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

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Status
Maintenance
- Author

Synopsis ¶

Migrates a virtual machine from a standard vswitch to distributed

Requirements ¶

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

python >= 2.6
PyVmomi

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
dvportgroup_name required		Name of the portgroup to migrate to the virtual machine to
hostname str		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 version 2.6.
password str		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 version 2.6. aliases: pass, pwd
port int (added in 2.5)	Default: 443	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 version 2.6.
username str		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 version 2.6. aliases: admin, user
validate_certs bool	Choices: no yes ←	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 version 2.6. If set to `yes`, please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine.
vm_name required		Name of the virtual machine to migrate to a dvSwitch

Notes ¶

Note

Tested on vSphere 5.5

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

Status ¶

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

Maintenance ¶

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author ¶

Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)

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