community.vmware.vmware_cluster_dpm (4.2.0) — module

Manage Distributed Power Management (DPM) on VMware vSphere clusters

Authors: Olivia Luetolf (@olilu)

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

Manages DPM on VMware vSphere clusters.

All values and VMware object names are case sensitive.

Usage examples

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- name: Enable DPM
  community.vmware.vmware_cluster_dpm:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    datacenter_name: datacenter
    cluster_name: cluster
    enable_dpm: true
    default_dpm_behaviour: automated
    host_power_action_rate: 2
  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 E(VMWARE_PORT)
      will be used instead.
    type: int

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 E(VMWARE_HOST)
      will be used instead.
    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 E(VMWARE_PASSWORD)
      will be used instead.
    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 E(VMWARE_USER)
      will be used instead.
    type: str

datacenter:
    aliases:
    - datacenter_name
    description:
    - The name of the datacenter.
    required: true
    type: str

enable_dpm:
    default: false
    description:
    - Whether to enable DPM.
    type: bool

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:
    - The name of the cluster to be managed.
    required: true
    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

default_dpm_behaviour:
    choices:
    - automated
    - manual
    default: automated
    description:
    - Whether dpm should be automated or manual
    type: str

host_power_action_rate:
    choices:
    - 1
    - 2
    - 3
    - 4
    - 5
    default: 3
    description:
    - specify host power action rate
    - V(1) is the lowest and V(5) the highest
    type: int