community.vmware.vmware_host_ipv6 – Enables/Disables IPv6 support 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_ipv6
.
Synopsis¶
This module can be used to enable or disable IPv6 support for ESXi host systems in given vCenter infrastructure.
It also checks if the host needs to be restarted.
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
python >= 2.6
PyVmomi
Parameters¶
Examples¶
- name: Enable IPv6 for an host system
community.vmware.vmware_host_ipv6:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
state: enabled
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Disable IPv6 for an host system
community.vmware.vmware_host_ipv6:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
state: disabled
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Disable IPv6 for all host systems from cluster
community.vmware.vmware_host_ipv6:
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:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
result
dictionary
|
always |
metadata about host system's IPv6 configuration
Sample:
{'esxi01': {'changed': False, 'msg': "IPv6 is already enabled and active for host 'esxi01'"}}
|
Authors¶
Christian Kotte (@ckotte) <christian.kotte@gmx.de>