community.vmware.vmware_dvs_host – Add or remove a host from distributed virtual switch

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_dvs_host.

Synopsis

Manage a host system from distributed virtual switch.

Requirements

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

python >= 2.7
PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
esxi_hostname string / required			The ESXi hostname.
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.
lag_uplinks list / elements=dictionary added in 1.12.0 of community.vmware			The ESXi hosts vmnics to use with specific LAGs.
	lag string / required		Name of the LAG.
	vmnics list / elements=string		The ESXi hosts vmnics to use with the LAG.
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 the host should be present or absent attached to the vSwitch.
switch_name string / required			The name of the Distributed vSwitch.
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.
vendor_specific_config list / elements=dictionary			List of key, value dictionaries for the Vendor Specific Configuration.
	key string / required		Key of setting.
	value string / required		Value of setting.
vmnics list / elements=string			The ESXi hosts vmnics to use with the Distributed vSwitch.

Notes

Note

Tested on vSphere 5.5
All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.

Examples

- name: Add Host to dVS
  community.vmware.vmware_dvs_host:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    switch_name: dvSwitch
    vmnics:
        - vmnic0
        - vmnic1
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add vmnics to LAGs
  community.vmware.vmware_dvs_host:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    switch_name: dvSwitch
    lag_uplinks:
        - lag: lag1
          vmnics:
              - vmnic0
              - vmnic1
        - lag: lag2
          vmnics:
              - vmnic2
              - vmnic3
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add Host to dVS/enable learnswitch (https://labs.vmware.com/flings/learnswitch)
  community.vmware.vmware_dvs_host:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    switch_name: dvSwitch
    vendor_specific_config:
        - key: com.vmware.netoverlay.layer1
          value: learnswitch
    vmnics:
        - vmnic0
        - vmnic1
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

Authors

Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)
Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
Joseph Andreatta (@vmwjoseph)

© 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_dvs_host_module.html

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