community.vmware.vmware_vm_vss_dvs_migrate – Migrates a virtual machine from a standard vswitch to distributed
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_vm_vss_dvs_migrate
.
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 the portgroup to migrate to the virtual machine to |
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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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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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Name of the virtual machine to migrate to a dvSwitch |
Notes
Note
Tested on vSphere 5.5
All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.
Examples
- name: Migrate VCSA to vDS
community.vmware.vmware_vm_vss_dvs_migrate:
hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
vm_name: '{{ vm_name }}'
dvportgroup_name: '{{ distributed_portgroup_name }}'
delegate_to: localhost
Authors
Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)