vmware_portgroup – Create a VMware portgroup¶
Synopsis¶
- Create a VMware Port Group on a VMware Standard Switch (vSS) for given ESXi host(s) or hosts of given cluster.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
Parameters¶
Notes¶
Note
- Tested on vSphere 5.5 and 6.5
- Complete configuration only tested on vSphere 6.5
inbound_policyandrolling_orderare deprecated and will be removed in 2.11- Those two options are only used during portgroup creation. Updating isn’t supported with those options.
Examples¶
- name: Add Management Network VM Portgroup
vmware_portgroup:
hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
password: "{{ esxi_password }}"
switch: "{{ vswitch_name }}"
portgroup: "{{ portgroup_name }}"
vlan_id: "{{ vlan_id }}"
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add Portgroup with Promiscuous Mode Enabled
vmware_portgroup:
hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
password: "{{ esxi_password }}"
switch: "{{ vswitch_name }}"
portgroup: "{{ portgroup_name }}"
security:
promiscuous_mode: True
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add Management Network VM Portgroup to specific hosts
vmware_portgroup:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
hosts: [esxi_hostname_one]
switch: "{{ vswitch_name }}"
portgroup: "{{ portgroup_name }}"
vlan_id: "{{ vlan_id }}"
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add Management Network VM Portgroup to all hosts in a cluster
vmware_portgroup:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
cluster_name: "{{ cluster_name }}"
switch: "{{ vswitch_name }}"
portgroup: "{{ portgroup_name }}"
vlan_id: "{{ vlan_id }}"
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Remove Management Network VM Portgroup to all hosts in a cluster
vmware_portgroup:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
cluster_name: "{{ cluster_name }}"
switch: "{{ vswitch_name }}"
portgroup: "{{ portgroup_name }}"
vlan_id: "{{ vlan_id }}"
state: absent
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Add Portgroup with all settings defined
vmware_portgroup:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
esxi_hostname: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
switch: "{{ vswitch_name }}"
portgroup: "{{ portgroup_name }}"
vlan_id: 10
security:
promiscuous_mode: False
mac_changes: False
forged_transmits: False
traffic_shaping:
enabled: True
average_bandwidth: 100000
peak_bandwidth: 100000
burst_size: 102400
teaming:
load_balancing: failover_explicit
network_failure_detection: link_status_only
notify_switches: true
failback: true
active_adapters:
- vmnic0
standby_adapters:
- vmnic1
delegate_to: localhost
register: teaming_result
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¶
- Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)
- Russell Teague (@mtnbikenc)
- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
- Christian Kotte (@ckotte)
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