community.vmware.vmware_first_class_disk (4.2.0) — module

Manage VMware vSphere First Class Disks

Authors: Mario Lenz (@mariolenz)

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

This module can be used to manage (create, delete, resize) VMware vSphere First Class Disks.

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Create Disk
  community.vmware.vmware_first_class_disk:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    datastore_name: '{{ datastore_name }}'
    disk_name: '1GBDisk'
    size: '1GB'
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Delete Disk
  community.vmware.vmware_first_class_disk:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    datastore_name: '{{ datastore_name }}'
    disk_name: 'FirstClassDisk'
    state: absent
  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

size:
    description:
    - Disk storage size, an integer plus a unit.
    - There is no space allowed in between size number and unit.
    - Allowed units are MB, GB and TB.
    - 'Examples:'
    - '   size: 2048MB'
    - '   size: 10GB'
    - '   size: 1TB'
    type: str

state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description: If the disk should be present or absent.
    type: str

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

disk_name:
    description: The name of the disk.
    required: true
    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

datastore_name:
    description: Name of datastore or datastore cluster to be used for the disk.
    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

datacenter_name:
    description: The name of the datacenter.
    type: str

Outputs

first_class_disk:
  description: First-class disk returned when created, deleted or changed
  returned: changed
  sample: "{\n  \"name\": \"1GBDisk\"\n  \"datastore_name\": \"DS0\"\n  \"size_mb\"\
    : \"1024\"\n  \"state\": \"present\"\n}\n"
  type: dict