community.vmware.vmware_host_kernel_manager module – Manage kernel module options on ESXi hosts

Note

This module is part of the community.vmware collection (version 1.18.2).

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_kernel_manager.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to manage kernel module options on ESXi hosts.

  • All connected ESXi hosts in scope will be configured when specified.

  • If a host is not connected at time of configuration, it will be marked as such in the output.

  • Kernel module options may require a reboot to take effect which is not covered here.

  • You can use ansible.builtin.reboot or community.vmware.vmware_host_powerstate module to reboot all ESXi host systems.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.7

  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

cluster_name

string

Name of the VMware cluster to work on.

All ESXi hosts in this cluster will be configured.

This parameter is required if esxi_hostname is not specified.

esxi_hostname

string

Name of the ESXi host to work on.

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.

kernel_module_name

string / required

Name of the kernel module to be configured.

kernel_module_option

string / required

Specified configurations will be applied to the given module.

These values are specified in key=value pairs and separated by a space when there are multiple options.

password

aliases: pass, pwd

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.

port

integer

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.

Default: 443

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.

username

aliases: admin, user

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.

validate_certs

boolean

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.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes ← (default)

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 6.0

  • All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.

Examples

- name: Configure IPv6 to be off via tcpip4 kernel module
  community.vmware.vmware_host_kernel_manager:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    kernel_module_name: "tcpip4"
    kernel_module_option: "ipv6=0"

- name: Using cluster_name, configure vmw_psp_rr options
  community.vmware.vmware_host_kernel_manager:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: '{{ virtual_cluster_name }}'
    kernel_module_name: "vmw_psp_rr"
    kernel_module_option: "maxPathsPerDevice=2"

Return Values

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

Key

Description

host_kernel_status

dictionary

dict with information on what was changed, by ESXi host in scope.

Returned: success

Sample: {“results”: {“myhost01.example.com”: {“changed”: true, “configured_options”: “ipv6=0”, “msg”: “Options have been changed on the kernel module”, “original_options”: “ipv6=1”}}}

Authors

  • Aaron Longchamps (@alongchamps)