community / community.vmware / 4.2.0 / module / vmware_host Add, remove, or move an ESXi host to, from, or within vCenter Authors: Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac), Russell Teague (@mtnbikenc), Maxime de Roucy (@tchernomax), Christian Kotte (@ckotte)community.vmware.vmware_host (4.2.0) — module
Install with ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware:==4.2.0
collections: - name: community.vmware version: 4.2.0
This module can be used to add, reconnect, or remove an ESXi host to or from vCenter.
This module can also be used to move an ESXi host to a cluster or folder, or vice versa, within the same datacenter.
- name: Add ESXi Host to vCenter community.vmware.vmware_host: hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' datacenter: datacenter_name cluster: cluster_name esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}' esxi_username: '{{ esxi_username }}' esxi_password: '{{ esxi_password }}' state: present delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add ESXi Host to vCenter under a specific folder community.vmware.vmware_host: hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' datacenter: datacenter_name folder: '/Site2/Asia-Cluster/host' esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}' esxi_username: '{{ esxi_username }}' esxi_password: '{{ esxi_password }}' state: present add_connected: true delegate_to: localhost
- name: Reconnect ESXi Host (with username/password set) community.vmware.vmware_host: hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' datacenter: datacenter_name cluster: cluster_name esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}' esxi_username: '{{ esxi_username }}' esxi_password: '{{ esxi_password }}' state: reconnect delegate_to: localhost
- name: Reconnect ESXi Host (with default username/password) community.vmware.vmware_host: hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' datacenter: datacenter_name cluster: cluster_name esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}' state: reconnect delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add ESXi Host with SSL Thumbprint to vCenter community.vmware.vmware_host: hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' datacenter: datacenter_name cluster: cluster_name esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}' esxi_username: '{{ esxi_username }}' esxi_password: '{{ esxi_password }}' esxi_ssl_thumbprint: "3C:A5:60:6F:7A:B7:C4:6C:48:28:3D:2F:A5:EC:A3:58:13:88:F6:DD" state: present delegate_to: localhost
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 state: choices: - present - absent - add_or_reconnect - reconnect - disconnected default: present description: - If set to V(present), add the host if host is absent. - If set to V(present), update the location of the host if host already exists. - If set to V(absent), remove the host if host is present. - If set to V(absent), do nothing if host already does not exists. - If set to V(add_or_reconnect), add the host if it's absent else reconnect it and update the location. - If set to V(reconnect), then reconnect the host if it's present and update the location. - If set to V(disconnected), disconnect the host if the host already exists. type: str folder: aliases: - folder_name description: - Name of the folder under which host to add. - If O(cluster_name) is not set, then this parameter is required. - For example, if there is a datacenter 'dc1' under folder called 'Site1' then, this value will be '/Site1/dc1/host'. - Here 'host' is an invisible folder under VMware Web Client. - Another example, if there is a nested folder structure like '/myhosts/india/pune' under datacenter 'dc2', then O(folder) value will be '/dc2/host/myhosts/india/pune'. - 'Other Examples: ''/Site2/dc2/Asia-Cluster/host'' or ''/dc3/Asia-Cluster/host''' 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 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: aliases: - cluster description: - Name of the cluster to add the host. - If O(folder) is not set, then this parameter is required. type: str add_connected: default: true description: - If set to V(true), then the host should be connected as soon as it is added. - This parameter is ignored if not O(state=present). type: bool esxi_hostname: description: - ESXi hostname to manage. required: true type: str esxi_password: description: - ESXi password. - Required for adding a host. - Optional for reconnect. - Unused for removing. - No longer a required parameter from version 2.5. type: str esxi_username: description: - ESXi username. - Required for adding a host. - Optional for reconnect. If both O(esxi_username) and O(esxi_password) are used - Unused for removing. - No longer a required parameter from version 2.5. 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: aliases: - datacenter description: - Name of the datacenter to add the host. required: true type: str force_connection: default: true description: - Force the connection if the host is already being managed by another vCenter server. type: bool esxi_ssl_thumbprint: aliases: - ssl_thumbprint default: '' description: - Specifying the hostsystem certificate's thumbprint. - 'Use following command to get hostsystem certificate''s thumbprint - ' - '# openssl x509 -in /etc/vmware/ssl/rui.crt -fingerprint -sha1 -noout' type: str fetch_ssl_thumbprint: default: true description: - Fetch the thumbprint of the host's SSL certificate. - This basically disables the host certificate verification (check if it was signed by a recognized CA). - Disable this option if you want to allow only hosts with valid certificates to be added to vCenter. - If this option is set to V(false) and the certificate can't be verified, an add or reconnect will fail. - Unused when O(esxi_ssl_thumbprint) is set. - Optional for reconnect, but only used if O(esxi_username) and O(esxi_password) are used. - Unused for removing. type: bool reconnect_disconnected: default: true description: - Reconnect disconnected hosts. - This is only used if O(state=present) and if the host already exists. type: bool
result: description: metadata about the new host system added returned: on successful addition sample: Host already connected to vCenter 'vcenter01' in cluster 'cluster01' type: str