community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg module – Manage uplink portproup configuration of a Distributed Switch

Note

This module is part of the community.vmware collection (version 3.4.0).

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 community.vmware.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg.

Synopsis

• This module can be used to configure the uplink portgroup of a Distributed Switch.

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
advanced aliases: port_policy dictionary	Dictionary which configures the advanced policy settings for the uplink portgroup. Default: {"block_override": true, "netflow_override": false, "port_config_reset_at_disconnect": true, "traffic_filter_override": false, "vendor_config_override": false, "vlan_override": false}
block_override boolean	Indicates if the block policy can be changed per port. Choices: false true ← (default)
netflow_override boolean	Indicates if the NetFlow policy can be changed per port. Choices: false ← (default) true
port_config_reset_at_disconnect boolean	Indicates if the configuration of a port is reset automatically after disconnect. Choices: false true ← (default)
traffic_filter_override boolean	Indicates if the traffic filter can be changed per port. Choices: false ← (default) true
vendor_config_override boolean	Indicates if the vendor config can be changed per port. Choices: false ← (default) true
vlan_override boolean	Indicates if the vlan can be changed per port. Choices: false ← (default) true
block_all_ports boolean	Indicates if all ports are blocked on the uplink portgroup. Choices: false ← (default) true
description string	The description of the uplink portgroup.
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. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
lacp dictionary	Dictionary which configures the LACP settings for the uplink portgroup. The options are only used if the LACP support mode is set to ‘basic’. Default: {"mode": "passive", "status": "disabled"}
mode string	The negotiating state of the uplinks/ports. Choices: "active" "passive" ← (default)
status string	Indicates if LACP is enabled. Choices: "enabled" "disabled" ← (default)
name string	The name of the uplink portgroup. The current name will be used if not specified.
netflow_enabled boolean	Indicates if NetFlow is enabled on the uplink portgroup. Choices: false ← (default) true
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. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
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. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. 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. This feature depends on a version of pyvmomi greater than v6.7.1.2018.12
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.
switch aliases: dvswitch string / required	The name of the Distributed Switch.
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. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6.
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. Environment variable support added in Ansible 2.6. If set to true, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine. Choices: false true ← (default)
vlan_trunk_range list / elements=string	The VLAN trunk range that should be configured with the uplink portgroup. This can be a combination of multiple ranges and numbers, example: [ 2-3967, 4049-4092 ]. Default: ["0-4094"]

Notes

Note

• All modules requires API write access and hence is not supported on a free ESXi license.

Examples

- name: Configure Uplink portgroup
  community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg:
    hostname: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcsa_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcsa_password }}'
    switch: dvSwitch
    name: dvSwitch-DVUplinks
    advanced:
      port_config_reset_at_disconnect: True
      block_override: True
      vendor_config_override: False
      vlan_override: False
      netflow_override: False
      traffic_filter_override: False
    vlan_trunk_range:
      - '0-4094'
    netflow_enabled: False
    block_all_ports: False
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Enabled LACP on Uplink portgroup
  community.vmware.vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg:
    hostname: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcsa_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcsa_password }}'
    switch: dvSwitch
    lacp:
      status: enabled
      mode: active
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key

Description

result string

information about performed operation Returned: always Sample: "{'adv_block_ports': True, 'adv_netflow': False, 'adv_reset_at_disconnect': True, 'adv_traffic_filtering': False, 'adv_vendor_conf': False, 'adv_vlan': False, 'block_all_ports': False, 'changed': False, 'description': None, 'dvswitch': 'dvSwitch', 'lacp_status': 'disabled', 'lacp_status_previous': 'enabled', 'name': 'dvSwitch-DVUplinks', 'netflow_enabled': False, 'result': 'Uplink portgroup already configured properly', 'vlan_trunk_range': ['2-3967', '4049-4092']}"

Authors

• Christian Kotte (@ckotte)

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