community.vmware.vmware_host_dns module – Manage DNS configuration of an ESXi host system

Note

This module is part of the community.vmware collection (version 4.8.1).

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_dns.

Synopsis 

This module can be used to configure DNS for the default TCP/IP stack on an ESXi host system.

Parameters 

Parameter	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 and you connect to a vCenter. Cannot be used when you connect directly to an ESXi host.
device string	The VMkernel network adapter to obtain DNS settings from. Needs to get its IP through DHCP, a static network configuration combined with a dynamic DNS configuration doesn’t work. The parameter is only required in case of `type=dhcp`.
dns_servers list / elements=string	A list of DNS servers to be used. The order of the DNS servers is important as they are used consecutively in order.
domain string	The domain name to be used for the ESXi host.
esxi_hostname string	Name of the host system to work with. This parameter is required if `cluster_name` is not specified and you connect to a vCenter. Cannot be used when you connect directly to an ESXi host.
host_name string	The hostname to be used for the ESXi host. Cannot be used when configuring a complete cluster.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
search_domains list / elements=string	A list of domains to be searched through by the resolver.
type string / required	Type of DNS assignment. Either `dhcp` or `static`. A VMkernel adapter needs to be set to DHCP if set to `dhcp`. Choices: `"dhcp"` `"static"`
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.
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: `false` `true` ← (default)
verbose boolean	Verbose output of the DNS server configuration change. Explains if an DNS server was added, removed, or if the DNS server sequence was changed. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`

Notes 

Note

All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.
All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.

Examples 

- name: Configure DNS for an ESXi host
  community.vmware.vmware_host_dns:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    type: static
    host_name: esx01
    domain: example.local
    dns_servers:
      - 192.168.1.10
      - 192.168.1.11
    search_domains:
      - subdomain.example.local
      - example.local
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Configure DNS for all ESXi hosts of a cluster
  community.vmware.vmware_host_dns:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: '{{ cluster_name }}'
    type: static
    domain: example.local
    dns_servers:
      - 192.168.1.10
      - 192.168.1.11
    search_domains:
      - subdomain.example.local
      - example.local
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Configure DNS via DHCP for an ESXi host
  community.vmware.vmware_host_dns:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
    type: dhcp
    device: vmk0
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values 

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

Key

Description

dns_config_result

dictionary

metadata about host system’s DNS configuration

Returned: always

Sample: {"esx01.example.local": {"changed": true, "dns_servers": ["192.168.1.10", "192.168.1.11"], "dns_servers_changed": ["192.168.1.12", "192.168.1.13"], "dns_servers_previous": ["192.168.1.10", "192.168.1.11", "192.168.1.12", "192.168.1.13"], "domain": "example.local", "host_name": "esx01", "msg": "DNS servers and Search domains changed", "search_domains": ["subdomain.example.local", "example.local"], "search_domains_changed": ["subdomain.example.local"], "search_domains_previous": ["example.local"]}}

Authors

Christian Kotte (@ckotte)
Mario Lenz (@mariolenz)

community.vmware.vmware_host_dns module – Manage DNS configuration of an ESXi host system

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Examples

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