        .. code-block::

          [inventory_plugins]
          use_extra_vars = false


      - Environment variable: :envvar:`ANSIBLE\_INVENTORY\_USE\_EXTRA\_VARS`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>


.. Attributes


.. Notes


.. Seealso


.. Examples

Examples
--------

.. code-block:: yaml+jinja

    
    # Filename must end with kubevirt.[yml|yaml]

    # Authenticate with token, and return all VirtualMachineInstances for all accessible namespaces
    plugin: kubevirt.core.kubevirt
    connections:
    - host: https://192.168.64.4:8443
      api_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
      validate_certs: false

    # Use default config (~/.kube/config) file and active context, and return VirtualMachineInstances
    # from namespace testing with interfaces connected to network bridge-network
    plugin: kubevirt.core.kubevirt
    connections:
    - namespaces:
      - testing
      network_name: bridge-network

    # Use default config (~/.kube/config) file and active context, and return VirtualMachineInstances
    # from namespace testing with label app=test
    plugin: kubevirt.core.kubevirt
    connections:
    - namespaces:
      - testing
      label_selector: app=test

    # Use a custom config file, and a specific context.
    plugin: kubevirt.core.kubevirt
    connections:
    - kubeconfig: /path/to/config
      context: 'awx/192-168-64-4:8443/developer'




.. Facts


.. Return values


..  Status (Presently only deprecated)


.. Authors

Authors
~~~~~~~

- KubeVirt.io Project 


.. hint::
    Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.

.. Extra links


.. Parsing errors