vmware_cluster – Manage VMware vSphere clusters

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

  • Add or remove VMware vSphere clusters.

Requirements

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

  • Tested on ESXi 5.5
  • PyVmomi installed

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
cluster_name
- / required
The name of the cluster that will be created.
datacenter_name
- / required
The name of the datacenter the cluster will be created in.
enable_drs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
If set to yes will enable DRS when the cluster is created.
enable_ha
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
If set to yes will enable HA when the cluster is created.
enable_vsan
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
If set to yes will enable vSAN when the cluster is created.
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 version 2.6.
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 version 2.6.

aliases: pass, pwd
port
integer
added in 2.5
 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 version 2.6.
state
-
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
Create (present) or remove (absent) a VMware vSphere cluster.
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 version 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 version 2.6.
If set to yes, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.

Examples

- name: Create Cluster
  vmware_cluster:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    datacenter_name: datacenter
    cluster_name: cluster
    enable_ha: yes
    enable_drs: yes
    enable_vsan: yes
  delegate_to: localhost

Status

Authors

  • Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)

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