community.vmware.vmware_drs_group – Creates vm/host group in a given cluster.

Note

This plugin is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.15.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_drs_group.

Synopsis

This module can be used to create VM/Host groups in a given cluster. Creates a vm group if vms is set. Creates a host group if hosts is set.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

python >= 2.7
PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
cluster_name string / required		Cluster to create vm/host group.
datacenter string		Datacenter to search for given cluster. If not set, we use first cluster we encounter with `cluster_name`. aliases: datacenter_name
group_name string / required		The name of the group to create or remove.
hostname string		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 `VMWARE_HOST` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
hosts list / elements=string		List of hosts to create in group. Required only if `vms` is not set.
password string		The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PASSWORD` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd
port integer	Default: 443	The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_PORT` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
proxy_host string		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 `VMWARE_PROXY_HOST` will be used instead. This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12
proxy_port integer		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 `VMWARE_PROXY_PORT` will be used instead.
state string	Choices: present ← absent	If set to `present` and the group doesn't exists then the group will be created. If set to `absent` and the group exists then the group will be deleted.
username string		The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_USER` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. aliases: admin, user
validate_certs boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to `false` when certificates are not trusted. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable `VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS` will be used instead. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. If set to `true`, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.
vms list / elements=string		List of vms to create in group. Required only if `hosts` is not set.

Notes

Note

Tested on vSphere 6.5, and 6.7
All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.

Examples

---
- name: "Create DRS VM group"
  delegate_to: localhost
  community.vmware.vmware_drs_group:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    cluster_name: DC0_C0
    datacenter_name: DC0
    group_name: TEST_VM_01
    vms:
      - DC0_C0_RP0_VM0
      - DC0_C0_RP0_VM1
    state: present

- name: "Create DRS Host group"
  delegate_to: localhost
  community.vmware.vmware_drs_group:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    cluster_name: DC0_C0
    datacenter_name: DC0
    group_name: TEST_HOST_01
    hosts:
      - DC0_C0_H0
      - DC0_C0_H1
      - DC0_C0_H2
    state: present

- name: "Delete DRS Host group"
  delegate_to: localhost
  community.vmware.vmware_drs_group:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    cluster_name: DC0_C0
    datacenter_name: DC0
    group_name: TEST_HOST_01
    state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
drs_group_facts dictionary	always	Metadata about DRS group created Sample: {'drs_group_facts': {'changed': True, 'failed': False, 'msg': 'Created host group TEST_HOST_01 successfully', 'result': {'DC0_C0': [{'group_name': 'TEST_HOST_01', 'hosts': ['DC0_C0_H0', 'DC0_C0_H1', 'DC0_C0_H2'], 'type': 'host'}]}}}

Authors

Karsten Kaj Jakobsen (@karstenjakobsen)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/vmware/vmware_drs_group_module.html

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