community.vmware.vcenter_license (4.2.0) — module

Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware:==4.2.0

Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: community.vmware
      version: 4.2.0

Description

Add and delete vCenter, ESXi server license keys.

Usage examples

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- name: Add a new vCenter license
  community.vmware.vcenter_license:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    license: f600d-21ae3-5592b-249e0-cc341
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

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- name: Remove an (unused) vCenter license
  community.vmware.vcenter_license:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    license: f600d-21ae3-5592b-249e0-cc341
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

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- name: Add ESXi license and assign to the ESXi host
  community.vmware.vcenter_license:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    license: f600d-21ae3-5592b-249e0-dd502
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

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- name: Add vSAN license and assign to the given cluster
  community.vmware.vcenter_license:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    datacenter: '{{ datacenter_name }}'
    cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
    license: f600d-21ae3-5592b-249e0-dd502
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

Inputs

    
port:
    default: 443
    description:
    - The port number of the vSphere vCenter server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(VMWARE_PORT)
      will be used instead.
    type: int

state:
    choices:
    - absent
    - present
    default: present
    description:
    - Whether to add (V(present)) or remove (V(absent)) the license key.
    type: str

labels:
    default:
      source: ansible
    description:
    - The optional labels of the license key to manage in vSphere vCenter.
    - This is dictionary with key/value pair.
    type: dict

license:
    description:
    - The license key to manage in vSphere vCenter.
    required: true
    type: str

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

password:
    aliases:
    - pass
    - pwd
    description:
    - The password of the vSphere vCenter server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(VMWARE_PASSWORD)
      will be used instead.
    type: str

username:
    aliases:
    - admin
    - user
    description:
    - The username of the vSphere vCenter server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(VMWARE_USER)
      will be used instead.
    type: str

datacenter:
    description:
    - The datacenter name to use for the operation.
    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 E(VMWARE_PROXY_HOST)
      will be used instead.
    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 E(VMWARE_PROXY_PORT)
      will be used instead.
    required: false
    type: int

cluster_name:
    description:
    - Name of the cluster to apply vSAN license.
    type: str

esxi_hostname:
    description:
    - The hostname of the ESXi server to which the specified license will be assigned.
    - This parameter is optional.
    type: str

validate_certs:
    default: true
    description:
    - Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to V(false) when certificates
      are not trusted.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS)
      will be used instead.
    type: bool

Outputs

licenses:
  description: list of license keys after module executed
  returned: always
  sample:
  - f600d-21ae3-5592b-249e0-cc341
  - 143cc-0e942-b2955-3ea12-d006f
  type: list