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vmware_vm_vss_dvs_migrate - Migrates a virtual machine from a standard vswitch to distributed¶

New in version 2.0.

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

Synopsis ¶

Migrates a virtual machine from a standard vswitch to distributed

Requirements (on host that executes module)¶

python >= 2.6

PyVmomi

Options ¶

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
dvportgroup_name	yes			Name of the portgroup to migrate to the virtual machine to
hostname	yes			The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter.
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.
vm_name	yes			Name of the virtual machine to migrate to a dvSwitch

Examples ¶

- name: Migrate VCSA to vDS
  local_action:
    module: vmware_vm_vss_dvs_migrate
    hostname: vcenter_ip_or_hostname
    username: vcenter_username
    password: vcenter_password
    vm_name: virtual_machine_name
    dvportgroup_name: distributed_portgroup_name

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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