vmware_resource_pool – Add/remove resource pools to/from vCenter

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to add/remove a resource pool to/from vCenter

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
cluster
string / required
Name of the cluster to add the host.
cpu_expandable_reservations
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
In a resource pool with an expandable reservation, the reservation on a resource pool can grow beyond the specified value.
cpu_limit
integer
Default:
-1
The utilization of a virtual machine/resource pool will not exceed this limit, even if there are available resources.
The default value -1 indicates no limit.
cpu_reservation
integer
Default:
0
Amount of resource that is guaranteed available to the virtual machine or resource pool.
cpu_shares
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • custom
  • low
  • normal ←
Memory shares are used in case of resource contention.
datacenter
string / required
Name of the datacenter to add the host.
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.
mem_expandable_reservations
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
In a resource pool with an expandable reservation, the reservation on a resource pool can grow beyond the specified value.
mem_limit
integer
Default:
-1
The utilization of a virtual machine/resource pool will not exceed this limit, even if there are available resources.
The default value -1 indicates no limit.
mem_reservation
integer
Default:
0
Amount of resource that is guaranteed available to the virtual machine or resource pool.
mem_shares
string
    Choices:
  • high
  • custom
  • low
  • normal ←
Memory shares are used in case of resource contention.
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.
resource_pool
string / required
Resource pool name to manage.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Add or remove the resource pool
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.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 6.5

Examples

- name: Add resource pool to vCenter
  vmware_resource_pool:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    datacenter: '{{ datacenter_name }}'
    cluster: '{{ cluster_name }}'
    resource_pool: '{{ resource_pool_name }}'
    mem_shares: normal
    mem_limit: -1
    mem_reservation: 0
    mem_expandable_reservations: yes
    cpu_shares: normal
    cpu_limit: -1
    cpu_reservation: 0
    cpu_expandable_reservations: yes
    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
instance
dictionary
always
metadata about the new resource pool

Sample:
None


Status

Authors

  • Davis Phillips (@dav1x)

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