VMware: Use managed object id to find VM (#59143)

* Based upon partial work of wilmardo
* Now, user can specify managed object id of virtual machine to find
an existing virtual machine

Signed-off-by: Abhijeet Kasurde <akasurde@redhat.com>

lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py

@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ class PyVmomi(object):
     # Virtual Machine related functions
     def get_vm(self):
         """
-        Find unique virtual machine either by UUID or Name.
+        Find unique virtual machine either by UUID, MoID or Name.
         Returns: virtual machine object if found, else None.
 
         """
@@ -959,6 +959,8 @@ class PyVmomi(object):
             elif vms:
                 # Unique virtual machine found.
                 vm_obj = vms[0]
+        elif self.params['moid']:
+            vm_obj = VmomiSupport.templateOf('VirtualMachine')(self.params['moid'], self.si._stub)
 
         if vm_obj:
             self.current_vm_obj = vm_obj

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_export_ovf.py

@@ -28,11 +28,17 @@ options:
   name:
     description:
     - Name of the virtual machine to export.
-    - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) is not supplied.
+    - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) or C(moid) is not supplied.
   uuid:
     description:
     - Uuid of the virtual machine to export.
-    - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(name) is not supplied.
+    - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(name) or C(moid) is not supplied.
+  moid:
+    description:
+    - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+    - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+    version_added: '2.9'
+    type: str
   datacenter:
     default: ha-datacenter
     description:
@@ -304,6 +310,7 @@ def main():
     argument_spec.update(
         name=dict(type='str'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         datacenter=dict(type='str', default='ha-datacenter'),
         export_dir=dict(type='str'),
@@ -313,7 +320,7 @@ def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
                            supports_check_mode=True,
                            required_one_of=[
-                               ['name', 'uuid'],
+                               ['name', 'uuid', 'moid'],
                            ],
                            )
     pyv = VMwareExportVmOvf(module)

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_boot_facts.py

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 module: vmware_guest_boot_facts
 short_description: Gather facts about boot options for the given virtual machine
 description:
-    - This module can be used to gather facts aboyt boot options for the given virtual machine.
+    - Gather facts about boot options for the given virtual machine.
 version_added: 2.7
 author:
-    - Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde) <akasurde@redhat.com>
+    - Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
 notes:
     - Tested on vSphere 6.5
 requirements:
@@ -33,11 +33,17 @@ options:
    name:
      description:
      - Name of the VM to work with.
-     - This is required if C(uuid) parameter is not supplied.
+     - This is required if C(uuid) or C(moid) parameter is not supplied.
    uuid:
      description:
      - UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's BIOS UUID by default.
-     - This is required if C(name) parameter is not supplied.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(moid) parameter is not supplied.
+   moid:
+     description:
+     - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     version_added: '2.9'
+     type: str
    use_instance_uuid:
      description:
      - Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
@@ -61,6 +67,15 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
     validate_certs: no
     name: "{{ vm_name }}"
   register: vm_boot_order_facts
+
+- name: Gather facts about virtual machine's boot order using MoID
+  vmware_guest_boot_facts:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    validate_certs: no
+    moid: "vm-42"
+  register: vm_moid_boot_order_facts
 '''
 
 RETURN = r"""
@@ -89,7 +104,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.vmware import PyVmomi, vmware_argument_spec, find_vm_by_id
 
 try:
-    from pyVmomi import vim
+    from pyVmomi import vim, VmomiSupport
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
@@ -99,6 +114,7 @@ class VmBootFactsManager(PyVmomi):
         super(VmBootFactsManager, self).__init__(module)
         self.name = self.params['name']
         self.uuid = self.params['uuid']
+        self.moid = self.params['moid']
         self.use_instance_uuid = self.params['use_instance_uuid']
         self.vm = None
 
@@ -120,13 +136,18 @@ class VmBootFactsManager(PyVmomi):
                 if temp_vm_object.obj.name == self.name:
                     vms.append(temp_vm_object.obj)
 
+        elif self.moid:
+            vm_obj = VmomiSupport.templateOf('VirtualMachine')(self.module.params['moid'], self.si._stub)
+            if vm_obj:
+                vms.append(vm_obj)
+
         if vms:
             if self.params.get('name_match') == 'first':
                 self.vm = vms[0]
             elif self.params.get('name_match') == 'last':
                 self.vm = vms[-1]
         else:
-            self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to find virtual machine using %s" % (self.name or self.uuid))
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to find virtual machine using %s" % (self.name or self.uuid or self.moid))
 
     @staticmethod
     def humanize_boot_order(boot_order):
@@ -165,6 +186,7 @@ def main():
     argument_spec.update(
         name=dict(type='str'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         use_instance_uuid=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         name_match=dict(
             choices=['first', 'last'],
@@ -175,10 +197,10 @@ def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=argument_spec,
         required_one_of=[
-            ['name', 'uuid']
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
         ],
         mutually_exclusive=[
-            ['name', 'uuid']
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
         ],
         supports_check_mode=True,
     )

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_boot_manager.py

@@ -33,11 +33,17 @@ options:
    name:
      description:
      - Name of the VM to work with.
-     - This is required if C(uuid) parameter is not supplied.
+     - This is required if C(uuid) or C(moid) parameter is not supplied.
    uuid:
      description:
      - UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's BIOS UUID by default.
-     - This is required if C(name) parameter is not supplied.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(moid) parameter is not supplied.
+   moid:
+     description:
+     - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     version_added: '2.9'
+     type: str
    use_instance_uuid:
      description:
      - Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
@@ -107,6 +113,26 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
       - disk
   delegate_to: localhost
   register: vm_boot_order
+
+- name: Change virtual machine's boot order using Virtual Machine MoID
+  vmware_guest_boot_manager:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    moid: vm-42
+    boot_delay: 2000
+    enter_bios_setup: True
+    boot_retry_enabled: True
+    boot_retry_delay: 22300
+    boot_firmware: bios
+    secure_boot_enabled: False
+    boot_order:
+      - floppy
+      - cdrom
+      - ethernet
+      - disk
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: vm_boot_order
 '''
 
 RETURN = r"""
@@ -148,7 +174,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
 from ansible.module_utils.vmware import PyVmomi, vmware_argument_spec, find_vm_by_id, wait_for_task, TaskError
 
 try:
-    from pyVmomi import vim
+    from pyVmomi import vim, VmomiSupport
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
@@ -158,6 +184,7 @@ class VmBootManager(PyVmomi):
         super(VmBootManager, self).__init__(module)
         self.name = self.params['name']
         self.uuid = self.params['uuid']
+        self.moid = self.params['moid']
         self.use_instance_uuid = self.params['use_instance_uuid']
         self.vm = None
 
@@ -179,6 +206,11 @@ class VmBootManager(PyVmomi):
                 if temp_vm_object.obj.name == self.name:
                     vms.append(temp_vm_object.obj)
 
+        elif self.moid:
+            vm_obj = VmomiSupport.templateOf('VirtualMachine')(self.module.params['moid'], self.si._stub)
+            if vm_obj:
+                vms.append(vm_obj)
+
         if vms:
             if self.params.get('name_match') == 'first':
                 self.vm = vms[0]
@@ -324,6 +356,7 @@ def main():
     argument_spec.update(
         name=dict(type='str'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         use_instance_uuid=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         boot_order=dict(
             type='list',
@@ -362,10 +395,10 @@ def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=argument_spec,
         required_one_of=[
-            ['name', 'uuid']
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
         ],
         mutually_exclusive=[
-            ['name', 'uuid']
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
         ],
     )
 

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_custom_attributes.py

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ options:
    name:
      description:
      - Name of the virtual machine to work with.
+     - This is required parameter, if C(uuid) or C(moid) is not supplied.
      required: True
    state:
      description:
@@ -47,7 +48,13 @@ options:
    uuid:
      description:
      - UUID of the virtual machine to manage if known. This is VMware's unique identifier.
-     - This is required parameter, if C(name) is not supplied.
+     - This is required parameter, if C(name) or C(moid) is not supplied.
+   moid:
+     description:
+     - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     version_added: '2.9'
+     type: str
    use_instance_uuid:
      description:
      - Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
@@ -111,6 +118,17 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   delegate_to: localhost
   register: attributes
 
+- name: Remove virtual machine Attribute using Virtual Machine MoID
+  vmware_guest_custom_attributes:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    moid: vm-42
+    state: absent
+    attributes:
+      - name: MyAttribute
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: attributes
 '''
 
 RETURN = """
@@ -185,6 +203,7 @@ def main():
         name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         use_instance_uuid=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         state=dict(type='str', default='present',
                    choices=['absent', 'present']),
@@ -201,7 +220,9 @@ def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=argument_spec,
         supports_check_mode=True,
-        required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid']],
+        required_one_of=[
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
+        ],
     )
 
     if module.params.get('folder'):
@@ -224,8 +245,9 @@ def main():
         module.exit_json(**results)
     else:
         # virtual machine does not exists
+        vm_id = (module.params.get('name') or module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('moid'))
         module.fail_json(msg="Unable to manage custom attributes for non-existing"
-                             " virtual machine %s" % (module.params.get('name') or module.params.get('uuid')))
+                             " virtual machine %s" % vm_id)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_disk.py

@@ -36,11 +36,17 @@ options:
    name:
      description:
      - Name of the virtual machine.
-     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) or C(moid) is not supplied.
    uuid:
      description:
      - UUID of the instance to gather facts if known, this is VMware's unique identifier.
-     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(name) is not supplied.
+     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(name) or C(moid) is not supplied.
+   moid:
+     description:
+     - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     version_added: '2.9'
+     type: str
    folder:
      description:
      - Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest.
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ options:
      - 'Valid attributes are:'
      - ' - C(size[_tb,_gb,_mb,_kb]) (integer): Disk storage size in specified unit.'
      - '   If C(size) specified then unit must be specified. There is no space allowed in between size number and unit.'
-     - '   Only first occurance in disk element will be considered, even if there are multiple size* parameters available.'
+     - '   Only first occurrence in disk element will be considered, even if there are multiple size* parameters available.'
      - ' - C(type) (string): Valid values are:'
      - '     - C(thin) thin disk'
      - '     - C(eagerzeroedthick) eagerzeroedthick disk'
@@ -147,6 +153,21 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
         unit_number: 1
   delegate_to: localhost
   register: disk_facts
+
+- name: Remove disks from virtual machine using moid
+  vmware_guest_disk:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
+    validate_certs: no
+    moid: vm-42
+    disk:
+      - state: absent
+        scsi_controller: 1
+        unit_number: 1
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: disk_facts
 '''
 
 RETURN = """
@@ -578,7 +599,7 @@ class PyVmomiHelper(PyVmomi):
                 rec = self.content.storageResourceManager.RecommendDatastores(storageSpec=storage_spec)
                 rec_action = rec.recommendations[0].action[0]
                 return rec_action.destination.name
-            except Exception as e:
+            except Exception:
                 # There is some error so we fall back to general workflow
                 pass
         datastore = None
@@ -633,13 +654,18 @@ def main():
     argument_spec.update(
         name=dict(type='str'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         datacenter=dict(type='str', required=True),
         disk=dict(type='list', default=[]),
         use_instance_uuid=dict(type='bool', default=False),
     )
-    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+    module = AnsibleModule(
-                           required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid']])
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        required_one_of=[
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
+        ]
+    )
 
     if module.params['folder']:
         # FindByInventoryPath() does not require an absolute path
@@ -653,8 +679,9 @@ def main():
     if not vm:
         # We unable to find the virtual machine user specified
         # Bail out
+        vm_id = (module.params.get('name') or module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('moid'))
         module.fail_json(msg="Unable to manage disks for non-existing"
-                             " virtual machine '%s'." % (module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name')))
+                             " virtual machine '%s'." % vm_id)
 
     # VM exists
     try:

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_disk_facts.py

@@ -36,11 +36,17 @@ options:
    name:
      description:
      - Name of the virtual machine.
-     - This is required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     - This is required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) or C(moid) is not supplied.
    uuid:
      description:
      - UUID of the instance to gather facts if known, this is VMware's unique identifier.
-     - This is required parameter, if parameter C(name) is not supplied.
+     - This is required parameter, if parameter C(name) or C(moid) is not supplied.
+   moid:
+     description:
+     - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     version_added: '2.9'
+     type: str
    use_instance_uuid:
      description:
      - Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
@@ -62,8 +68,6 @@ options:
      - '   folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm'
      - '   folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm'
      - '   folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2'
-     - '   folder: vm/folder2'
-     - '   folder: folder2'
    datacenter:
      description:
      - The datacenter name to which virtual machine belongs to.
@@ -93,6 +97,17 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     name: VM_225
   delegate_to: localhost
   register: disk_facts
+
+- name: Gather disk facts from virtual machine using moid
+  vmware_guest_disk_facts:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    datacenter: ha-datacenter
+    validate_certs: no
+    moid: vm-42
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: disk_facts
 '''
 
 RETURN = """
@@ -270,13 +285,16 @@ def main():
     argument_spec.update(
         name=dict(type='str'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         use_instance_uuid=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         datacenter=dict(type='str', required=True),
     )
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=argument_spec,
-        required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid']],
+        required_one_of=[
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
+        ],
         supports_check_mode=True,
     )
 
@@ -298,7 +316,8 @@ def main():
     else:
         # We unable to find the virtual machine user specified
         # Bail out
-        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to gather disk facts for non-existing VM %s" % (module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name')))
+        vm_id = (module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('moid') or module.params.get('name'))
+        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to gather disk facts for non-existing VM %s" % vm_id)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_facts.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ options:
    name:
      description:
      - Name of the VM to work with
-     - This is required if UUID is not supplied.
+     - This is required if C(uuid) or C(moid) is not supplied.
    name_match:
      description:
      - If multiple VMs matching the name, use the first or last found
@@ -43,13 +43,19 @@ options:
    uuid:
      description:
      - UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's unique identifier.
-     - This is required if name is not supplied.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(moid) is not supplied.
    use_instance_uuid:
      description:
      - Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
      default: no
      type: bool
      version_added: '2.8'
+   moid:
+     description:
+     - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     version_added: '2.9'
+     type: str
    folder:
      description:
      - Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest.
@@ -65,8 +71,6 @@ options:
      - '   folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm'
      - '   folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm'
      - '   folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2'
-     - '   folder: vm/folder2'
-     - '   folder: folder2'
    datacenter:
      description:
      - Destination datacenter for the deploy operation
@@ -134,6 +138,19 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   delegate_to: localhost
   register: facts
 
+- name: Gather some facts from a guest using MoID
+  vmware_guest_facts:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    validate_certs: no
+    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
+    moid: vm-42
+    schema: "vsphere"
+    properties: ["config.hardware.memoryMB", "guest.disk", "overallStatus"]
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: vm_moid_facts
+
 - name: Gather Managed object ID (moid) from a guest using the vSphere API output schema for REST Calls
   vmware_guest_facts:
     hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
@@ -237,6 +254,7 @@ def main():
         name_match=dict(type='str', choices=['first', 'last'], default='first'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
         use_instance_uuid=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         datacenter=dict(type='str', required=True),
         tags=dict(type='bool', default=False),
@@ -244,7 +262,7 @@ def main():
         properties=dict(type='list')
     )
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
-                           required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid']],
+                           required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid', 'moid']],
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     if module.params.get('folder'):
@@ -282,8 +300,8 @@ def main():
         except Exception as exc:
             module.fail_json(msg="Fact gather failed with exception %s" % to_text(exc))
     else:
-        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to gather facts for non-existing VM %s" % (module.params.get('uuid') or
+        vm_id = (module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name') or module.params.get('moid'))
-                                                                                module.params.get('name')))
+        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to gather facts for non-existing VM %s" % vm_id)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_move.py

@@ -32,11 +32,17 @@ options:
    name:
         description:
             - Name of the existing virtual machine to move.
-            - This is required if C(UUID) is not supplied.
+            - This is required if C(uuid) or C(moid) is not supplied.
    uuid:
         description:
             - UUID of the virtual machine to manage if known, this is VMware's unique identifier.
-            - This is required if C(name) is not supplied.
+            - This is required if C(name) or C(moid) is not supplied.
+   moid:
+        description:
+            - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+            - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+        version_added: '2.9'
+        type: str
    use_instance_uuid:
         description:
             - Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
@@ -83,6 +89,17 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
     dest_folder: "/{{ datacenter }}/vm"
   delegate_to: localhost
 
+- name: Move Virtual Machine using MoID
+  vmware_guest_move:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    datacenter: datacenter
+    validate_certs: no
+    moid: vm-42
+    dest_folder: "/{{ datacenter }}/vm"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
 - name: Get VM UUID
   vmware_guest_facts:
     hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
@@ -175,6 +192,7 @@ def main():
         name_match=dict(
             type='str', choices=['first', 'last'], default='first'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         use_instance_uuid=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         dest_folder=dict(type='str', required=True),
         datacenter=dict(type='str', required=True),
@@ -182,10 +200,10 @@ def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=argument_spec,
         required_one_of=[
-            ['name', 'uuid']
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
         ],
         mutually_exclusive=[
-            ['name', 'uuid']
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
         ],
         supports_check_mode=True
     )
@@ -229,9 +247,8 @@ def main():
     else:
         if module.check_mode:
             module.exit_json(changed=False)
-        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to find VM %s to move to %s" % (
+        vm_id = (module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name') or module.params.get('moid'))
-            (module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name')),
+        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to find VM %s to move to %s" % (vm_id, module.params.get('dest_folder')))
-            module.params.get('dest_folder')))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_network.py

@@ -32,12 +32,17 @@ options:
    name:
      description:
      - Name of the virtual machine.
-     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) or C(moid) is not supplied.
      type: str
    uuid:
      description:
      - UUID of the instance to gather facts if known, this is VMware's unique identifier.
-     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(name) is not supplied.
+     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(name) or C(moid) is not supplied.
+     type: str
+   moid:
+     description:
+     - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
      type: str
    folder:
      description:
@@ -134,6 +139,20 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
         mac: "00:50:56:44:55:77"
   delegate_to: localhost
   register: network_facts
+
+- name: Change network adapter settings of virtual machine using MoID
+  vmware_guest_network:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
+    validate_certs: no
+    moid: vm-42
+    gather_network_facts: false
+    networks:
+      - state: absent
+        mac: "00:50:56:44:55:77"
+  delegate_to: localhost
 '''
 
 RETURN = """
@@ -156,8 +175,6 @@ network_data:
     }
 """
 
-import re
-
 try:
     from pyVmomi import vim
 except ImportError:
@@ -166,7 +183,7 @@ except ImportError:
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.common.network import is_mac
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native, to_text
-from ansible.module_utils.vmware import PyVmomi, vmware_argument_spec, wait_for_task, find_obj, get_all_objs, get_parent_datacenter
+from ansible.module_utils.vmware import PyVmomi, vmware_argument_spec, wait_for_task, get_all_objs, get_parent_datacenter
 
 
 class PyVmomiHelper(PyVmomi):
@@ -435,6 +452,7 @@ def main():
     argument_spec.update(
         name=dict(type='str'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         datacenter=dict(type='str', default='ha-datacenter'),
         esxi_hostname=dict(type='str'),
@@ -443,12 +461,18 @@ def main():
         networks=dict(type='list', default=[])
     )
 
-    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid']])
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        required_one_of=[
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
+        ]
+    )
+
     pyv = PyVmomiHelper(module)
     vm = pyv.get_vm()
     if not vm:
-        module.fail_json(msg='Unable to find the specified virtual machine uuid: %s, name: %s '
+        vm_id = (module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name') or module.params.get('moid'))
-                             % ((module.params.get('uuid')), (module.params.get('name'))))
+        module.fail_json(msg='Unable to find the specified virtual machine using %s' % vm_id)
 
     result = pyv.reconfigure_vm_network(vm)
     if result['failed']:

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_powerstate.py

@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ options:
   uuid:
     description:
     - UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's unique identifier.
-    - This is required if name is not supplied.
+    - This is required if C(name) or C(moid) is not supplied.
+  moid:
+    description:
+    - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+    - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+    version_added: '2.9'
+    type: str
   use_instance_uuid:
     description:
     - Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
@@ -118,6 +124,18 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
   delegate_to: localhost
   register: deploy
 
+- name: Set the state of a virtual machine to poweron using MoID
+  vmware_guest_powerstate:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    validate_certs: no
+    folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/my_folder"
+    moid: vm-42
+    state: powered-on
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: deploy
+
 - name: Set the state of a virtual machine to poweroff at given scheduled time
   vmware_guest_powerstate:
     hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
@@ -167,6 +185,7 @@ def main():
         name=dict(type='str'),
         name_match=dict(type='str', choices=['first', 'last'], default='first'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         use_instance_uuid=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         force=dict(type='bool', default=False),
@@ -177,10 +196,11 @@ def main():
         state_change_timeout=dict(type='int', default=0),
     )
 
-    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
         supports_check_mode=False,
         mutually_exclusive=[
-                               ['name', 'uuid'],
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid'],
         ],
     )
 
@@ -244,7 +264,8 @@ def main():
         else:
             result = set_vm_power_state(pyv.content, vm, module.params['state'], module.params['force'], module.params['state_change_timeout'])
     else:
-        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to set power state for non-existing virtual machine : '%s'" % (module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name')))
+        id = module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('moid') or module.params.get('name')
+        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to set power state for non-existing virtual machine : '%s'" % id)
 
     if result.get('failed') is True:
         module.fail_json(**result)

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_screenshot.py

@@ -32,12 +32,18 @@ options:
    name:
      description:
      - Name of the virtual machine.
-     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) or C(moid) is not supplied.
      type: str
    uuid:
      description:
      - UUID of the instance to gather facts if known, this is VMware's unique identifier.
-     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(name) is not supplied.
+     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(name) or C(moid) is not supplied.
+     type: str
+   moid:
+     description:
+     - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     version_added: '2.9'
      type: str
    folder:
      description:
@@ -95,6 +101,19 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     local_path: "/tmp/"
   delegate_to: localhost
   register: take_screenshot
+
+- name: Take a screenshot of the virtual machine console using MoID
+  vmware_guest_screenshot:
+    validate_certs: no
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
+    folder: "{{ folder_name }}"
+    moid: vm-42
+    local_path: "/tmp/"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: take_screenshot
 '''
 
 RETURN = """
@@ -244,18 +263,24 @@ def main():
     argument_spec.update(
         name=dict(type='str'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         datacenter=dict(type='str'),
         esxi_hostname=dict(type='str'),
         cluster=dict(type='str'),
         local_path=dict(type='str'),
     )
-    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid']])
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        required_one_of=[
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
+        ]
+    )
     pyv = PyVmomiHelper(module)
     vm = pyv.get_vm()
     if not vm:
-        module.fail_json(msg='Unable to find the specified virtual machine uuid: %s, name: %s '
+        vm_id = (module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name') or module.params.get('moid'))
-                             % ((module.params.get('uuid')), (module.params.get('name'))))
+        module.fail_json(msg='Unable to find the specified virtual machine : %s' % vm_id)
 
     result = pyv.take_vm_screenshot()
     if result['failed']:

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_sendkey.py

@@ -32,12 +32,17 @@ options:
    name:
      description:
      - Name of the virtual machine.
-     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) or C(moid) is not supplied.
      type: str
    uuid:
      description:
      - UUID of the instance to gather facts if known, this is VMware's unique identifier.
-     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(name) is not supplied.
+     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(name) or C(moid) is not supplied.
+     type: str
+   moid:
+     description:
+     - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
      type: str
    folder:
      description:
@@ -87,7 +92,7 @@ extends_documentation_fragment: vmware.documentation
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
-- name: send list of keys to virtual machine
+- name: Send list of keys to virtual machine
   vmware_guest_sendkey:
     validate_certs: no
     hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
@@ -103,7 +108,21 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   delegate_to: localhost
   register: keys_num_sent
 
-- name: send a string to virtual machine
+- name: Send list of keys to virtual machine using MoID
+  vmware_guest_sendkey:
+    validate_certs: no
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
+    folder: "{{ folder_name }}"
+    moid: vm-42
+    keys_send:
+      - CTRL_ALT_DEL
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: ctrl_alt_del_sent
+
+- name: Send a string to virtual machine
   vmware_guest_sendkey:
     validate_certs: no
     hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
@@ -336,6 +355,7 @@ def main():
     argument_spec.update(
         name=dict(type='str'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         datacenter=dict(type='str'),
         esxi_hostname=dict(type='str'),
@@ -344,12 +364,18 @@ def main():
         string_send=dict(type='str')
     )
 
-    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid']])
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        required_one_of=[
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
+        ]
+    )
+
     pyv = PyVmomiHelper(module)
     vm = pyv.get_vm()
     if not vm:
-        module.fail_json(msg='Unable to find the specified virtual machine uuid: %s, name: %s '
+        vm_id = (module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name') or module.params.get('moid'))
-                             % ((module.params.get('uuid')), (module.params.get('name'))))
+        module.fail_json(msg='Unable to find the specified virtual machine : %s ' % vm_id)
 
     result = pyv.send_key_to_vm(vm)
     if result['failed']:

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_snapshot.py

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ options:
    name:
      description:
      - Name of the virtual machine to work with.
-     - This is required parameter, if C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     - This is required parameter, if C(uuid) or C(moid) is not supplied.
    name_match:
      description:
      - If multiple VMs matching the name, use the first or last found.
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@ options:
    uuid:
      description:
      - UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's BIOS UUID by default.
-     - This is required if C(name) parameter is not supplied.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(moid) parameter is not supplied.
+   moid:
+     description:
+     - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     version_added: '2.9'
+     type: str
    use_instance_uuid:
      description:
      - Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
@@ -75,8 +81,6 @@ options:
      - '   folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm'
      - '   folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm'
      - '   folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2'
-     - '   folder: vm/folder2'
-     - '   folder: folder2'
    datacenter:
      description:
      - Destination datacenter for the deploy operation.
@@ -175,6 +179,17 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
       state: remove_all
     delegate_to: localhost
 
+  - name: Remove all snapshots of a VM using MoID
+    vmware_guest_snapshot:
+      hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+      username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+      password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+      datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
+      folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/"
+      moid: vm-42
+      state: remove_all
+    delegate_to: localhost
+
   - name: Take snapshot of a VM using quiesce and memory flag on
     vmware_guest_snapshot:
       hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
@@ -314,8 +329,8 @@ class PyVmomiHelper(PyVmomi):
 
     def rename_snapshot(self, vm):
         if vm.snapshot is None:
-            self.module.fail_json(msg="virtual machine - %s doesn't have any"
+            vm_id = self.module.params.get('uuid') or self.module.params.get('name') or self.params.get('moid')
-                                      " snapshots" % (self.module.params.get('uuid') or self.module.params.get('name')))
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="virtual machine - %s doesn't have any snapshots" % vm_id)
 
         snap_obj = self.get_snapshots_by_name_recursively(vm.snapshot.rootSnapshotList,
                                                           self.module.params["snapshot_name"])
@@ -330,10 +345,10 @@ class PyVmomiHelper(PyVmomi):
             else:
                 task = snap_obj.RenameSnapshot(description=self.module.params["new_description"])
         else:
+            vm_id = self.module.params.get('uuid') or self.module.params.get('name') or self.params.get('moid')
             self.module.exit_json(
                 msg="Couldn't find any snapshots with specified name: %s on VM: %s" %
-                    (self.module.params["snapshot_name"],
+                    (self.module.params["snapshot_name"], vm_id))
-                     self.module.params.get('uuid') or self.module.params.get('name')))
         return task
 
     def remove_or_revert_snapshot(self, vm):
@@ -357,9 +372,9 @@ class PyVmomiHelper(PyVmomi):
             elif self.module.params["state"] == "revert":
                 task = snap_obj.RevertToSnapshot_Task()
         else:
+            vm_id = self.module.params.get('uuid') or self.module.params.get('name') or self.params.get('moid')
             self.module.exit_json(msg="Couldn't find any snapshots with"
-                                      " specified name: %s on VM: %s" % (self.module.params["snapshot_name"],
+                                      " specified name: %s on VM: %s" % (self.module.params["snapshot_name"], vm_id))
-                                                                         self.module.params.get('uuid') or self.module.params.get('name')))
 
         return task
 
@@ -397,6 +412,7 @@ def main():
         name=dict(type='str'),
         name_match=dict(type='str', choices=['first', 'last'], default='first'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         use_instance_uuid=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         datacenter=dict(required=True, type='str'),
@@ -408,9 +424,14 @@ def main():
         new_snapshot_name=dict(type='str'),
         new_description=dict(type='str'),
     )
-    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+    module = AnsibleModule(
-                           required_together=[['name', 'folder']],
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
-                           required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid']],
+        required_together=[
+            ['name', 'folder']
+        ],
+        required_one_of=[
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
+        ],
     )
 
     if module.params['folder']:
@@ -423,9 +444,8 @@ def main():
     vm = pyv.get_vm()
 
     if not vm:
-        # If UUID is set, getvm select UUID, show error message accordingly.
+        vm_id = (module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name') or module.params.get('moid'))
-        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to manage snapshots for non-existing VM %s" % (module.params.get('uuid') or
+        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to manage snapshots for non-existing VM %s" % vm_id)
-                                                                                    module.params.get('name')))
 
     if not module.params['snapshot_name'] and module.params['state'] != 'remove_all':
         module.fail_json(msg="snapshot_name param is required when state is '%(state)s'" % module.params)

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_snapshot_facts.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ description:
     - This module can be used to gather facts about virtual machine's snapshots.
 version_added: 2.6
 author:
-    - Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde) <akasurde@redhat.com>
+    - Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
 notes:
     - Tested on vSphere 6.0 and 6.5
 requirements:
@@ -32,12 +32,18 @@ options:
    name:
      description:
      - Name of the VM to work with.
-     - This is required if C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     - This is required if C(uuid) or C(moid) is not supplied.
    uuid:
      description:
      - UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's BIOS UUID by default.
-     - This is required if C(name) parameter is not supplied.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(moid) parameter is not supplied.
      - The C(folder) is ignored, if C(uuid) is provided.
+   moid:
+     description:
+     - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     version_added: '2.9'
+     type: str
    use_instance_uuid:
      description:
      - Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ extends_documentation_fragment: vmware.documentation
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
-  - name: Gather snapshot facts about the virtual machine in the given vCenter
+- name: Gather snapshot facts about the virtual machine in the given vCenter
   vmware_guest_snapshot_facts:
     hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
     username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
@@ -76,6 +82,16 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     name: "{{ guest_name }}"
   delegate_to: localhost
   register: snapshot_facts
+
+- name: Gather snapshot facts about the virtual machine using MoID
+  vmware_guest_snapshot_facts:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
+    moid: vm-42
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: snapshot_facts
 '''
 
 RETURN = """
@@ -114,7 +130,7 @@ class PyVmomiHelper(PyVmomi):
     @staticmethod
     def gather_guest_snapshot_facts(vm_obj=None):
         """
-        Function to return snpashot related facts about given virtual machine
+        Return snapshot related facts about given virtual machine
         Args:
             vm_obj: Virtual Machine Managed object
 
@@ -131,13 +147,19 @@ def main():
     argument_spec.update(
         name=dict(type='str'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         use_instance_uuid=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         datacenter=dict(required=True, type='str'),
     )
-    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+    module = AnsibleModule(
-                           required_together=[['name', 'folder']],
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
-                           required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid']],
+        required_together=[
+            ['name', 'folder']
+        ],
+        required_one_of=[
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
+        ],
         supports_check_mode=True,
     )
 
@@ -151,10 +173,10 @@ def main():
     vm = pyv.get_vm()
 
     if not vm:
-        # If UUID is set, getvm select UUID, show error message accordingly.
+        # If UUID is set, get_vm select UUID, show error message accordingly.
+        vm_id = (module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name') or module.params.get('moid'))
         module.fail_json(msg="Unable to gather facts about snapshots for"
-                             " non-existing VM ['%s']" % (module.params.get('uuid') or
+                             " non-existing VM ['%s']" % vm_id)
-                                                          module.params.get('name')))
 
     results = dict(changed=False, guest_snapshots=pyv.gather_guest_snapshot_facts(vm_obj=vm))
     module.exit_json(**results)

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_tools_upgrade.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ options:
    name:
         description:
             - Name of the virtual machine to work with.
-            - This is required if C(UUID) is not supplied.
+            - This is required if C(uuid) or C(moid) is not supplied.
    name_match:
         description:
             - If multiple virtual machines matching the name, use the first or last found.
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ options:
    uuid:
         description:
             - UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's unique identifier.
-            - This is required if C(name) is not supplied.
+            - This is required if C(name) or C(moid) is not supplied.
+   moid:
+        description:
+            - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+            - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+        version_added: '2.9'
+        type: str
    folder:
         description:
             - Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest.
@@ -55,7 +61,6 @@ options:
             - '   folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm'
             - '   folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm'
             - '   folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2'
-            - '   folder: vm/folder2'
    datacenter:
         description:
             - Destination datacenter where the virtual machine exists.
@@ -66,7 +71,7 @@ author:
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
-- name: Upgrade VMware Tools
+- name: Upgrade VMware Tools using uuid
   vmware_guest_tools_upgrade:
     hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
     username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
@@ -74,6 +79,15 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
     uuid: 421e4592-c069-924d-ce20-7e7533fab926
   delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Upgrade VMware Tools using MoID
+  vmware_guest_tools_upgrade:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
+    moid: vm-42
+  delegate_to: localhost
 '''
 
 RETURN = ''' # '''
@@ -145,11 +159,16 @@ def main():
         name=dict(type='str'),
         name_match=dict(type='str', choices=['first', 'last'], default='first'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         datacenter=dict(type='str', required=True),
     )
-    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+    module = AnsibleModule(
-                           required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid']])
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        required_one_of=[
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
+        ]
+    )
 
     if module.params['folder']:
         # FindByInventoryPath() does not require an absolute path
@@ -173,7 +192,8 @@ def main():
         except Exception as exc:
             module.fail_json(msg='Unknown error: %s' % to_native(exc))
     else:
-        module.fail_json(msg='Unable to find VM %s' % (module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name')))
+        vm_id = module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name') or module.params.get('moid')
+        module.fail_json(msg='Unable to find VM %s' % vm_id)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_tools_wait.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ options:
    name:
      description:
      - Name of the VM for which to wait until the tools become available.
-     - This is required if uuid is not supplied.
+     - This is required if C(uuid) or C(moid) is not supplied.
    name_match:
      description:
      - If multiple VMs match the name, use the first or last found.
@@ -55,7 +55,13 @@ options:
    uuid:
      description:
      - UUID of the VM  for which to wait until the tools become available, if known. This is VMware's unique identifier.
-     - This is required, if C(name) is not supplied.
+     - This is required, if C(name) or C(moid) is not supplied.
+   moid:
+     description:
+     - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     version_added: '2.9'
+     type: str
    use_instance_uuid:
      description:
      - Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
@@ -89,6 +95,16 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   register: facts
 
 
+- name: Wait for VMware tools to become available by MoID
+  vmware_guest_tools_wait:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    validate_certs: no
+    moid: vm-42
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: facts
+
 - name: Wait for VMware tools to become available by name
   vmware_guest_tools_wait:
     hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
@@ -152,11 +168,15 @@ def main():
         name_match=dict(type='str', default='first', choices=['first', 'last']),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         use_instance_uuid=dict(type='bool', default=False),
     )
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=argument_spec,
-        required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid']])
+        required_one_of=[
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
+        ]
+    )
 
     if module.params['folder']:
         # FindByInventoryPath() does not require an absolute path
@@ -168,9 +188,8 @@ def main():
     vm = pyv.get_vm()
 
     if not vm:
-        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to wait for VMware tools for "
+        vm_id = module.params.get('name') or module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('moid')
-                             "non-existing VM '%s'." % (module.params.get('name') or
+        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to wait for VMware tools for non-existing VM '%s'." % vm_id)
-                                                        module.params.get('uuid')))
 
     result = dict(changed=False)
     try:

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_video.py

@@ -32,11 +32,17 @@ options:
    name:
      description:
      - Name of the virtual machine.
-     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(uuid) or C(moid) is not supplied.
    uuid:
      description:
      - UUID of the instance to gather facts if known, this is VMware's unique identifier.
-     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(name) is not supplied.
+     - This is a required parameter, if parameter C(name) or C(moid) is not supplied.
+   moid:
+     description:
+     - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+     - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+     version_added: '2.9'
+     type: str
    folder:
      description:
      - Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest.
@@ -110,6 +116,24 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     memory_3D_mb: 512
   delegate_to: localhost
   register: video_facts
+
+- name: Change video card settings of virtual machine using MoID
+  vmware_guest_video:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
+    validate_certs: no
+    moid: vm-42
+    gather_video_facts: false
+    use_auto_detect: false
+    display_number: 2
+    video_memory_mb: 8.0
+    enable_3D: true
+    renderer_3D: automatic
+    memory_3D_mb: 512
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: video_facts
 '''
 
 RETURN = """
@@ -294,6 +318,7 @@ def main():
     argument_spec.update(
         name=dict(type='str'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         datacenter=dict(type='str', default='ha-datacenter'),
         gather_video_facts=dict(type='bool', default=False),
@@ -304,12 +329,19 @@ def main():
         renderer_3D=dict(type='str', choices=['automatic', 'software', 'hardware']),
         memory_3D_mb=dict(type='int'),
     )
-    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+
-                           required_one_of=[['name', 'uuid']])
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        required_one_of=[
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
+        ]
+    )
+
     pyv = PyVmomiHelper(module)
     vm = pyv.get_vm()
     if not vm:
-        module.fail_json(msg='Unable to find the specified virtual machine : %s' % (module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name')))
+        vm_id = module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name') or module.params.get('moid')
+        module.fail_json(msg='Unable to find the specified virtual machine : %s' % vm_id)
 
     vm_facts = pyv.gather_facts(vm)
     vm_power_state = vm_facts['hw_power_status'].lower()

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_vnc.py

@@ -51,8 +51,14 @@ options:
   uuid:
     description:
       - UUID of the instance to manage if known, this is VMware's unique identifier.
-      - This is required, if C(name) is not supplied.
+      - This is required, if C(name) or C(moid) is not supplied.
     required: false
+  moid:
+    description:
+      - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+      - This is required if C(name) or C(uuid) is not supplied.
+    version_added: '2.9'
+    type: str
   folder:
     description:
       - Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest.
@@ -106,6 +112,18 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     state: absent
   delegate_to: localhost
   register: vnc_result
+
+- name: Disable VNC remote display on the VM using MoID
+  vmware_guest_vnc:
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    validate_certs: no
+    datacenter: "{{ datacenter_name }}"
+    moid: vm-42
+    state: absent
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: vnc_result
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
@@ -195,6 +213,7 @@ def main():
         name=dict(type='str'),
         name_match=dict(type='str', choices=['first', 'last'], default='first'),
         uuid=dict(type='str'),
+        moid=dict(type='str'),
         folder=dict(type='str'),
         vnc_ip=dict(type='str', default='0.0.0.0'),
         vnc_port=dict(type='int', default=0),
@@ -206,10 +225,10 @@ def main():
         argument_spec=argument_spec,
         supports_check_mode=True,
         required_one_of=[
-            ['name', 'uuid']
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
         ],
         mutually_exclusive=[
-            ['name', 'uuid']
+            ['name', 'uuid', 'moid']
         ]
     )
 
@@ -227,8 +246,8 @@ def main():
             module.params['vnc_password']
         )
     else:
-        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to set VNC config for non-existing virtual machine : '%s'" % (module.params.get('uuid') or
+        vm_id = module.params.get('uuid') or module.params.get('name') or module.params.get('moid')
-                                                                                                   module.params.get('name')))
+        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to set VNC config for non-existing virtual machine : '%s'" % vm_id)
 
     if result.get('failed') is True:
         module.fail_json(**result)

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_vmotion.py

@@ -44,9 +44,15 @@ options:
     vm_uuid:
       description:
       - UUID of the virtual machine to perform a vMotion operation on.
-      - This is a required parameter, if C(vm_name) is not set.
+      - This is a required parameter, if C(vm_name) or C(moid) is not set.
       aliases: ['uuid']
       version_added: 2.7
+    moid:
+      description:
+      - Managed Object ID of the instance to manage if known, this is a unique identifier only within a single vCenter instance.
+      - This is required if C(vm_name) or C(vm_uuid) is not supplied.
+      version_added: '2.9'
+      type: str
     use_instance_uuid:
       description:
       - Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID.
@@ -77,6 +83,16 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     destination_host: 'destination_host_as_per_vcenter'
   delegate_to: localhost
 
+- name: Perform vMotion of virtual machine
+  vmware_vmotion:
+    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
+    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
+    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
+    validate_certs: no
+    moid: vm-42
+    destination_host: 'destination_host_as_per_vcenter'
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
 - name: Perform storage vMotion of of virtual machine
   vmware_vmotion:
     hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
@@ -108,7 +124,7 @@ running_host:
 '''
 
 try:
-    from pyVmomi import vim
+    from pyVmomi import vim, VmomiSupport
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
@@ -126,12 +142,13 @@ class VmotionManager(PyVmomi):
         self.vm_uuid = self.params.get('vm_uuid', None)
         self.use_instance_uuid = self.params.get('use_instance_uuid', False)
         self.vm_name = self.params.get('vm_name', None)
+        self.moid = self.params.get('moid') or None
         result = dict()
 
         self.get_vm()
         if self.vm is None:
-            self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to find the virtual"
+            vm_id = self.vm_uuid or self.vm_name or self.moid
-                                      " machine with %s" % (self.vm_uuid or self.vm_name))
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to find the virtual machine with %s" % vm_id)
 
         # Get Destination Host System if specified by user
         dest_host_name = self.params.get('destination_host', None)
@@ -147,7 +164,7 @@ class VmotionManager(PyVmomi):
             self.datastore_object = find_datastore_by_name(content=self.content,
                                                            datastore_name=dest_datastore)
 
-        # Atleast one of datastore, host system is required to migrate
+        # At-least one of datastore, host system is required to migrate
         if self.datastore_object is None and self.host_object is None:
             self.module.fail_json(msg="Unable to find destination datastore"
                                       " and destination host system.")
@@ -261,13 +278,11 @@ class VmotionManager(PyVmomi):
 
         """
         vms = []
-        if self.vm_uuid and not self.use_instance_uuid:
+        if self.vm_uuid:
+            if not self.use_instance_uuid:
                 vm_obj = find_vm_by_id(self.content, vm_id=self.params['vm_uuid'], vm_id_type="uuid")
-            vms = [vm_obj]
+            elif self.use_instance_uuid:
-        elif self.vm_uuid and self.use_instance_uuid:
+                vm_obj = find_vm_by_id(self.content, vm_id=self.params['vm_uuid'], vm_id_type="instance_uuid")
-            vm_obj = find_vm_by_id(self.content,
-                                   vm_id=self.params['vm_uuid'],
-                                   vm_id_type="instance_uuid")
             vms = [vm_obj]
         elif self.vm_name:
             objects = self.get_managed_objects_properties(vim_type=vim.VirtualMachine, properties=['name'])
@@ -277,6 +292,10 @@ class VmotionManager(PyVmomi):
                 if temp_vm_object.obj.name == self.vm_name:
                     vms.append(temp_vm_object.obj)
                     break
+        elif self.moid:
+            vm_obj = VmomiSupport.templateOf('VirtualMachine')(self.moid, self.si._stub)
+            if vm_obj:
+                vms.append(vm_obj)
 
         if len(vms) > 1:
             self.module.fail_json(msg="Multiple virtual machines with same name %s found."
@@ -291,6 +310,7 @@ def main():
         dict(
             vm_name=dict(aliases=['vm']),
             vm_uuid=dict(aliases=['uuid']),
+            moid=dict(type='str'),
             use_instance_uuid=dict(type='bool', default=False),
             destination_host=dict(aliases=['destination']),
             destination_datastore=dict(aliases=['datastore'])
@@ -302,10 +322,10 @@ def main():
         supports_check_mode=True,
         required_one_of=[
             ['destination_host', 'destination_datastore'],
-            ['vm_uuid', 'vm_name'],
+            ['vm_uuid', 'vm_name', 'moid'],
         ],
         mutually_exclusive=[
-            ['vm_uuid', 'vm_name'],
+            ['vm_uuid', 'vm_name', 'moid'],
         ],
     )
 

test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_facts/tasks/main.yml

@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 
 - set_fact: vm1_instance_uuid="{{ guest_facts_0001['instance']['instance_uuid'] }}"
 
+- set_fact: vm1_moid="{{ guest_facts_0001['instance']['moid'] }}"
+
 - debug:
     var: vm1_uuid
 
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@
      - "guest_facts_0004['instance']['snapshots'][0]['name'] == 'snap1'"
      - "guest_facts_0004['instance']['snapshots'][1]['name'] == 'snap2'"
      - "guest_facts_0004['instance']['current_snapshot']['name'] == 'snap2'"
-     - "guest_facts_0002['instance']['hw_folder'] is defined"
+     - "guest_facts_0004['instance']['hw_folder'] is defined"
 
 # Testcase 0005: Get details about virtual machines using UUID
 - name: get list of facts about virtual machines using instance UUID
@@ -186,5 +188,39 @@
       - "guest_facts_0005['instance']['guest_consolidation_needed'] is defined"
       - "guest_facts_0005['instance']['instance_uuid'] is defined"
       - "guest_facts_0005['instance']['instance_uuid'] == vm1_instance_uuid"
-      - "guest_facts_0001['instance']['moid'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0005['instance']['moid'] is defined"
-      - "guest_facts_0001['instance']['vimref'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0005['instance']['vimref'] is defined"
+
+# Testcase 0006: Get details about virtual machines using MoID
+- name: get list of facts about virtual machines using instance MoID
+  vmware_guest_facts:
+    validate_certs: False
+    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+    datacenter: "{{ dc1 }}"
+    moid: "{{ vm1_moid }}"
+    use_instance_uuid: True
+  register: guest_facts_0006
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{ guest_facts_0006 }}"
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['hw_name'] == virtual_machines[0].name"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['hw_product_uuid'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['hw_product_uuid'] == vm1_uuid"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['hw_cores_per_socket'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['hw_datastores'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['hw_esxi_host'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['hw_files'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['hw_guest_ha_state'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['hw_is_template'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['hw_folder'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['guest_question'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['guest_consolidation_needed'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['instance_uuid'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['instance_uuid'] == vm1_instance_uuid"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['moid'] is defined"
+      - "guest_facts_0006['instance']['vimref'] is defined"