vmware_host_firewall_manager – Manage firewall configurations about an ESXi host¶
New in version 2.5.
Synopsis¶
- This module can be used to manage firewall configurations about an ESXi host when ESXi hostname or Cluster name is given.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters¶
Examples¶
- name: Enable vvold rule set for all ESXi Host in given Cluster
vmware_host_firewall_manager:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: cluster_name
rules:
- name: vvold
enabled: True
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Enable vvold rule set for an ESXi Host
vmware_host_firewall_manager:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
rules:
- name: vvold
enabled: True
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Manage multiple rule set for an ESXi Host
vmware_host_firewall_manager:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
rules:
- name: vvold
enabled: True
- name: CIMHttpServer
enabled: False
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Manage IP and network based firewall permissions for ESXi
vmware_host_firewall_manager:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
rules:
- name: gdbserver
enabled: True
allowed_hosts:
all_ip: False
ip_address:
- 192.168.20.10
- 192.168.20.11
- name: CIMHttpServer
enabled: True
allowed_hosts:
all_ip: False
ip_network:
- 192.168.100.0/24
- name: remoteSerialPort
enabled: True
allowed_hosts:
all_ip: False
ip_address:
- 192.168.100.11
ip_network:
- 192.168.200.0/24
delegate_to: localhost
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Status¶
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors¶
- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
- Aaron Longchamps (@alongchamps)
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