vmware_vm_vss_dvs_migrate – Migrates a virtual machine from a standard vswitch to distributed

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

  • Migrates a virtual machine from a standard vswitch to distributed

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
dvportgroup_name
- / required
Name of the portgroup to migrate to the virtual machine to
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.
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.
vm_name
- / required
Name of the virtual machine to migrate to a dvSwitch

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 5.5

Examples

- name: Migrate VCSA to vDS
  vmware_vm_vss_dvs_migrate:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    vm_name: '{{ vm_name }}'
    dvportgroup_name: '{{ distributed_portgroup_name }}'
  delegate_to: localhost

Status

Authors

  • Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)

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