vmware_vswitch - Add or remove a VMware Standard Switch to an ESXi host

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

  • Add or remove a VMware Standard Switch to an ESXi host.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 2.6
  • PyVmomi

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
esxi_hostname
(added in 2.5)
Manage the vSwitch using this ESXi host system

aliases: host
hostname
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
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
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
(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
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
Add or remove the switch.
switch
required
vSwitch name to add.
Alias switch is added in version 2.4.

aliases: switch_name
username
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: user, admin
validate_certs
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Default:
True
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.

Notes

Note

  • Tested on vSphere 5.5

Examples

- name: Add a VMware vSwitch
  action:
    module: 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: 192.168.10.1
    username: admin
    password: password123
    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: 192.168.10.1
    username: esxi_username
    password: esxi_password
    esxi_hostname: DC0_H0
    switch_name: vswitch_001
    nic_name: vmnic0
    mtu: 9000
  delegate_to: localhost

Status

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

Author

  • Joseph Callen (@jcpowermac)
  • Russell Teague (@mtnbikenc)

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