vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_ethernet module – Adds a virtual Ethernet adapter to the virtual machine.

Note

This module is part of the vmware.vmware_rest collection (version 2.2.0).

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 vmware.vmware_rest.

To use it in a playbook, specify: vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_ethernet.

New in version 0.1.0: of vmware.vmware_rest

Synopsis

  • Adds a virtual Ethernet adapter to the virtual machine.

Requirements

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

  • vSphere 7.0.2 or greater

  • python >= 3.6

  • aiohttp

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

allow_guest_control

boolean

Flag indicating whether the guest can connect and disconnect the device.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

backing

dictionary

Physical resource backing for the virtual Ethernet adapter. Required with state=[‘present’]

Valid attributes are:

  • type (str): The backing_type defines the valid backing types for a virtual Ethernet adapter. ([‘present’])

    This key is required with [‘present’].

    • Accepted values:

      • DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP

      • HOST_DEVICE

      • OPAQUE_NETWORK

      • STANDARD_PORTGROUP

  • network (str): Identifier of the network that backs the virtual Ethernet adapter. ([‘present’])

  • distributed_port (str): Key of the distributed virtual port that backs the virtual Ethernet adapter. Depending on the type of the Portgroup, the port may be specified using this field. If the portgroup type is early-binding (also known as static), a port is assigned when the Ethernet adapter is configured to use the port. The port may be either automatically or specifically assigned based on the value of this field. If the portgroup type is ephemeral, the port is created and assigned to a virtual machine when it is powered on and the Ethernet adapter is connected. This field cannot be specified as no free ports exist before use. ([‘present’])

label

string

The name of the item

mac_address

string

MAC address. This field may be modified at any time, and changes will be applied the next time the virtual machine is powered on.

mac_type

string

The mac_address_type defines the valid MAC address origins for a virtual Ethernet adapter.

Choices:

  • ASSIGNED

  • GENERATED

  • MANUAL

nic

string

Virtual Ethernet adapter identifier. Required with state=[‘absent’, ‘connect’, ‘disconnect’, ‘present’]

pci_slot_number

integer

Address of the virtual Ethernet adapter on the PCI bus. If the PCI address is invalid, the server will change when it the VM is started or as the device is hot added.

session_timeout

float

added in 2.1.0 of vmware.vmware_rest

Timeout settings for client session.

The maximal number of seconds for the whole operation including connection establishment, request sending and response.

The default value is 300s.

start_connected

boolean

Flag indicating whether the virtual device should be connected whenever the virtual machine is powered on.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

state

string

Choices:

  • absent

  • connect

  • disconnect

  • present ← (default)

type

string

The emulation_type defines the valid emulation types for a virtual Ethernet adapter.

Choices:

  • E1000

  • E1000E

  • PCNET32

  • VMXNET

  • VMXNET2

  • VMXNET3

upt_compatibility_enabled

boolean

Flag indicating whether Universal Pass-Through (UPT) compatibility should be enabled on this virtual Ethernet adapter. This field may be modified at any time, and changes will be applied the next time the virtual machine is powered on.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

vcenter_hostname

string / required

The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_HOST will be used instead.

vcenter_password

string / required

The vSphere vCenter password

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_PASSWORD will be used instead.

vcenter_rest_log_file

string

You can use this optional parameter to set the location of a log file.

This file will be used to record the HTTP REST interaction.

The file will be stored on the host that run the module.

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of

environment variable VMWARE_REST_LOG_FILE will be used instead.

vcenter_username

string / required

The vSphere vCenter username

If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable VMWARE_USER will be used instead.

vcenter_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.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes ← (default)

vm

string / required

Virtual machine identifier. This parameter is mandatory.

wake_on_lan_enabled

boolean

Flag indicating whether wake-on-LAN shoud be enabled on this virtual Ethernet adapter. This field may be modified at any time, and changes will be applied the next time the virtual machine is powered on.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 7.0.2

Examples

- name: Look up the VM called test_vm1 in the inventory
  register: search_result
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info:
    filter_names:
    - test_vm1

- name: Collect information about a specific VM
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info:
    vm: '{{ search_result.value[0].vm }}'
  register: test_vm1_info

- name: Get the dvswitch called my-portgroup
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_network_info:
    filter_types: DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP
    filter_names: my-portrgoup
  register: my_portgroup

- name: Attach a VM to a dvswitch
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_ethernet:
    vm: '{{ test_vm1_info.id }}'
    pci_slot_number: 4
    backing:
      type: DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP
      network: '{{ my_portgroup.value[0].network }}'
    start_connected: false
  register: vm_hardware_ethernet_1

- name: Turn the NIC's start_connected flag on
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_ethernet:
    nic: '{{ vm_hardware_ethernet_1.id }}'
    start_connected: true
    vm: '{{ test_vm1_info.id }}'

- name: Attach the VM to a standard portgroup
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_ethernet:
    vm: '{{ test_vm1_info.id }}'
    pci_slot_number: 4
    backing:
      type: STANDARD_PORTGROUP
      network: "{{ lookup('vmware.vmware_rest.network_moid', '/my_dc/network/VM Network')\
        \ }}"

- name: Attach the VM to a standard portgroup (again)
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_ethernet:
    vm: '{{ test_vm1_info.id }}'
    pci_slot_number: 4
    backing:
      type: STANDARD_PORTGROUP
      network: "{{ lookup('vmware.vmware_rest.network_moid', '/my_dc/network/VM Network')\
        \ }}"

- name: Collect a list of the NIC for a given VM
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_ethernet_info:
    vm: '{{ test_vm1_info.id }}'
  register: vm_nic

- name: Attach the VM to a standard portgroup (again) using the nic ID
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_ethernet:
    vm: '{{ test_vm1_info.id }}'
    nic: '{{ vm_nic.value[0].nic }}'
    backing:
      type: STANDARD_PORTGROUP
      network: "{{ lookup('vmware.vmware_rest.network_moid', '/my_dc/network/VM Network')\
        \ }}"

- name: Attach to another standard portgroup
  vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_ethernet:
    vm: '{{ test_vm1_info.id }}'
    nic: '{{ vm_nic.value[0].nic }}'
    backing:
      type: STANDARD_PORTGROUP
      network: "{{ lookup('vmware.vmware_rest.network_moid', '/my_dc/network/second_vswitch')\
        \ }}"

Return Values

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

Key

Description

id

string

moid of the resource

Returned: On success

Sample: “4000”

value

dictionary

Attach a VM to a dvswitch

Returned: On success

Sample: {“allow_guest_control”: 0, “backing”: {“connection_cookie”: 2094406230, “distributed_port”: “2”, “distributed_switch_uuid”: “50 07 57 eb bf a2 0d 64-4f c5 98 66 47 29 93 35”, “network”: “dvportgroup-1157”, “type”: “DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP”}, “label”: “Network adapter 1”, “mac_address”: “00:50:56:87:8f:08”, “mac_type”: “ASSIGNED”, “pci_slot_number”: 4, “start_connected”: 0, “state”: “NOT_CONNECTED”, “type”: “VMXNET3”, “upt_compatibility_enabled”: 0, “wake_on_lan_enabled”: 0}

Authors

  • Ansible Cloud Team (@ansible-collections)