ghmsalinda.test.dellemc_vxrail_satellite_node_expansion (1.3.0) — module

Add a satellite node to an existing VxRail Cluster

| "added in version" 1.2.0 of ghmsalinda.test"

Authors: VxRail Development Team(@VxRailDevTeam) <ansible.team@dell.com>

Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install ghmsalinda.test:==1.3.0


Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: ghmsalinda.test
      version: 1.3.0

Description

This module will perform a satellite node expansion based on the provided expansion specification and query status.

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
  - name: Start a satellite node expansion
    dellemc_vxrail_satellite_node_expansion:
        vxmip: "{{ vxmip }}"
        vcadmin: "{{ vcadmin }}"
        vcpasswd: "{{ vcpasswd }}"
        vxm_version: "{{ vxm_version }}"
        folder_id: "{{ folder_id }}"
        mgt_ip: "{{ mgt_ip }}"
        network_ip: "{{ network_ip }}"
        current_root_password: "{{ current_root_password }}"
        hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
        domain_name: "{{ domain_name }}"
        root_account: "{{ root_account }}"
        root_passwd: "{{ root_passwd }}"
        mgt_account: "{{ mgt_account }}"
        mgt_passwd: "{{ mgt_passwd }}"
        mgt_vlan: "{{ mgt_vlan }}"
        mgt_netmask: "{{ mgt_netmask }}"
        mgt_gateway: "{{ mgt_gateway }}"
        dns_server: "{{ dns_server }}"
        ntp_server: "{{ ntp_server }}"
        syslog_server: "{{ syslog_server }}"
        rack_name: "{{ rack_name }}"
        order_number: "{{ order_number }}"

Inputs

    
vxmip:
    description: The IP address of the VxRail Manager System
    required: true
    type: str

mgt_ip:
    description: The management IP address for the ESX Host.
    required: true
    type: str

timeout:
    default: 1800
    description: Time out value for satellite node expansion, the default value is 1800
      seconds
    required: false
    type: int

vcadmin:
    description: Administrative account of the vCenter Server the VxRail Manager is registered
      to
    required: true
    type: str

hostname:
    description: The hostname for the ESX Host.
    required: true
    type: str

mgt_vlan:
    description: The management vlan id for the ESX Host.
    required: true
    type: str

vcpasswd:
    description: The password for the administrator account provided in vcadmin
    required: true
    type: str

folder_id:
    description: The specific folder id
    required: true
    type: str

rack_name:
    default: default-rack
    description: The name of the rack that houses the host,the default value is default-rack
    required: false
    type: str

dns_server:
    description: An array of dns servers information for the host components
    required: true
    type: str

mgt_passwd:
    description: The password for the Management account
    required: true
    type: str

network_ip:
    description: The network IP address for the ESX Host.
    required: true
    type: str

ntp_server:
    default: ''
    description: An array of ntp servers information for the host components
    required: false
    type: str

domain_name:
    description: The domain name for the ESX Host.
    required: true
    type: str

mgt_account:
    description: Management account the VxRail Manager is registered to
    required: true
    type: str

mgt_gateway:
    description: Gateway of the component.
    required: true
    type: str

mgt_netmask:
    description: Netmask of the component.
    required: true
    type: str

root_passwd:
    description: The password for the root account
    required: true
    type: str

vxm_version:
    description: The version of the VxRail Manager System.
    required: true
    type: str

order_number:
    default: 5
    description: The position of the node in the rack,the default value is 5
    required: false
    type: str

root_account:
    description: Root account the VxRail root user is registered to
    required: true
    type: str

syslog_server:
    default: ''
    description: An array of syslog servers information for the host components
    required: false
    type: str

current_root_password:
    description: The root password for the ESX Host.
    required: true
    type: str

Outputs

changed:
  description: Whether or not the resource has changed.
  returned: always
  type: bool
expansion_status:
  description: satellite node expansion status summary
  returned: always
  sample: "{\n \"NodeExpansion\": {\n     \"request_id\": \"433d0a61-06e7-4cb8-a1eb-985ab9a8b5dd\"\
    ,\n     \"status\": \"COMPLETED\"\n }\n \"msg\": \"The satellite node expansion\
    \ is successful. Please see the /tmp/vxrail_ansible_satellite_node_expansion.log\
    \ for more details\"\n}"
  type: dict