community.vmware.vmware_host_hyperthreading – Enables/Disables Hyperthreading optimization for an ESXi host system¶
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_host_hyperthreading
.
Synopsis¶
This module can be used to enable or disable Hyperthreading optimization for ESXi host systems in given vCenter infrastructure.
It also checks if Hyperthreading is activated/deactivated and if the host needs to be restarted.
The module informs the user if Hyperthreading is enabled but inactive because the processor is vulnerable to L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF).
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
python >= 2.6
PyVmomi
Parameters¶
Examples¶
- name: Enable Hyperthreading for an host system
community.vmware.vmware_host_hyperthreading:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
state: enabled
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Disable Hyperthreading for an host system
community.vmware.vmware_host_hyperthreading:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
state: disabled
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Disable Hyperthreading for all host systems from cluster
community.vmware.vmware_host_hyperthreading:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
state: disabled
delegate_to: localhost
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Authors¶
Christian Kotte (@ckotte)