vmware_host_vmnic_info: Fix issue with offline / disconnected / shut down hosts

changelogs/fragments/1337_vmware_host_vmnic_info-fix_disconnected.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- vmware_host_vmnic_info - Fix a bug that crashes the module when a host is disconnected (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.vmware/pull/1337).

plugins/modules/vmware_host_vmnic_info.py

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 '''
 
 try:
-    from pyVmomi import vim
+    from pyVmomi import vim, vmodl
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
@@ -231,12 +231,15 @@ def gather_host_vmnic_info(self):
                             pnic_info['status'] = 'Connected'
                             pnic_info['actual_speed'] = pnic.linkSpeed.speedMb
                             pnic_info['actual_duplex'] = 'Full Duplex' if pnic.linkSpeed.duplex else 'Half Duplex'
-                            network_hint = host_nw_system.QueryNetworkHint(pnic.device)
-                            for hint in self.to_json(network_hint):
-                                if hint.get('lldpInfo'):
-                                    pnic_info['lldp_info'] = {x['key']: x['value'] for x in hint['lldpInfo'].get('parameter')}
-                                else:
-                                    pnic_info['lldp_info'] = 'N/A'
+                            try:
+                                network_hint = host_nw_system.QueryNetworkHint(pnic.device)
+                                for hint in self.to_json(network_hint):
+                                    if hint.get('lldpInfo'):
+                                        pnic_info['lldp_info'] = {x['key']: x['value'] for x in hint['lldpInfo'].get('parameter')}
+                                    else:
+                                        pnic_info['lldp_info'] = 'N/A'
+                            except (vmodl.fault.HostNotConnected, vmodl.fault.HostNotReachable):
+                                pnic_info['lldp_info'] = 'N/A'
                         else:
                             pnic_info['status'] = 'Disconnected'
                             pnic_info['actual_speed'] = 'N/A'

tests/integration/targets/vmware_host_vmnic_info/tasks/main.yml

@@ -35,3 +35,60 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - host_vmnics_extended.hosts_vmnics_info is defined
+
+- name: Get info from an ESXi host that is offline / disconnected / shut down
+  block:
+  - name: Disconnect ESXi host
+    community.vmware.vmware_host:
+      validate_certs: false
+      hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+      username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+      password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+      datacenter_name: '{{ dc1 }}'
+      cluster_name: '{{ ccr1 }}'
+      esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi1 }}"
+      state: disconnected
+
+  - name: Give the ESXi host time to disconnect
+    ansible.builtin.pause:
+      minutes: 1
+
+  - name: Gather vmnic info about a host that is offline / disconnected / shut down
+    vmware_host_vmnic_info:
+      hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+      username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+      password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+      esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi1 }}'
+      validate_certs: false
+    register: host_vmnics_disconnected
+  - debug: var=host_vmnics_disconnected
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - host_vmnics_disconnected.hosts_vmnics_info is defined
+
+  - name: Gather extended vmnic info about a host that is offline / disconnected / shut down
+    vmware_host_vmnic_info:
+      hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+      username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+      password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+      esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi1 }}'
+      validate_certs: false
+      capabilities: true
+      directpath_io: true
+      sriov: true
+    register: host_vmnics_extended_disconnected
+  - debug: var=host_vmnics_extended_disconnected
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - host_vmnics_extended_disconnected.hosts_vmnics_info is defined
+  always:
+  - name: Reconnect ESXi host
+    community.vmware.vmware_host:
+      validate_certs: false
+      hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+      username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+      password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+      datacenter_name: '{{ dc1 }}'
+      cluster_name: '{{ ccr1 }}'
+      esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi1 }}"
+      state: reconnect