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 4.4.0).

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. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

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

New in vmware.vmware_rest 0.1.0

Synopsis 

Adds a virtual Ethernet adapter to the virtual machine.

Requirements 

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

vSphere 7.0.3 or greater
python >= 3.6
aiohttp

Parameters 

Parameter	Comments
allow_guest_control boolean	Flag indicating whether the guest can connect and disconnect the device. If unset, the value is unchanged. Choices: `false` `true`
backing dictionary	Physical resource backing for the virtual Ethernet adapter. If unset, the system may try to find an appropriate backing. If one is not found, the request will fail. Required with state=[‘present’] Valid attributes are: `type` (str): This option 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. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of type is one of STANDARD_PORTGROUP, DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP, or OPAQUE_NETWORK. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be the id of a resource returned by vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_network_info. ([‘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. May be used to specify a port when the network specified on the network field is a static or early binding distributed portgroup. If unset, the port will be automatically assigned to the Ethernet adapter based on the policy embodied by the portgroup type. ([‘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. If unset, the value is unchanged. Must be specified if mac_type is MANUAL. Must be unset if the MAC address type is not MANUAL.
mac_type string	The mac_address_type enumerated type defines the valid MAC address origins for a virtual Ethernet adapter. Choices: `"ASSIGNED"` `"GENERATED"` `"MANUAL"`
nic string	Virtual Ethernet adapter identifier. The parameter must be the id of a resource returned by vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_hardware_ethernet. 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. If unset, the server will choose an available address when the virtual machine is powered on.
session_timeout float added in vmware.vmware_rest 2.1.0	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. If unset, the value is unchanged. Choices: `false` `true`
state string	Choices: `"absent"` `"connect"` `"disconnect"` `"present"` ← (default)
type string	The emulation_type enumerated 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. If unset, the value is unchanged. Must be unset if the emulation type of the virtual Ethernet adapter is not VMXNET3. Choices: `false` `true`
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 runs 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: `false` `true` ← (default)
vm string / required	Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be the id of a resource returned by vmware.vmware_rest.vcenter_vm_info. 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. If unset, the value is unchanged. Choices: `false` `true`

Examples 

- 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: 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: 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') }}"
  register: _result

- 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') }}"
  register: _result

- 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') }}"
  register: _result

- 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') }}"
  register: _result

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": 632732945, "distributed_port": "2", "distributed_switch_uuid": "50 31 d3 c4 2d 09 4f e3-0f d6 7f 30 3d fe d4 a0", "network": "dvportgroup-1022", "type": "DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP"}, "label": "Network adapter 1", "mac_address": "00:50:56:b1:33:76", "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)

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

Synopsis 

Requirements 

Parameters 

Notes 

Examples 

Return Values 

Authors

Collection links

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

Synopsis

Requirements

Parameters

Notes

Examples

Return Values

Authors

Collection links

Synopsis 

Requirements 

Parameters 

Notes 

Examples 

Return Values 