community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg – Manage uplink portproup configuration of a Distributed Switch

Note

This plugin is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.9.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg.

Synopsis

• This module can be used to configure the uplink portgroup of a Distributed Switch.

Requirements

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

• python >= 2.6

• PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
advanced dictionary		Default: {"block_override": true, "netflow_override": false, "port_config_reset_at_disconnect": true, "traffic_filter_override": false, "vendor_config_override": false, "vlan_override": false}	Dictionary which configures the advanced policy settings for the uplink portgroup. aliases: port_policy
	block_override boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Indicates if the block policy can be changed per port.
	netflow_override boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Indicates if the NetFlow policy can be changed per port.
	port_config_reset_at_disconnect boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Indicates if the configuration of a port is reset automatically after disconnect.
	traffic_filter_override boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Indicates if the traffic filter can be changed per port.
	vendor_config_override boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Indicates if the vendor config can be changed per port.
	vlan_override boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Indicates if the vlan can be changed per port.
block_all_ports boolean		Choices: no ← yes	Indicates if all ports are blocked on the uplink portgroup.
description string			The description of the uplink portgroup.
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.
lacp dictionary		Default: {"mode": "passive", "status": "disabled"}	Dictionary which configures the LACP settings for the uplink portgroup. The options are only used if the LACP support mode is set to 'basic'.
	mode string	Choices: active passive ←	The negotiating state of the uplinks/ports.
	status string	Choices: enabled disabled ←	Indicates if LACP is enabled.
name string			The name of the uplink portgroup. The current name will be used if not specified.
netflow_enabled boolean		Choices: no ← yes	Indicates if NetFlow is enabled on the uplink portgroup.
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		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			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			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.
switch string / required			The name of the Distributed Switch. aliases: dvswitch
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 true, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.
vlan_trunk_range list / elements=string		Default: ["0-4094"]	The VLAN trunk range that should be configured with the uplink portgroup. This can be a combination of multiple ranges and numbers, example: [ 2-3967, 4049-4092 ].

Notes

Note

• Tested on vSphere 6.5 and 6.7

Examples

- name: Configure Uplink portgroup
  community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg:
    hostname: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcsa_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcsa_password }}'
    switch: dvSwitch
    name: dvSwitch-DVUplinks
    advanced:
      port_config_reset_at_disconnect: True
      block_override: True
      vendor_config_override: False
      vlan_override: False
      netflow_override: False
      traffic_filter_override: False
    vlan_trunk_range:
      - '0-4094'
    netflow_enabled: False
    block_all_ports: False
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Enabled LACP on Uplink portgroup
  community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg:
    hostname: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcsa_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcsa_password }}'
    switch: dvSwitch
    lacp:
      status: enabled
      mode: active
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
result string	always	information about performed operation Sample: {'adv_block_ports': True, 'adv_netflow': False, 'adv_reset_at_disconnect': True, 'adv_traffic_filtering': False, 'adv_vendor_conf': False, 'adv_vlan': False, 'block_all_ports': False, 'changed': False, 'description': None, 'dvswitch': 'dvSwitch', 'lacp_status': 'disabled', 'lacp_status_previous': 'enabled', 'name': 'dvSwitch-DVUplinks', 'netflow_enabled': False, 'result': 'Uplink portgroup already configured properly', 'vlan_trunk_range': ['2-3967', '4049-4092']}

Authors

• Christian Kotte (@ckotte)