community.vmware.vmware_resource_pool module – Add/remove resource pools to/from 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_resource_pool.

Synopsis

  • This module can be used to add/remove a resource pool to/from vCenter

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

cluster

string

Name of the cluster to configure the resource pool.

This parameter is required if esxi_hostname or parent_resource_pool is not specified.

The cluster, esxi_hostname and parent_resource_pool parameters are mutually exclusive.

cpu_allocation_shares

integer

The number of cpu shares allocated.

This value is only set if cpu_shares=custom.

Default: 4000

cpu_expandable_reservations

boolean

In a resource pool with an expandable reservation, the reservation on a resource pool can grow beyond the specified value.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

cpu_limit

integer

The utilization of a virtual machine/resource pool will not exceed this limit, even if there are available resources.

The default value -1 indicates no limit.

Default: -1

cpu_reservation

integer

Amount of resource that is guaranteed available to the virtual machine or resource pool.

Default: 0

cpu_shares

string

Memory shares are used in case of resource contention.

Choices:

  • "high"

  • "custom"

  • "low"

  • "normal" ← (default)

datacenter

string / required

Name of the datacenter.

esxi_hostname

string

Name of the host to configure the resource pool.

The host must not be member of a cluster.

This parameter is required if cluster or parent_resource_pool is not specified.

The cluster, esxi_hostname and parent_resource_pool parameters are mutually exclusive.

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.

mem_allocation_shares

integer

The number of memory shares allocated.

This value is only set if mem_shares=custom.

Default: 163840

mem_expandable_reservations

boolean

In a resource pool with an expandable reservation, the reservation on a resource pool can grow beyond the specified value.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

mem_limit

integer

The utilization of a virtual machine/resource pool will not exceed this limit, even if there are available resources.

The default value -1 indicates no limit.

Default: -1

mem_reservation

integer

Amount of resource that is guaranteed available to the virtual machine or resource pool.

Default: 0

mem_shares

string

Memory shares are used in case of resource contention.

Choices:

  • "high"

  • "custom"

  • "low"

  • "normal" ← (default)

parent_resource_pool

string

Name of the parent resource pool.

This parameter is required if cluster or esxi_hostname is not specified.

The cluster, esxi_hostname and parent_resource_pool parameters are mutually exclusive.

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.

resource_pool

string / required

Resource pool name to manage.

state

string

Add or remove the resource pool

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

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: Add resource pool to vCenter
  community.vmware.vmware_resource_pool:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    datacenter: '{{ datacenter_name }}'
    cluster: '{{ cluster_name }}'
    resource_pool: '{{ resource_pool_name }}'
    mem_shares: normal
    mem_limit: -1
    mem_reservation: 0
    mem_expandable_reservations: true
    cpu_shares: normal
    cpu_limit: -1
    cpu_reservation: 0
    cpu_expandable_reservations: true
    state: present
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Key

Description

instance

dictionary

metadata about the new resource pool

Returned: always

Sample: "None"

resource_pool_config

dictionary

config data about the resource pool, version added 1.4.0

Returned: always

Sample: {"_vimtype": "vim.ResourceConfigSpec", "changeVersion": null, "cpuAllocation": {"_vimtype": "vim.ResourceAllocationInfo", "expandableReservation": true, "limit": -1, "overheadLimit": null, "reservation": 0, "shares": {"_vimtype": "vim.SharesInfo", "level": "normal", "shares": 4000}}, "entity": "vim.ResourcePool:resgroup-1108", "lastModified": null, "memoryAllocation": {"_vimtype": "vim.ResourceAllocationInfo", "expandableReservation": true, "limit": -1, "overheadLimit": null, "reservation": 0, "shares": {"_vimtype": "vim.SharesInfo", "level": "high", "shares": 327680}}, "name": "test_pr1", "scaleDescendantsShares": null}

Authors

  • Davis Phillips (@dav1x)