community.vmware.vmware_host_iscsi module – Manage the iSCSI configuration of ESXi host

Note

This module is part of the community.vmware collection (version 4.8.0).

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_iscsi.

Synopsis

  • In this module, can manage the iSCSI configuration of ESXi host

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

esxi_hostname

string / required

The ESXi hostname on which to change iSCSI settings.

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.

iscsi_config

dictionary

The iSCSI configs.

This parameter is required if state=present or state=absent.

alias

string

The new value for the alias of the adapter.

Default: ""

authentication

dictionary

CHAP authentication parent settings for iSCSI.

chap_auth_enabled

boolean

Whether to enable CHAP authentication.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

chap_authentication_type

string

The preference for CHAP or non-CHAP protocol of CHAP if CHAP is enabled.

Choices:

  • "chapDiscouraged"

  • "chapPreferred"

  • "chapRequired"

  • "chapProhibited" ← (default)

chap_name

string

CHAP user name if CHAP is enabled.

Default: ""

chap_secret

string

The secret password of CHAP if CHAP is enabled.

mutual_chap_authentication_type

string

The preference for CHAP or non-CHAP protocol of Mutual-CHAP if CHAP is enabled.

Choices:

  • "chapProhibited" ← (default)

  • "chapRequired"

mutual_chap_name

string

The user name that the target needs to use to authenticate with the initiator if Mutual-CHAP is enabled.

Default: ""

mutual_chap_secret

string

The secret password of mutual CHAP if Mutual-CHAP is enabled.

force

boolean

Force port bind VMkernels to be removed.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

iscsi_name

aliases: initiator_iqn

string

The name for the iSCSI HBA adapter.

This is iSCSI qualified name.

port_bind

list / elements=string

The list of the VMkernels if use port bindings.

Default: []

send_target

dictionary

The iSCSI dynamic target settings.

address

string / required

The IP address or hostname of the storage device.

authentication

dictionary

CHAP authentication settings of a dynamic target for iSCSI.

chap_auth_enabled

boolean

Whether to enable CHAP authentication.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

chap_authentication_type

string

The preference for CHAP or non-CHAP protocol of CHAP if CHAP is enabled.

Choices:

  • "chapDiscouraged"

  • "chapPreferred"

  • "chapRequired"

  • "chapProhibited" ← (default)

chap_inherited

boolean

Whether or not to inherit CHAP settings from the parent settings.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

chap_name

string

CHAP user name if CHAP is enabled.

Default: ""

chap_secret

string

The secret password of CHAP if CHAP is enabled.

mutual_chap_authentication_type

string

The preference for CHAP or non-CHAP protocol of Mutual-CHAP if CHAP is enabled.

Choices:

  • "chapProhibited" ← (default)

  • "chapRequired"

mutual_chap_inherited

boolean

Whether or not to inherit Mutual-CHAP settings from the parent settings.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

mutual_chap_name

string

The user name that the target needs to use to authenticate with the initiator if Mutual-CHAP is enabled.

Default: ""

mutual_chap_secret

string

The secret password of mutual CHAP if Mutual-CHAP is enabled.

port

integer

The TCP port of the storage device.

If not specified, the standard default of 3260 is used.

Default: 3260

static_target

dictionary

The iSCSI static target settings.

address

string / required

The IP address or hostname of the storage device.

authentication

dictionary

CHAP authentication settings of a static target for iSCSI.

chap_auth_enabled

boolean

Whether to enable CHAP authentication.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

chap_authentication_type

string

The preference for CHAP or non-CHAP protocol of CHAP if CHAP is enabled.

Choices:

  • "chapDiscouraged"

  • "chapPreferred"

  • "chapRequired"

  • "chapProhibited" ← (default)

chap_inherited

boolean

Whether or not to inherit CHAP settings from the parent settings.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

chap_name

string

CHAP user name if CHAP is enabled.

Default: ""

chap_secret

string

The secret password of CHAP if CHAP is enabled.

mutual_chap_authentication_type

string

The preference for CHAP or non-CHAP protocol of Mutual-CHAP if CHAP is enabled.

Choices:

  • "chapProhibited" ← (default)

  • "chapRequired"

mutual_chap_inherited

boolean

Whether or not to inherit Mutual-CHAP settings from the parent settings.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

mutual_chap_name

string

The user name that the target needs to use to authenticate with the initiator if Mutual-CHAP is enabled.

Default: ""

mutual_chap_secret

string

The secret password of mutual CHAP if Mutual-CHAP is enabled.

iscsi_name

string / required

The name of the iSCSI target to connect to.

port

integer

The TCP port of the storage device.

If not specified, the standard default of 3260 is used.

Default: 3260

vmhba_name

string / required

The iSCSI adapter name.

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.

state

string

If set to present, add the iSCSI target or the bind ports if they are not existing.

If set to present, update the iSCSI settings if they already exist and occur change.

If set to absent, remove the iSCSI target or the bind ports if they are existing.

If set to enabled, enable the iSCSI of ESXi if the iSCSI is disabled.

If set to disabled, disable the iSCSI of ESXi if the iSCSI is enabled.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

  • "enabled"

  • "disabled"

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)

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: Enable iSCSI of ESXi
  community.vmware.vmware_host_iscsi:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    state: enabled

- name: Add a dynamic target to iSCSI config of ESXi
  community.vmware.vmware_host_iscsi:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    iscsi_config:
      vmhba_name: vmhba65
      send_target:
        address: "{{ send_target_address }}"
    state: present

- name: Add a static target to iSCSI config of ESXi
  community.vmware.vmware_host_iscsi:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    iscsi_config:
      vmhba_name: vmhba65
      static_target:
        iscsi_name: iqn.2011-08.com.xxxxxxx:as6104t-8c3e9d.target001
        address: "{{ send_target_address }}"
    state: present

- name: Add VMKernels to iSCSI config of ESXi
  community.vmware.vmware_host_iscsi:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    iscsi_config:
      vmhba_name: vmhba65
      port_bind:
        - vmk0
        - vmk1
    state: present

- name: Use CHAP authentication
  community.vmware.vmware_host_iscsi:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    iscsi_config:
      vmhba_name: vmhba65
      authentication:
        chap_auth_enabled: true
        chap_authentication_type: chapPreferred
        chap_name: chap_user_name
        chap_secret: secret
    state: present

- name: Remove a dynamic target from iSCSI config of ESXi
  community.vmware.vmware_host_iscsi:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
    esxi_hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
    iscsi_config:
      vmhba_name: vmhba65
      send_target:
        address: "{{ send_target_address }}"
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key

Description

iscsi_properties

dictionary

Parameter return when system defaults config is changed.

Returned: changed

Sample: {"iscsi_alias": "", "iscsi_authentication_properties": {"_vimtype": "vim.host.InternetScsiHba.AuthenticationProperties", "chapAuthEnabled": false, "chapAuthenticationType": "chapProhibited", "chapInherited": null, "chapName": "", "chapSecret": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX", "mutualChapAuthenticationType": "chapProhibited", "mutualChapInherited": null, "mutualChapName": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX", "mutualChapSecret": ""}, "iscsi_enabled": true, "iscsi_name": "", "iscsi_send_targets": [], "iscsi_static_targets": [], "port_bind": [], "vmhba_name": "vmhba65"}

Authors

  • sky-joker (@sky-joker)