New in version 2.3.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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cluster required | Name of the cluster to add the host. | |
cpu_expandable_reservations bool |
| In a resource pool with an expandable reservation, the reservation on a resource pool can grow beyond the specified value. |
cpu_limit | Default: -1 | 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. |
cpu_reservation | Default: 0 | Amount of resource that is guaranteed available to the virtual machine or resource pool. |
cpu_shares |
| Memory shares are used in case of resource contention. |
datacenter required | Name of the datacenter to add the host. | |
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 supported added in version 2.6. | |
mem_expandable_reservations bool |
| In a resource pool with an expandable reservation, the reservation on a resource pool can grow beyond the specified value. |
mem_limit | Default: -1 | 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. |
mem_reservation | Default: 0 | Amount of resource that is guaranteed available to the virtual machine or resource pool. |
mem_shares |
| Memory shares are used in case of resource contention. |
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 supported 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 supported added in version 2.6. |
resource_pool required | Resource pool name to manage. | |
state |
| Add or remove the resource pool |
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 supported added in version 2.6. aliases: admin, user | |
validate_certs bool |
| 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 supported added in version 2.6. If set to yes , please make sure Python >= 2.7.9 is installed on the given machine. |
Note
- name: Add resource pool to vCenter 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: yes cpu_shares: normal cpu_limit: -1 cpu_reservation: 0 cpu_expandable_reservations: yes state: present delegate_to: localhost
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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instance dict | always | metadata about the new resource pool Sample: None |
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