vcenter_license – Manage VMware vCenter license keys¶
New in version 2.4.
Parameters¶
Notes¶
Note
- This module will also auto-assign the current vCenter to the license key if the product matches the license key, and vCenter us currently assigned an evaluation license only.
- The evaluation license (00000-00000-00000-00000-00000) is not listed when unused.
- If
esxi_hostname
is specified, then will assign thelicense
key to the ESXi host.
Examples¶
- name: Add a new vCenter license
vcenter_license:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
license: f600d-21ae3-5592b-249e0-cc341
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Remove an (unused) vCenter license
vcenter_license:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
license: f600d-21ae3-5592b-249e0-cc341
state: absent
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add ESXi license and assign to the ESXi host
vcenter_license:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
license: f600d-21ae3-5592b-249e0-dd502
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add vSAN license and assign to the given cluster
vcenter_license:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
datacenter: '{{ datacenter_name }}'
cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
license: f600d-21ae3-5592b-249e0-dd502
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
licenses
list
|
always |
list of license keys after module executed
Sample:
['f600d-21ae3-5592b-249e0-cc341', '143cc-0e942-b2955-3ea12-d006f']
|
Status¶
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors¶
- Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)
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