community.vmware.vmware_migrate_vmk (4.2.0) — module

Migrate a VMK interface from VSS to VDS

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

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

Migrate a VMK interface from VSS to VDS

Usage examples

  • Success
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- name: Migrate Management vmk
  community.vmware.vmware_migrate_vmk:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    device: vmk1
    current_switch_name: temp_vswitch
    current_portgroup_name: esx-mgmt
    migrate_switch_name: dvSwitch
    migrate_portgroup_name: Management
  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

device:
    description:
    - VMK interface name
    required: true
    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

esxi_hostname:
    description:
    - ESXi hostname 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

migrate_vlan_id:
    description:
    - VLAN to use for the VMK interface when migrating from VDS to VSS
    - Will be ignored when migrating from VSS to VDS
    type: int

current_switch_name:
    description:
    - Switch VMK interface is currently on
    required: true
    type: str

migrate_switch_name:
    description:
    - Switch name to migrate VMK interface to
    required: true
    type: str

current_portgroup_name:
    description:
    - Portgroup name VMK interface is currently on
    required: true
    type: str

migrate_portgroup_name:
    description:
    - Portgroup name to migrate VMK interface to
    required: true
    type: str