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community.vmware.vmware_portgroup – Create a VMware portgroup
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_portgroup
.
Synopsis
- Create a VMware Port Group on a VMware Standard Switch (vSS) for given ESXi host(s) or hosts of given cluster.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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cluster_name
string
|
Name of cluster name for host membership.
Portgroup will be created on all hosts of the given cluster.
This option is required if
hosts is not specified.
aliases: cluster |
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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.
|
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hosts
list / elements=string
|
List of name of host or hosts on which portgroup needs to be added.
This option is required if
cluster_name is not specified.
aliases: esxi_hostname |
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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 |
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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.
|
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portgroup
string / required
|
Portgroup name to add.
aliases: portgroup_name |
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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
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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.
|
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security
dictionary
|
Network policy specifies layer 2 security settings for a portgroup such as promiscuous mode, where guest adapter listens to all the packets, MAC address changes and forged transmits.
Dict which configures the different security values for portgroup.
aliases: security_policy, network_policy |
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forged_transmits
boolean
|
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Indicates whether forged transmits are allowed.
|
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mac_changes
boolean
|
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Indicates whether mac changes are allowed.
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promiscuous_mode
boolean
|
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Indicates whether promiscuous mode is allowed.
|
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state
string
|
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Determines if the portgroup should be present or not.
|
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switch
string / required
|
vSwitch to modify.
aliases: switch_name, vswitch |
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teaming
dictionary
|
Dictionary which configures the different teaming values for portgroup.
aliases: teaming_policy |
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active_adapters
list / elements=string
|
List of active adapters used for load balancing.
All vmnics are used as active adapters if active_adapters and standby_adapters are not defined.
|
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failback
boolean
|
|
Indicate whether or not to use a failback when restoring links.
|
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load_balancing
string
|
|
Network adapter teaming policy.
aliases: load_balance_policy |
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network_failure_detection
string
|
|
Network failure detection.
|
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notify_switches
boolean
|
|
Indicate whether or not to notify the physical switch if a link fails.
|
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standby_adapters
list / elements=string
|
List of standby adapters used for failover.
All vmnics are used as active adapters if active_adapters and standby_adapters are not defined.
|
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traffic_shaping
dictionary
|
Dictionary which configures traffic shaping for the switch.
|
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average_bandwidth
integer
|
Average bandwidth (kbit/s).
|
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burst_size
integer
|
Burst size (KB).
|
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enabled
boolean
|
|
Status of Traffic Shaping Policy.
|
|
peak_bandwidth
integer
|
Peak bandwidth (kbit/s).
|
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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 |
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validate_certs
boolean
|
|
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.
|
|
vlan_id
integer
|
Default:
0
|
VLAN ID to assign to portgroup.
Set to 0 (no VLAN tagging) by default.
aliases: vlan |
Notes
Note
- Tested on vSphere 5.5 and 6.5
- Complete configuration only tested on vSphere 6.5
inbound_policy
androlling_order
are removed in 2.11.- Those two options are only used during portgroup creation. Updating is not supported with those options.
- All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.
Examples
- name: Add Management Network VM Portgroup
community.vmware.vmware_portgroup:
hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
password: "{{ esxi_password }}"
switch: "{{ vswitch_name }}"
portgroup: "{{ portgroup_name }}"
vlan_id: "{{ vlan_id }}"
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add Portgroup with Promiscuous Mode Enabled
community.vmware.vmware_portgroup:
hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
password: "{{ esxi_password }}"
switch: "{{ vswitch_name }}"
portgroup: "{{ portgroup_name }}"
security:
promiscuous_mode: True
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add Management Network VM Portgroup to specific hosts
community.vmware.vmware_portgroup:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
hosts: [esxi_hostname_one]
switch: "{{ vswitch_name }}"
portgroup: "{{ portgroup_name }}"
vlan_id: "{{ vlan_id }}"
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add Management Network VM Portgroup to all hosts in a cluster
community.vmware.vmware_portgroup:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
cluster_name: "{{ cluster_name }}"
switch: "{{ vswitch_name }}"
portgroup: "{{ portgroup_name }}"
vlan_id: "{{ vlan_id }}"
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Remove Management Network VM Portgroup to all hosts in a cluster
community.vmware.vmware_portgroup:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
cluster_name: "{{ cluster_name }}"
switch: "{{ vswitch_name }}"
portgroup: "{{ portgroup_name }}"
vlan_id: "{{ vlan_id }}"
state: absent
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add Portgroup with all settings defined
community.vmware.vmware_portgroup:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
esxi_hostname: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
switch: "{{ vswitch_name }}"
portgroup: "{{ portgroup_name }}"
vlan_id: 10
security:
promiscuous_mode: False
mac_changes: False
forged_transmits: False
traffic_shaping:
enabled: True
average_bandwidth: 100000
peak_bandwidth: 100000
burst_size: 102400
teaming:
load_balancing: failover_explicit
network_failure_detection: link_status_only
notify_switches: true
failback: true
active_adapters:
- vmnic0
standby_adapters:
- vmnic1
delegate_to: localhost
register: teaming_result
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
result
dictionary
|
always |
metadata about the portgroup
Sample:
{'esxi01.example.com': {'changed': True, 'failback': 'No override', 'failover_active': 'No override', 'failover_standby': 'No override', 'failure_detection': 'No override', 'load_balancing': 'No override', 'msg': 'Port Group added', 'notify_switches': 'No override', 'portgroup': 'vMotion', 'sec_forged_transmits': False, 'sec_mac_changes': False, 'sec_promiscuous_mode': False, 'traffic_shaping': 'No override', 'vlan_id': 33, 'vswitch': 'vSwitch1'}}
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Authors
- Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)
- Russell Teague (@mtnbikenc)
- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
- Christian Kotte (@ckotte)
© 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_portgroup_module.html