community.vmware.vmware_host_lockdown – Manage administrator permission for the local administrative account for the ESXi host
Note
This plugin is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.17.0).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible
package.
It is not included in ansible-core
.
To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list
.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_host_lockdown
.
Synopsis
This module can be used to manage administrator permission for the local administrative account for the host when ESXi hostname is given.
All parameters and VMware objects values are case sensitive.
This module is destructive as administrator permission are managed using APIs used, please read options carefully and proceed.
Please specify
hostname
as vCenter IP or hostname only, as lockdown operations are not possible from standalone ESXi server.
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
python >= 2.6
PyVmomi
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
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Name of cluster. All host systems from given cluster used to manage lockdown. Required parameter, if |
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List of ESXi hostname to manage lockdown. Required parameter, if See examples for specifications. |
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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 Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. |
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The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. |
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The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. Default: 443 |
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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 This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12 |
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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 |
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State of hosts system If set to If host system is already in lockdown mode and set to If set to If host system is already out of lockdown mode and set to Choices:
|
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The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. |
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Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. If set to Choices:
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Notes
Note
Tested on vSphere 6.5
All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.
Examples
- name: Enter host system into lockdown mode
community.vmware.vmware_host_lockdown:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Exit host systems from lockdown mode
community.vmware.vmware_host_lockdown:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
state: absent
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Enter host systems into lockdown mode
community.vmware.vmware_host_lockdown:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname:
- '{{ esxi_hostname_1 }}'
- '{{ esxi_hostname_2 }}'
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Exit host systems from lockdown mode
community.vmware.vmware_host_lockdown:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
esxi_hostname:
- '{{ esxi_hostname_1 }}'
- '{{ esxi_hostname_2 }}'
state: absent
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Enter all host system from cluster into lockdown mode
community.vmware.vmware_host_lockdown:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
state: present
delegate_to: localhost
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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metadata about state of Host system lock down Returned: always Sample: {“host_lockdown_state”: {“DC0_C0”: {“current_state”: “present”, “desired_state”: “present”, “previous_state”: “absent”}}} |
Authors
Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)