Parameter |
Choices/Defaults |
Comments |
change_hostname_to
string
/ required
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The hostname that an ESXi host should be changed to.
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dns_servers
list
/ required
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The DNS servers that the host should be configured to use.
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domainname
string
/ required
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The domain the ESXi host should be apart of.
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hostname
string
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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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password
string
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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
added in 2.5 |
Default:
443
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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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proxy_host
string
added in 2.9 |
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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
added in 2.9 |
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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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username
string
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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
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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 yes , please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.
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