New in version 2.2.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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destination_datastore (added in 2.7) | Name of the destination datastore the virtual machine's vmdk should be moved on. aliases: datastore | |
destination_host | Name of the destination host the virtual machine should be running on. Version 2.6 onwards, this parameter is not a required parameter, unlike the previous versions. aliases: destination | |
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. | |
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. |
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. |
vm_name | Name of the VM to perform a vMotion on. This is required parameter, if vm_uuid is not set.Version 2.6 onwards, this parameter is not a required parameter, unlike the previous versions. aliases: vm | |
vm_uuid (added in 2.7) | UUID of the virtual machine to perform a vMotion operation on. This is a required parameter, if vm_name is not set.aliases: uuid |
Note
- name: Perform vMotion of virtual machine vmware_vmotion: hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' validate_certs: no vm_name: 'vm_name_as_per_vcenter' destination_host: 'destination_host_as_per_vcenter' delegate_to: localhost - name: Perform storage vMotion of of virtual machine vmware_vmotion: hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' validate_certs: no vm_name: 'vm_name_as_per_vcenter' destination_datastore: 'destination_datastore_as_per_vcenter' delegate_to: localhost - name: Perform storage vMotion and host vMotion of virtual machine vmware_vmotion: hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}' username: '{{ vcenter_username }}' password: '{{ vcenter_password }}' validate_certs: no vm_name: 'vm_name_as_per_vcenter' destination_host: 'destination_host_as_per_vcenter' destination_datastore: 'destination_datastore_as_per_vcenter' 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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running_host string | changed or success | List the host the virtual machine is registered to Sample: host1.example.com |
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
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