community.vmware.vmware_host_ntp – Manage NTP server configuration of an ESXi host¶

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_ntp.

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis ¶

This module can be used to configure, add or remove NTP servers from an ESXi host.
If state is not given, the NTP servers will be configured in the exact sequence.
User can specify an ESXi hostname or Cluster name. In case of cluster name, all ESXi hosts are updated.

Requirements ¶

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

python >= 2.6
PyVmomi

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
cluster_name string		Name of the cluster from which all host systems will be used. This parameter is required if `esxi_hostname` is not specified.
esxi_hostname string		Name of the host system to work with. This parameter is required if `cluster_name` is not specified.
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.
ntp_servers list / elements=string / required		IP or FQDN of NTP server(s). This accepts a list of NTP servers. For multiple servers, please look at the examples.
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.
state string	Choices: present absent	present: Add NTP server(s), if specified server(s) are absent else do nothing. absent: Remove NTP server(s), if specified server(s) are present else do nothing. Specified NTP server(s) will be configured if `state` isn't specified.
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.
verbose boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Verbose output of the configuration change. Explains if an NTP server was added, removed, or if the NTP server sequence was changed.

Notes ¶

Note

Tested on vSphere 6.5

Examples ¶

- name: Configure NTP servers for an ESXi Host
  community.vmware.vmware_host_ntp:
    hostname: vcenter01.example.local
    username: [email protected]
    password: SuperSecretPassword
    esxi_hostname: esx01.example.local
    ntp_servers:
        - 0.pool.ntp.org
        - 1.pool.ntp.org
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Set NTP servers for all ESXi Host in given Cluster
  community.vmware.vmware_host_ntp:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
    state: present
    ntp_servers:
        - 0.pool.ntp.org
        - 1.pool.ntp.org
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Set NTP servers for an ESXi Host
  community.vmware.vmware_host_ntp:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: present
    ntp_servers:
        - 0.pool.ntp.org
        - 1.pool.ntp.org
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove NTP servers for an ESXi Host
  community.vmware.vmware_host_ntp:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    state: absent
    ntp_servers:
        - bad.server.ntp.org
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values ¶

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

Key	Returned	Description
host_ntp_status dictionary	always	metadata about host system's NTP configuration Sample: {'esx01.example.local': {'ntp_servers': ['time3.example.local', 'time4.example.local'], 'ntp_servers_changed': ['time1.example.local', 'time2.example.local', 'time3.example.local', 'time4.example.local'], 'ntp_servers_previous': ['time1.example.local', 'time2.example.local']}, 'esx02.example.local': {'ntp_servers_changed': ['time3.example.local'], 'ntp_servers_current': ['time1.example.local', 'time2.example.local', 'time3.example.local'], 'ntp_servers_previous': ['time1.example.local', 'time2.example.local'], 'state': 'present'}}

Authors¶

Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
Christian Kotte (@ckotte)

community.vmware.vmware_host_ntp – Manage NTP server configuration of an ESXi host¶

Synopsis¶

Requirements¶

Parameters¶

Notes¶

Examples¶

Return Values¶