community.vmware.vmware_guest_powerstate module – Manages power states of virtual machines in vCenter
Note
This module is part of the community.vmware collection (version 5.1.0).
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_guest_powerstate.
Synopsis
Power on / Power off / Restart a virtual machine.
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
|---|---|
A list of questions to answer, should one or more arise while waiting for the task to complete. Some common uses are to allow a cdrom to be changed even if locked, or to answer the question as to whether a VM was copied or moved. Can be used if |
|
The message id, for example |
|
The choice key, for example |
|
The datacenter where the VM you’d like to operate the power. Default: |
|
Destination folder, absolute or relative path to find an existing guest. The folder should include the datacenter. ESX’s datacenter is ha-datacenter Examples: folder: /ha-datacenter/vm folder: ha-datacenter/vm folder: /datacenter1/vm folder: datacenter1/vm folder: /datacenter1/vm/folder1 folder: datacenter1/vm/folder1 folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm folder: folder1/datacenter1/vm folder: /folder1/datacenter1/vm/folder2 |
|
Ignore warnings and complete the actions. This parameter is useful while forcing virtual machine state. Choices:
|
|
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 |
|
Name of the virtual machine to work with. Virtual machine names in vCenter are not necessarily unique, which may be problematic, see |
|
If multiple virtual machines matching the name, use the first or last found. Choices:
|
|
The password of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
|
The port number of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Default: |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Description of schedule task. Valid only if |
|
Flag to indicate whether the scheduled task is enabled or disabled. Choices:
|
|
Name of schedule task. Valid only if |
|
Date and time in string format at which specified task needs to be performed. The required format for date and time - ‘dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm’. Scheduling task requires vCenter server. A standalone ESXi server does not support this option. |
|
Set the state of the virtual machine. Choices:
|
|
If the If this argument is set to a positive integer, the module will instead wait for the VM to reach the poweredoff state. The value sets a timeout in seconds for the module to wait for the state change. Default: |
|
Whether to use the VMware instance UUID rather than the BIOS UUID. Choices:
|
|
The username of the vSphere vCenter or ESXi server. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable |
|
Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable Choices:
|
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: Set the state of a virtual machine to poweroff
community.vmware.vmware_guest_powerstate:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/my_folder"
name: "{{ guest_name }}"
state: powered-off
delegate_to: localhost
register: deploy
- name: Set the state of a virtual machine to poweron using MoID
community.vmware.vmware_guest_powerstate:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/my_folder"
moid: vm-42
state: powered-on
delegate_to: localhost
register: deploy
- name: Set the state of a virtual machine to poweroff at given scheduled time
community.vmware.vmware_guest_powerstate:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
folder: "/{{ datacenter_name }}/vm/my_folder"
name: "{{ guest_name }}"
state: powered-off
scheduled_at: "09/01/2018 10:18"
schedule_task_name: "task_00001"
schedule_task_description: "Sample task to poweroff VM"
schedule_task_enabled: true
delegate_to: localhost
register: deploy_at_schedule_datetime
- name: Wait for the virtual machine to shutdown
community.vmware.vmware_guest_powerstate:
hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
name: "{{ guest_name }}"
state: shutdown-guest
state_change_timeout: 200
delegate_to: localhost
register: deploy
- name: Automatically answer if a question locked a virtual machine
block:
- name: Power on a virtual machine without the answer param
community.vmware.vmware_guest_powerstate:
hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
password: "{{ esxi_password }}"
validate_certs: false
folder: "{{ f1 }}"
name: "{{ vm_name }}"
state: powered-on
rescue:
- name: Power on a virtual machine with the answer param
community.vmware.vmware_guest_powerstate:
hostname: "{{ esxi_hostname }}"
username: "{{ esxi_username }}"
password: "{{ esxi_password }}"
validate_certs: false
folder: "{{ f1 }}"
name: "{{ vm_name }}"
answer:
- question: "msg.uuid.altered"
response: "button.uuid.copiedTheVM"
state: powered-on