vmware_drs_group – Creates vm/host group in a given cluster

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to create VM/Host groups in a given cluster. Creates a vm group if vms is set. Creates a host group if hosts is set.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
cluster_name
string / required
Cluster to create vm/host group.
datacenter
string
Datacenter to search for given cluster. If not set, we use first cluster we encounter with cluster_name.

aliases: datacenter_name
group_name
string / required
The name of the group to create or remove.
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.
hosts
list
List of hosts to create in group.
Required only if vms is not set.
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
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 Ansible 2.6.
proxy_host
string
added in 2.9
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
proxy_port
integer
added in 2.9
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.
state
string / required
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
If set to present and the group doesn't exists then the group will be created.
If set to absent and the group exists then the group will be deleted.
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
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 Ansible 2.6.
If set to yes, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.
vms
list
List of vms to create in group.
Required only if hosts is not set.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 6.5 and 6.7

Examples

---
- name: "Create DRS VM group"
  delegate_to: localhost
  vmware_drs_group:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    cluster_name: DC0_C0
    datacenter_name: DC0
    group_name: TEST_VM_01
    vms:
      - DC0_C0_RP0_VM0
      - DC0_C0_RP0_VM1
    state: present

- name: "Create DRS Host group"
  delegate_to: localhost
  vmware_drs_group:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    cluster_name: DC0_C0
    datacenter_name: DC0
    group_name: TEST_HOST_01
    hosts:
      - DC0_C0_H0
      - DC0_C0_H1
      - DC0_C0_H2
    state: present

- name: "Delete DRS Host group"
  delegate_to: localhost
  vmware_drs_group:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    cluster_name: DC0_C0
    datacenter_name: DC0
    group_name: TEST_HOST_01
    state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
drs_group_facts
dictionary
always
Metadata about DRS group created

Sample:
{'drs_group_facts': {'changed': True, 'failed': False, 'msg': 'Created host group TEST_HOST_01 successfully', 'result': {'DC0_C0': [{'group_name': 'TEST_HOST_01', 'hosts': ['DC0_C0_H0', 'DC0_C0_H1', 'DC0_C0_H2'], 'type': 'host'}]}}}


Status

Authors

  • Karsten Kaj Jakobsen (@karstenjakobsen)

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