New in version 2.0.
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
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esxi_hostname (added in 2.5) | Manage the vSwitch using this ESXi host system. aliases: 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. | |
mtu | Default: 1500 | MTU to configure on vSwitch. |
nics | Default: [] | A list of vmnic names or vmnic name to attach to vSwitch. Alias nics is added in version 2.4.aliases: nic_name |
number_of_ports | Default: 128 | Number of port to configure on vSwitch. |
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. |
state |
| Add or remove the switch. |
switch required | vSwitch name to add. Alias switch is added in version 2.4.aliases: switch_name | |
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 a VMware vSwitch vmware_vswitch: hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}' username: '{{ esxi_username }}' password: '{{ esxi_password }}' switch: vswitch_name nics: vmnic_name mtu: 9000 delegate_to: localhost - name: Add a VMWare vSwitch without any physical NIC attached vmware_vswitch: hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}' username: '{{ esxi_username }}' password: '{{ esxi_password }}' switch: vswitch_0001 mtu: 9000 delegate_to: localhost - name: Add a VMWare vSwitch with multiple NICs vmware_vswitch: hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}' username: '{{ esxi_username }}' password: '{{ esxi_password }}' switch: vmware_vswitch_0004 nics: - vmnic1 - vmnic2 mtu: 9000 delegate_to: localhost - name: Add a VMware vSwitch to a specific host system vmware_vswitch: hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}' username: '{{ esxi_username }}' password: '{{ esxi_password }}' esxi_hostname: DC0_H0 switch_name: vswitch_001 nic_name: vmnic0 mtu: 9000 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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result string | always | information about performed operation Sample: vSwitch 'vSwitch_1002' is created successfully |
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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