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vmware_migrate_vmk - Migrate a VMK interface from VSS to VDS¶

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis
Requirements (on host that executes module)
Options
Examples
Notes
- Status

Synopsis ¶

Migrate a VMK interface from VSS to VDS

Requirements (on host that executes module)¶

python >= 2.6

PyVmomi

Options ¶

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
current_portgroup_name	yes			Portgroup name VMK interface is currently on
current_switch_name	yes			Switch VMK interface is currently on
device	yes			VMK interface name
esxi_hostname	yes			ESXi hostname to be managed
hostname	yes			The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter.
migrate_portgroup_name	yes			Portgroup name to migrate VMK interface to
migrate_switch_name	yes			Switch name to migrate VMK interface to
password	yes			The password of the vSphere vCenter. aliases: pass, pwd
username	yes			The username of the vSphere vCenter. aliases: user, admin
validate_certs	no	True	True False	Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid. Set to false when certificates are not trusted.

Examples ¶

# Example from Ansible playbook

    - name: Migrate Management vmk
      local_action:
        module: vmware_migrate_vmk
        hostname: vcsa_host
        username: vcsa_user
        password: vcsa_pass
        esxi_hostname: esxi_hostname
        device: vmk1
        current_switch_name: temp_vswitch
        current_portgroup_name: esx-mgmt
        migrate_switch_name: dvSwitch
        migrate_portgroup_name: Management

Notes ¶

Note

Tested on vSphere 5.5

Status ¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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