ansible.builtin.vmware_host (v2.4.2.0-1) — module

Add/remove ESXi host to/from vCenter

| "added in version" 2.0 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac), Russell Teague (@mtnbikenc)

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Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.4.2.0.post1

Description

This module can be used to add/remove an ESXi host to/from vCenter.


Requirements

Usage examples

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- name: Add ESXi Host to vCenter
  vmware_host:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    datacenter_name: datacenter_name
    cluster_name: cluster_name
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    esxi_username: '{{ esxi_username }}'
    esxi_password: '{{ esxi_password }}'
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

Inputs

    
port:
    default: 443
    description:
    - The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PORT)
      will be used instead.
    - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
    type: int

state:
    choices:
    - absent
    - present
    default: present
    description:
    - Add or remove the host.

hostname:
    description:
    - The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_HOST)
      will be used instead.
    - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
    type: str

password:
    aliases:
    - pass
    - pwd
    description:
    - The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PASSWORD)
      will be used instead.
    - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
    type: str

username:
    aliases:
    - admin
    - user
    description:
    - The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_USER)
      will be used instead.
    - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
    type: str

proxy_host:
    description:
    - Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them.
    - The format is a hostname or a IP.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PROXY_HOST)
      will be used instead.
    - This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12
    required: false
    type: str

proxy_port:
    description:
    - Port of the HTTP proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PROXY_PORT)
      will be used instead.
    required: false
    type: int

cluster_name:
    description:
    - Name of the cluster to add the host.
    required: true

esxi_hostname:
    description:
    - ESXi hostname to manage.
    required: true

esxi_password:
    description:
    - ESXi password.
    required: true

esxi_username:
    description:
    - ESXi username.
    required: true

validate_certs:
    default: true
    description:
    - Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to C(false) when certificates
      are not trusted.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS)
      will be used instead.
    - Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
    - If set to C(yes), please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.
    type: bool

datacenter_name:
    description:
    - Name of the datacenter to add the host.
    required: true